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Air Conditioning Cassette Lifter

Published 26 July 2023 | Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesCarbon reduction Controls Positive reinforcement for good safety practices

This contractor is using a new way of lifting air-conditioning cassettes into grid ceilings. The device is fitted to the drop rods which holds the cassette, followed by a wire and harness coming down which holds the unit. Lastly the operative attached their drill to the device to winch the unit up. This removes the need for large heavy genie…


Door Installation Using Door Stud

Published 25 July 2023 | Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesControls Lessons learned Positive reinforcement for good safety practices

During the installation of heavy fire doors on site, the carpentry contractor is using a door installation tool. Usually, fitting front entrance doors is a two man operation as the doors can weigh 100kg. They enticed the carpenters to use a new product they found called the Door Stud. The door sits on the tool which allows one operative to…


System to Provide Real Time Temperature and Strength Gain Notifications in Poured Concrete

Published 18 July 2023 | Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesInspection and assurance

Traditionally, when forming RC slabs on an RC frame, site can not issue a permit to strike the formwork until cube results have been returned, however the lab may not always have cubes crushed/results available. Converge DNA is a system that gives real-time concrete curing data and accurate AI predictions. Embeddable wireless sensors are cast into the slab, providing live…


Floating Platforms for Nesting Birds

Published 17 July 2023 | Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesIdentification of flora, fauna and natural resources Investigation for environmental events Planned planting and hard engineering to enhance the natural environment Protect the local environment Protection of existing natural habitat Specialist input

Whilst doing some preparation work in the dock, a moorhen nested on one of the floating platforms, therefore work was suspended until the chicks hatched and fledged from the nest. When they started to look at how they could support the wildlife in the dock, the contractor developed an idea to produce platforms that would encourage nesting and give the…


Kone Site Flow

Published 10 July 2023 | Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesControls Health risk assessments and monitoring Inspection and assurance Monitoring

Kone Site Flow is a traffic analysis system which this contractor has implemented during construction to boost efficiency in the distribution of people and materials around the building via lifts and hoists to reduce waiting time and improve efficiency in vertical transportation up through the building. Each operative on site during induction is issued with a Kone Site flow sticker…


Material Passports

Published 3 July 2023 | Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesCarbon reduction Lower embodied carbon content materials Monitoring and recording of resource usage

A new method for carbon reduction in typically intensive new materials was implemented by this contractor, putting circular economy principles into practice. Materials Passports are digital documents that report everything you need to know about the building’s component parts to facilitate future re-use at a much-reduced carbon count. Taking waste from one project and using it as a resource for…


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