Carbon Positive Eco Site Accommodation

The environment is a key concern for contractors. Attempts must be made to not just minimise construction’s impact on the environment, but to strive for making a positive contribution to the environment.

See the examples below for how one site addressed this:

• The contractor is committed to reducing operational emissions intensity by 10% and becoming carbon positive.
• The site therefore sought to create a new cabin design to meet these aims, improving the current eco site accommodation design.
• The new cabins feature the following improvements:
  – specifying Dimplex QRad intelligent heating;
  – specifying LED throughout, automated with sensors specific to the user type (e.g project manager vs site administration);
  – specifying ZipTap InLine instantaneous water heaters in bathrooms, and Zip boiling water heater in the kitchens;
  – redesigning the electrical layout to automatically shut down all non-essential power, leaving only the CCTV and the fridges on overnight;
  – Calorex dehumidifier scaled using the London Fire Brigade Sizing Guide for their training centre.

This initiative intends to reduce overall energy usage, rather than seeking alternative methods of energy production.