Latest Innovations in Environment

These include examples of innovative activity, which demonstrate constructors protecting and enhancing the environment.

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Beehives and Community Design

Published 2 September 2022 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesCommunity engagement Engage with community facilities Identification of flora, fauna and natural resources Schools and nurseries
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This contractor engaged the local youth club through a science club they delivered to design labels for the honey produced by the beehives located on the roof of the project office. The 40 thousand bees on site produced over 70 jars of honey. The children were given jars of the honey with the winning design on them. This is part...
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Materials Passport

Published 15 August 2022 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesInspection Measurement and publication of targets and performance Monitoring and recording of resource usage
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A materials passport has been set up using software called Madasta which creates a live model of the proposed building by extracting data from digital models and is then completed with the actual information. This is then taken forward by the client and building management team throughout the buildings life so that during repair, adaption and end of life all...
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Ultra Low Carbon Concrete

Published 11 August 2022 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesCarbon reduction Circular economy Lower embodied carbon content materials
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Concrete contributes towards 8% of global CO2 emissions due to the carbon intensive production of cement. To help towards achieving a ‘net zero’ target, this contractor has developed and produced a cement alternative for use in concrete. This new concrete product contains 0% Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) and is classified as an Ultra Low Carbon Concrete (ULCC). The cement replacement...
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Mobile Waste Compactor Dust Extraction Canopy

Published 11 August 2022 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesConserve of resources Dust Water saving measures
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A dust extraction canopy was designed and manufactured for use on site and can be move to other sites. The canopy is designed to wheel in to place when a waste compactor arrives to site. On the canopy top, there is a hood with hoses attached that extract the dust to a scrubber at low level with replaceable filters. The...
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Pod Point Electric Vehicle Charger

Published 4 August 2022 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesElectric vehicles Green/renewable energy
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An Electric Vehicle (EV) charger that can moved moved from site to site without the need for installation by a specific supplier. Most EV charging points are installed by suppliers and fixed on site to be removed at the end of a project. This Pod Point is fixed on a transportable mount and uses a plug and play electrical connection...
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Lake Aeration through Venturi Effect

Published 4 August 2022 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesDefined plan to protect and enhance the natural environment Identify potential natural environment detriment Protection of existing natural habitat
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In the summer months on this project, the lake has suffered from blue algae which can be deadly to the fish and the natural habitat on site. This contractor is using a device with a normal pump which has been modified to allow Venturi effects under the water surface. The Venturi effect is the reduction in fluid pressure that results...
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Fill and Monitor Solution to Construct Highway Embankment

Published 4 August 2022 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesCarbon reduction Conserve of resources Monitoring and recording of resource usage
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On this project, part of the road is carried on a 5m high embankment which overlies a historical railway cutting. The railway cutting was up to 9.5 m deep and is infilled with landfill material, placed predominantly during the 1970s. Ground investigation was carried out to determine the composition of the landfill material, which generally comprised a clay/sand matrix with...
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Earth Friendly Concrete

Published 4 August 2022 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesCarbon reduction Lower embodied carbon content materials
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This contractor used over 180m3 of cement free concrete in the abutments for the flood barrier. This saved 44 tonnes in embodied CO2 which is 70% less than traditional OPC concrete. This product has never been used in these volumes before from the supplier and required new heated admixture tanks to be installed in the batching plant.
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Dry Sponge Roller

Published 4 August 2022 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesConserve of energy Rainwater harvesting Water saving measures
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This contractor is using the Bowcom Bowdry MK11 which collects up to 60 litres of water per minute, it is simple to operate, transport and store. The environmental advantages include no power usage, and replaces wet vacs and puddle pumps. The device is manually pushed and the rollers are replaceable with another sponge. This is a non-powered, quick and safe...
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Aquafuel Generator

Published 4 August 2022 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesBiofuels Energy efficient plant and equipment Green/renewable energy
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This contractor is using a generator which uses glycerin as its power source. This is a waste product from bio diesel production and when consumed in the generator it provides mobile power with zero particulate emissions, it is also non-flammable, non-toxic and biodegradable and therefore has a very low carbon footprint. This is an example of beneficial reuse of a...
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Quickdeck Hanging Platform

Published 5 May 2022 | No comments
Written by Tatiana Meakin
CategoriesCarbon reduction Controls Falling objects Health risk assessments and monitoring
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In order to allow works to the theatre roof alongside works to the auditorium below, it was proposed to install a hanging platform to provide a safe working platform for the works, whilst protecting operatives below from falling objects. A traditional tube and fitting platform is made up of long span beams tied together with traditional tube and fitting components....
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Reuse of Plastic Drums

Published 28 April 2022 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesRainwater harvesting Water saving measures
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This project is reusing plastic drums, painting them in corporate colours and dividing them internally. The top part of each drum is planted with flowers and has a permeable divider that allows excessive rain water to filter into the lower half. The water in the lower half is syphoned off by a tap and the water is then reused to water...
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Nature Detectives

Published 27 January 2022 | No comments
Written by Sury Patel
CategoriesEducation
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Nature Detectives is an initiative to encourage children, families, and also adults to engage in detecting what other ‘residents’ are making their homes. They are doing this on the estate by recording activity at bat boxes, bird boxes and swift bricks together with sightings of badgers, foxes, various butterflies, insects and different birds. ‘Detective Kits’ are provided for children with...
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Motion Frame

Published 27 January 2022 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesPrefabrication
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Motion Frame is a Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) panelised wall system, made up of a traditional head track and 2 sided plasterboard sandwich panels with an insulated filling. The panels are lifted and installed by hand from the ground level with no working at height requirement. Once in position they are fixed in to place by adding ‘feet’...
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Electrically Powered Crawler Crane

Published 27 January 2022 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesEnergy efficient plant and equipment
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This site is extremely congested with the new building being constructed within metres of occupied student accommodation and also residential properties. A newly imported from America hybrid/electrically powered crawler crane was found to overcome noise and pollution issues. The diesel engine only being needed at start up then all jib operations are electrically powered. More normal self erecting electrically powered...
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