Cast Iron Repairs and Associated Carbon Savings
On this project they faced a question as to whether they would repair or replace the damaged cast iron façade, with over 3000 components this was no small task.
They sourced a specialist supplier who conducted a comparison life cycle assessment of the remanufacture of cast iron and compared with the manufacture of new cast iron components, this concluded that through repairing rather than replacing there is a carbon footprint reduction of 89%.
Civil engineering projects contribute to climate change with energy intensive tasks, therefore, one of the most significant ways they could take positive action is by forecasting carbon and taking positive steps to then reduce this.
They have communicated this information to their stakeholders and the wider public.
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