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During winter when the weather is colder, you need to pour with a concrete with higher carbon content as this will allow it to cure correctly. By using heaters on slabs, this has allowed them to optimise concrete mixes. The goal is to be able to pour slabs using the summer mixes all year, therefore offering a carbon saving of…

This contractor is using Porotherm multi-cellular clay blocks, in place of the traditional concrete block, on this project. The clay blocks use a thin joint mortar system (1mm thick), and the interlocking vertical joints do not require mortar. This significantly reduces the amount of mortar required to lay the blocks – minimising water and cement usage on site and helping…

Utilising a BIM Model and clash detection, it was enabled for designers to design a frame which holds all the mechanical pipework and associated bracketry to be manufactured at low level and in factory conditions. This then allowed for frames to be delivered to site and be installed at high level using mechanical aids, which will prevent musculoskeletal injuries due…

An initiative was put in place to raise awareness around the carbon footprint within emails and how they can impact the companies overall figure. This initiative details where emails are stored, the best ways to deal with emails and how to respond to an email if necessary without contributing further to any carbon footprint. There is not a lot of…

This contractor has implemented Cabin Pump, which is a portable, powerful, and tough wastewater macerating system for temporary and portable buildings. This eliminated the need for the contractor to install an effluent tank in the ground that would need to be pumped out once a week via a lorry. This initiative over a 5 month period will save over 250…

This contractor are a small business with a workforce of three that install, repair and service ten pin bowling equipment. The company have taken steps to reduce the amount of its waste sent for recycling or to be disposed of to landfill. When repairing existing ten pin bowling equipment the company noted which items supplied by the original equipment manufacturers…

This contractor is using a battery powered power station that allows both 110v and 240v power to be supplied remotely, replacing traditional petrol powered generators. The unit is environmentally beneficial as it produces less carbon emissions than a petrol generator and negates any issues with transport of fuel or storage of fuel. The unit produces less than 10dB noise pollution…

This contractor’s partnership with Saint-Gobain in the Glass Forever programme is a new approach to sustainable glass recovery. This initiative involves recycling glass directly from their construction sites to create new glass products. The process consists of several key steps to maximise the recovery of glass, including breaking and separating the glass, preventing contamination and storing it in specialised cullet…

The contractor implemented a solar powered compound with supplier which has led to a carbon reduction of 1tCO2e per week throughout the trial. This was considered so successful that they have maintained the use post-trial and will be implementing solar power where possible in the future in combination with other energy sources such as Hydrogen. The contractor helped to design…

In their efforts to reduce carbon on the project this contractor has researched various methods of bridge building and materials used. This has seen them now working with Janson Bridges to create a Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP) bridge as the solution on the Tyn-y-Bryn project. Traditionally bridge construction consists of large amounts of concrete and steel which creates a large…

The project is using drainage kerbs made from recycled waste polymers, packaging, freezer bags and single use plastic bottles. Using products made from recycled polymers ensures that a valuable resource is not sent to landfill or used as a fuel. A drainage kerb made from recycled waste polymers also has a lower carbon footprint than an equivalent concrete drainage kerb….

To move towards their Net Zero by 2030 goal, this contractor has deployed the Deep Green carbon-neutral welfare set up at their site . The unit is powered by an ultra-efficient solar panel electrical system with a back-up HVO generator, meaning the unit is powered by virtually 100% renewable energy and operates at a near-silent level. The unit also has…

A temporary church was erected for phase 2 of the works, when the Cathedral could no longer remain open. The floor insulation between the ground floor joists was specified as a mineral wool product. The contractor had recently been made aware of a natural, British made product that would perform to the required specification, but with far greater ‘green’ credentials….

The Area East team have implemented an initiative to align with producing a low carbon product, the electric piling rig. This uses less energy compared to the traditional model rig, however, is just as powerful. The rig is the only one of its kind in the UK and the only rig in the world to be connected to mains electricity….

The project has saved 170 tonne of carbon and over 640 m3 of waste to landfill by changing the design and utilising cathodic protection of the existing structural steelwork, as suggested by the Principal Contractor. The original proposal was the removal and replacement of surrounding brickwork to treat the numerous steel columns. The system gives an unlimited design life to…