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On this project, biodegradable silt mats have been placed across the swales that traverse the site to trap silt run-off and prevent it polluting nearby watercourses. The silt mats are manufactured from coir, which is a natural material made from coconut fibres that will biodegrade over time. Natural vegetation can grow through the silt mats, helping to stabilise the swales…
This contractor has implemented a bat-friendly breather membrane for the roof. Bats are a protected species in the UK and play an important role in the ecosystem. Until now when bats are found, only Bitumen 1F felt has been used. This has come at considerable cost to the thermal performance of the roof because 1F felt requires extra rafter space…
The project team wanted to be able to respond to any damage to tree roots during the project without delaying the work through needing to request their Arboricultural clerk of works attend site. The team prepared a first aid kit with all the equipment and detailed instructions on how to deal with damage to tree roots in line with their…
Working close to a waterway In Leeds, where there are regular high winds, it is inevitable that some of the construction waste will end up in the canal next to the site. With the local community and the environment in mind, the contractor decided to contact WasteShark Leeds to do a canal clean up next to the site. This aquatic…
The project team discovered a hive of local bees had built their home in the site’s steelwork. Understanding the importance of bees to the environment and their role as vital pollinators, the team quickly contacted the local Beekeepers Association for assistance. Recent research shows that bees are in serious decline in the UK and globally. In the UK, we have…
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During this contractors Biodiversity Week, they held a 24-Hour BioBlitz at Mullaghglass. Historically, Mullaghglass was a basalt quarry and landfill which was closed – where they now are undertaking an ongoing restoration project. The site borders the Slievenacloy Nature Reserve. Over 30 Biologists attended for 24 hours to record as many species as possible on the site, and over 650…
Sites have a responsibility to manage the environment. Construction sites can cause disturbance to the local ecosystem both during and long after completion. It is therefore important to manage this issue and reduce the impact as much as possible. Sites should even further their actions and help enhance the environment, supporting the local area in the future. The below example…
As the collection of water samples can be a difficult process, this contractor chose to have a full time PH and turbidity water monitor on site. The water monitor is a hybrid power system using photovoltaic panels with a propane generator in case of emergency. The entire site team have access to the online monitoring system which sends message alert…
As the main contractor, Osborne used Cellweb Tree Root Protection on their University of Roehampton Library Project. This system confines aggregate materials and makes them stronger, thus increasing the bearing capacity of the sub base materials. This distributes wheel loads evenly and reduces their magnitude at the base of the construction, thus maintaining the soil bulk density at levels that are suitable for…
This contractor is sponsoring the Blue Marine Foundation through Green the UK (Green the UK support wildlife projects delivering measurable local impact) to restore 200 square metres of native oysters into The Solent. The contractor is working on the Southsea sea defences directly on The Solent and native oysters disappeared from this part of the ocean years ago from over…
This contractor and Network Rail have a joint promise to leave a legacy of 10% biodiversity net gain (BNG) for this project. Extensive works have been delivered to replace, enhance and create habitats along the permanent infrastructure and in offsite offset sites. These habitats now need to be managed for 30 years to reach their target conditions. To support in…
On this project they have found several areas where invasive plants particularly Japanese Knotweed and Himalayan Balsam is developing. As it is an offence under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended), to allow these species to spread in the wild, they want to do everything they can to prevent any spread at all. In their efforts to prevent…
This contractor has installed mesh netting to the underside of their cabin units. This netting is used to protect the live cables that power the cabins, and acts as a preventive measure for rodents and other animals to access underneath. Mesh netting can be used in a various scenarios on a construction site other than pest protection including debris netting.
Biobrane Silt Pockets are designed to trap eroded material which encourages settlement of silt. On this project, they have been used as a type of check dam which require no-dig to control surface erosion from sheet run off and the migration of silt off site. As the silt pockets fill with water and trap silt, they create a sediment trap…