Green Site Set Up with Huge Carbon Reductions

This project is a 6-story commercial development Swindon that consists of new office space and surrounding public realm works.

As part of the site and office setup, the project team analysed the cost and carbon emissions of traditional items or services and their green alternatives. 12 ‘green’ proposals were evaluated which ranged from procuring renewable sourced energy to retrofitting site cabins with energy and water efficiency fittings.

A standard site setup was projected to emit 51,925 kgCO2e over the 15 month project programme. To implement all 12 ‘green’ proposals would increase costs moderately, mostly to cover higher installation costs, however this would lower carbon emissions to just 5,136 kgCO2e.

The site conducted a cost-benefit analysis on the 12 ‘green’ proposals to identify which are financially viable to implement. 6 solutions were implemented (green) and 3 were identified for further investigation (yellow). Some proposals could not be implemented following advice from the site engineers, such as installing a cabin master switch or upgrading cabin insulaton.

The final cost of the site setup was +3.4% (from standard) and projected to emit 7,031 tCO2e (-86.5%) over the project lifetime.

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