Balfour Beatty

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Use of Clear Bin Liners

Published 19 April 2024 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean

CategoriesConserve of resources Monitoring and recording of resource usage Waste management

After a meeting held with the Environment Agency, it was discussed among the team to start using clear bags for all waste on the project. This was implemented to ensure waste was not being placed in the wrong skip. This also helped to reduce mixed waste by physically being able to see the content of the bin liners.

Curved Nozzle for Blasting

Published 19 April 2024 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean

CategoriesControls Positive reinforcement for good safety practices

The contractor has designed and created a bespoke nozzle to go onto the handle of blasters to reach areas of complexity. This enables works to proceed in difficult to reach areas without compromising the health and safety of the workers. This also allows works to be easier to conduct and allows higher accuracy in reaching specific areas. This could be...

Temporary Bridge

Published 4 April 2024 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean

CategoriesCarbon reduction Conserve of resources Monitoring and recording of resource usage

This contractor installed a 120m long temporary bridge providing the travelling public and pedestrians with a safe route while the Southern Piled Viaduct is demolished and replaced. The site team and design team were challenged with creating a sustainable diversion where all materials associated with the diversion were to be either re-used or repurposed. This was achieved while constructing to...

Prefabricated and Preinstalled Plant Room Kiosks

Published 4 April 2024 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean

CategoriesLower embodied carbon content materials Prefabrication

Early engagement with the client identified concerns over the social and environmental impact that building new plant rooms would have on a live campus. As part of the solution the contractor offered to change from a traditional brickwork and cladded building to a pre-build cladded kiosk fully fitted out mechanically and partially electrically. This kiosk weighing in at circa 10.5...

Hydrocarbon Barrier

Published 4 April 2024 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean

CategoriesDefined plan to protect and enhance the natural environment Identify potential natural environment detriment Plans to prevent pollution Prevention of surface water run-off Protect the local environment

This project’s marine licence requires site to stop construction spills from entering the marine environment. The site were originally due to install a large filter drain system and collection ponds to process all run off from the existing platform. This would involve excavation within the Saltmarsh environment, potentially damaging the SSSI location and require 24/7 pumping system to be on...

Women’s PPE Roadshow

Published 12 March 2024 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean

CategoriesEngagement and commitment from the workforce PPE

This contractor worked with their suppliers to arrange a ‘try on’ event for the women’s PPE range. This gave female colleagues the opportunity to try out the range on offer in a variety of sizes to ensure a comfortable fit and order what they required on the day. Providing properly fitting, comfortable PPE in women’s sizes, is an important way...

Ultilow Tarmac

Published 15 February 2024 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean

CategoriesCarbon reduction Lower embodied carbon content materials

Ultilow is a range of warm mix asphalts for more sustainable road surfacing that are manufactured and supplied at lower temperatures than conventional hot mix asphalts. As a result they offer significant reductions in carbon dioxide emissions of up to 15% and typically around 8-10%. They also deliver a range of site safety and productivity benefits and no compromise on...

Using Trained Dogs to Detect Japanese Knotweed

Published 15 February 2024 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean

CategoriesIdentify potential natural environment detriment Protect the local environment Protection of existing natural habitat Removal of invasive species

On this project they have found several areas where invasive plants particularly Japanese Knotweed and Himalayan Balsam is developing. As it is an offence under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended), to allow these species to spread in the wild, they want to do everything they can to prevent any spread at all. In their efforts to prevent...

Sprinkler System

Published 7 December 2023 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean

CategoriesCoaching for unsafe actions Controls and training to prevent exposure Health risk assessments and monitoring

Temperatures inside this project were hitting over 50C during the hotter months, making it difficult for the workforce to continue working throughout the peak of the day. Therefore they implemented a sprinkler system which helped reduce temperatures inside so the workforce were able to work more safely. With the system implemented it has reduced internal temperatures by 12C, making it...

Enterprise Day for Small Local Businesses

Published 7 December 2023 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean

CategoriesCommunity engagement Documented activities and targets for community engagement Engage with community facilities Tracking and recording of local contribution achieved

This contractor hosted a health and wellbeing event for colleagues at the site inviting local businesses and practitioners to sell their goods and services. The event was attended by a variety of traders and staff at the site were also able to take advantage of a local reflexologist and masseuse. The idea behind then event was to raise economic aspirations...

Carbon Footprint through Emails

Published 7 December 2023 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean

CategoriesCarbon reduction Conserve of energy Monitoring and recording of resource usage

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...

Instagrid One Max Power Station

Published 4 December 2023 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean

CategoriesCarbon reduction Conserve of energy Noise

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...

EcoNet Power Management System

Published 4 December 2023 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean

CategoriesConserve of energy Energy efficient plant and equipment

EcoNet is a cloud based energy and power management system which controls energy demand between the welfare facilities and the site generator. Using sensors throughout the cabins, the wireless system monitors energy demand in real-time and a receiver sits inside each cabin to isolate circuits and turn off equipment as and when required. By controlling and reducing the baseline energy...

Solar Powered Compound

Published 3 December 2023 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean

CategoriesCarbon reduction Conserve of energy Energy efficient plant and equipment Green/renewable energy

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...

Free Replacement Bus Service

Published 6 November 2023 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean

CategoriesCommunity engagement Identify potential impacted communities Planning of traffic routes

Due to significant erosion to the embankments of the River Ely, the footbridge needed to be replaced. The footbridge provides an essential link for the local community from key residential areas to the town’s shops including the local GP surgery and pharmacy. With the footpath closed, it is a significant diversion for the community to take to reach the opposite...

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The project team are involved in a joint venture, in an element of research to measure the load

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