Visual System for the Safe Management of Risers

Published 19 June 2018 | No comments
Written by Ushna Mughal
CategoriesControlled access
Work at height is one of construction industry’s greatest hazards. At their project for University College London Hospital, Mace have implemented a robust Riser Management Strategy to control access into and works within risers. Initially the risers are designed to minimise risk such as with the use of prefabricated riser modules and floors installed during the superstructure construction and then...

Route to Zero Plastics

Published 11 June 2018 | No comments
Written by Suzanne Webster
CategoriesReduced use of single use plastics
At Greenwich, we are planning how we can get to zero plastics on site. Plastic waste is an epidemic issue across the world and we want to ensure our site is having as minimal impact as possible. Immediate implementation; Reusable bottles issued to all staff (these are also tetherable so not a safety risk) Integrating closed loop recycling scheme into...

Environmentally Friendly Mould Oil

Published 22 January 2018 | No comments
Written by Darren Peck
CategoriesSpill prevention
The team at Grosvenor Square are using the Safetard Gel made by Adomast as an alternative mould oil for concrete shuttering in the hope that this can then become common practice across Mace. Conventional products used within concrete works involving shuttering are predominantly COSHH substances. These “Mould Oils” are applied to steel and timber formwork & falsework to reduce the...

Tufcoat Weatherproof Wrapping 1 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 5

Published 16 January 2018 | No comments
Written by Darren Peck
CategoriesCircular economy Conserve of resources
The Mace team at Project 696 have introduced weatherproof scaffold wrapping to better protect the building from adverse weather and provide improved environmental containment against dust and debris generated on site. Mace engaged manufacturer and installer Tufcoat to work up a strategy to ‘wrap’ the building with sheeting to create a protective ‘cocoon’. This has allowed a significant proportion of...

Elevated Desks for Staff Wellbeing

Published 9 January 2018 | No comments
Written by Darren Peck
CategoriesExercise Health risk assessments and monitoring
In the site office, elevation desks were procured to ensure that it is possible for employees to work standing up for periods of the day. The benefits of this include increased wellbeing, flexibility for employees to adjust desk height individually and to work standing up. This will improve health in terms of reduced muscle pain from working in uncomfortable positions...

Wellbeing Questionnaire

Published 5 January 2018 | No comments
Written by Darren Peck
CategoriesHealth risk assessments and monitoring Wellbeing events
The Mace team at Grosvenor Crescent attempted to quantify wellbeing statistically. A wellbeing questionnaire was created. This questionnaire is used by the NHS to test Wellbeing in the UK and was created by the University of Warwick Medical School (Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS)). The questionnaire involves 14 Questions with five response options available per question. Each response option generates...

Reuse of Borehole Water

Published 5 January 2018 | No comments
Written by Darren Peck
CategoriesWater saving measures
The Mace team at University College London implemented a measure to reduce water consumption whilst drilling a second borehole. When WJ groundwater drilled the first of two boreholes for the geothermal loop, they used 213m3 of water. The majority of this was lost during the drilling process in the chalk fissures. To prevent this high water usage during the drilling...

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 1 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 5

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...

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