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Garden Refurbishment in the Local Community

Published 5 January 2018 | No comments
Written by Darren Peck

CategoriesCommunity engagement

The project team conducted a DIY SOS Big Build project to refurbish the Parkside Gardening Volunteers Group facilities situated in Stratford, East London. The team provided a complete fit out of the existing building, re-tarmacing the sensory garden and improving their gardening facilities. Material donated included old-samples from the project and subcontractor donated/procured materials. Mace project team, subcontractors, clients and...

Use of Broadband Reverse Alarms

Published 5 January 2018 | No comments
Written by Darren Peck

CategoriesNoise

The project team at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Development have implemented the use of broadband reverse alarms. These have been retrofitted to all MEWP’s. This stemmed from a complaint to site relating to noise at night. The project team undertook a fact finding exercise on how to more proactively mitigate environmental nuisance and noise specifically. Broadband or white noise reverse...

Creating a Culture of Inclusion

Published 5 January 2018 | No comments
Written by Darren Peck

CategoriesDisadvantaged and minority groups support

Mace have made a targeted effort to ensure that Mace has a culture of inclusion. Mace senior leadership have attended the 2017 London pride event dressed in full Mace PPE. Mace senior leaders have also donned rainbow laces in support of external LGBT groups. Mace also promoted LGBT at their first launch event, which took place at the global HQ....

Environmental Alert Action Process

Published 2 January 2018 | No comments
Written by Darren Peck

CategoriesEmergency preparedness Investigation for environmental events

The Mace team at the Tottenham Hotspurs Stadium Development have created an Environmental Alert Action Process to ensure compliance with their Section 61 agreement and to reduce environmental nuisance to the surrounding population. This process utilises the environmental boundary monitors which record noise and dust levels over an hourly and 15 minute period respectively. Trigger levels are set up (well...

NRMM Emissions Testing

Published 2 January 2018 | No comments
Written by Darren Peck

CategoriesEnergy efficient plant and equipment Inspection

Mace have continued their work with Kings College London (KCL), attempting to tackle emissions and air quality issues within the UK. Having previously worked with KCL at the Television Centre site, Mace have progressed their work at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Development. Mace arranged for KCL to attend site and test Non Road Mobile Machinery (NRMM) emissions to see whether...

Christmas Card Photography Competition

Published 2 January 2018 | No comments
Written by Ushna Mughal

CategoriesColleges and universities Community engagement Support for local charities

During the festive season, the Mace team at the Greenwich Peninsula Upper Riverside development have set up a Christmas card appeal to raise funds for the local ecology park. Ravensbourne College students were invited to take part in Mace’s Christmas card competition during which students entered photos which represented the theme of construction as well as Christmas. The winning designs...

Water Recycling Wheel Wash

Published 2 January 2018 | No comments
Written by Darren Peck

CategoriesWater saving measures

Mace at new stadium development procured a water recycling road sweep (from JM Clark) specifically to reduce water use as well as work related road risk and CO2 emissions from site. This system filters the water it uses and feeds a percentage of this back in to the system for re-use. Estimated water reduction is between 30-50%, although more likely...

Increasing the Standards of the Working Environment

Published 2 January 2018 | No comments
Written by Ushna Mughal

CategoriesCanteen Recreational facilities

The Greenwich Peninsula Upper Riverside welfare facilities have been designed to improve the standards and working environment on construction sites. Mace directors analysed a number of studies which show a correlation between the influence of working environment and staff productivity. This included examples from Google and Microsoft offices. This allowed the Mace team to identify measures that could be implemented...

Stress Break Rota

Published 18 December 2017 | One comment
Written by Darren Peck

CategoriesHealth risk assessments and monitoring Mental health Rest

The project team at the Grosvenor Crescent site were under a lot of pressure to deliver a difficult project on time, budget and to a very high standard. This resulted in a few colleagues noting they may be showing signs of stress. As a result of this, the project team devised a Stress Break Rota. This entailed members of the...

BIOGEL Adhesive

Published 18 December 2017 | No comments
Written by Darren Peck

CategoriesCarbon reduction Conserve of resources

BIOGEL adhesive uses the Eco 5 Rating system which is a 5 point system adding environmental benefits to the product. This is certified by SGS, who champion the improvement of the environmental performance of building materials. This is a multi-purpose adhesive-gel for bonding all types of material, on all substrates, and for use in all conditions. The Eco 5 system...

Living Wall on a Building Redevelopment

Published 7 November 2017 | No comments
Written by Darren Pope

CategoriesMaintenance of hoarding and fences

To improve and enhance the standard and sustainability of our immediate environment on the LSE CBR project, a living wall was installed to the external face of the welfare cabins facing the LSE library and seating area of the John Watkins Plaza. This was installed by fixing timber battens into the cabins and then hanging the planter boxes with plants...

Wheel Wash System with Reusable Water from Settlement Tank

Published 7 November 2017 | No comments
Written by Ushna Mughal

CategoriesRainwater harvesting Water saving measures

Mace/Getjar constructed a wheel wash system that directs all jet wash water into a settlement tank. We then re-use this water to fill each jet wash tank to continue with the wash without using mains water supply. We are filtering all used water over and over again to reduce water consumption from the LSE project. Location for the wheel wash...

Pedestrian Segregation Visual Flashing Beacon Unit for Visually Impaired People

Published 6 November 2017 | No comments
Written by Ushna Mughal

CategoriesIdentify potential impacted communities Pedestrian safety Visitor access and facilities

In conjunction with WSS, the Mace team working at the London School of Economics Centre Buildings Redevelopment project implemented a bespoke visual warning unit to supplement the segregation of students and public from site delivery traffic. The unit was specifically designed to aid persons with visual disability. The concertina gates are supplemented with a flashing beacon which acts as a...

Reused Scaffold Standing Tables

Published 9 October 2017 | No comments
Written by Dominic Ward

CategoriesCanteen Circular economy

The Mace Greenwich Peninsula project team created standing tables from old scaffold timber planks and scaffold tubes. One table is used for a flexible meeting space or lunch space in the kitchen and the other is used for standing hotdesking in the centre of the office. This both reduces construction waste and promotes flexible working, encouraging people to get up...

Ecospot Boards

Published 9 October 2017 | No comments
Written by Dawn Smith

CategoriesControls Incident investigation

During bricklaying activities, there is a high risk of musculoskeletal injuries, due to the repetitive bending required to retrieve mortar from the mortar boards. The Ecospot is a bracket and mortar board that attaches to any standard scaffolding. It can be adjusted to suit any height that is comfortable for each individual bricklayer. These are currently in use on Mace’s...

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