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Solutions to the climate and ecological crises already exist, but they are often not common knowledge or widely applied. UKGBC’s Solutions Library provides a central resource to showcase solutions to shared sustainability challenges across the built environment. It intends to increase awareness of tried and tested solutions to promote their adoption and scaling across the industry. The Solutions Library features…

The UK Green Building Council’s (UKGBC’s) Case Study Library showcases built environment projects that demonstrate best practice and key learnings in one or more of the UKGBC impact areas: Climate Change Mitigation, Climate Change Adaptation, Nature, Resource Use and Health, Wellbeing & Social Value. The resource aims to foster greater understanding across the industry about the ways in which different…

This contractor has created an embodied carbon model for the project at RIBA Stage 4, using OneClick LCA. The results show that the embodied emissions will be 727 kg CO2e/m2. As the project progresses, this model is being updated to reflect final quantities of materials procured, all environmental product declarations use on the project and final site emissions data. This…

This contractor hired three Ampd Enertainer batteries, to power three tower cranes. These batteries were initially trialled in Hong Kong and Singapore. Following their success, they came to the Olympia Redevelopment as the first deployment in Europe. To date they have saved over 19t of carbon, and are estimated to save 192t of carbon in one year. They are 32x…

This contractor has made an online net zero dairy which is available to all via their website. This is the first construction diary which honestly and openly advises about their detailed net zero journey and where the business and wider industry are on the journey. The diary aims to share best practice but also highlight areas where the industry needs…

The welfare setup has been fitted with measurable energy sockets and fuse spurs for all power outlets. Measurable Energy equips facilities managers, building owners and occupants with real-time energy and GHG emissions monitoring, automated controls and data driven actions to avoid unnecessary carbon emissions and reduce costs. The smart sockets with machine learning capabilities eliminate small power wastage by reducing…

A new electric road marker vehicle has bee used on the project, this new technology hasn’t been used on a site in the UK before. The vehicle reduces carbon emissions, as it takes less energy to heat material for operations as the material is sprayed at 75 degrees instead of 180 degrees for joint sealing. This Zero Emission Sprayer will…

The contractor has developed and financed a construction-specific climate emergency training course in conjunction with three other contractors in Northern Ireland, Business in the Community and Keep Scotland/Northern Ireland Beautiful. This course helped attendees to make the link between their own lives and climate change, in addition to acquiring the knowledge to lower their carbon footprint, with typical realised carbon…

This contractor has rolled out an environmental initiative on site, to allow all personnel to calculate their individual carbon footprint. A poster is available within the site compound, displaying a QR code that links users to the WWF Footprint Calculator. Those who scan the code can then complete a short questionnaire, answering relevant questions on their diet, travel and home…

The contractor is using the lowest embodied carbon structural steel product available and is the first project in UK to use this. The steel comes with a cost uplift over other rolled steel sections. Wider uptake of this will help to significantly reduce the embodied carbon impacts of the built environment. To find out more, click the link below.

This contractor has used 3D concrete printing to produce the capping beams for a sheet pile flood wall. The beams have a lower embodied carbon than traditional cast in-situ or precast concrete beams and therefore this has helped to reduce the site’s carbon footprint. Each beam is also bespoke, using 3D printing allows each beam to be made to the…

Electric Multi Service Vehicles (MSV’s) are being used as opposed to diesel or track-bound vehicles on this project. These vehicles will be used to transport segments for the TBM as well as people along the tunnels within the project. Electric (MSV’s) will help the contractor reach their ‘Diesel free by 2023’ status and they are aiming to become the leader…

During the initial phase of works, a direct mains feed was not available for the welfare and site supplies, therefore a generator was required. To address planning constraints, nuisance to our neighbours and carbon footprint/emissions associated with large diesel generators, they considered the use battery supply units to operate primarily out of hours, but also to address inefficient running out…

This contractor created an ‘Educating Our Supply Chain’ video on carbon reduction to support their business commitment towards Net Zero, which was publicised and shared with their key supply chain partners. A tailored launch session for their Net Zero Partners scheme was arranged and delivered to key subcontractors and suppliers to help prepare and align them with their commitments through…

This contractor has established a ‘Carbon Focus Group’ to develop an inclusive approach to generating discussions at all levels in the company. The new focus group has already developed a carbon specific toolbox talk that has been rolled out on site to educate and inspire the workforce to think about ways of reducing carbon. A number of initiatives were discussed…