Smart Thermostat

Published 18 August 2023 | No comments
Written by Neil Hawkins
CategoriesConserve of energy
We have installed a smart thermostat in our offices, which cuts costs in regards to heating the property to the necessary levels as well as monitoring and sending reports to the end user as to how environmentally friendly you have been. The Nest thermostat learns every time you turn up the thermostat and every time you turn it down. Over...

Construction Career Session with Currently Serving Prisoners

Published 19 June 2022 | No comments
Written by Paula Lunnon
CategoriesDisadvantaged and minority groups support Promoting construction as a career choice Support for careers advice
We were invited to attend a careers event at Prescoed prison with a view to promoting careers in construction. On the day, there were over 140 inmates invited to come and speak to a small number of organisations (max 20) about the work they were doing. However, on the day we were really encouraged to see how many trade qualified...

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Published 16 April 2022 | No comments
Written by Bill Anderson
CategoriesCarbon offsetting Environmental/sustainability policy Monitoring and recording of resource usage
Our site has recently used a web-based system to accurately measure and offset our carbon footprint. For a small fee we were able plant a tree locally to off set 1tCO2e. We received confirmation of our tree’s location and were able to download a certificate which we proudly display on our community and site notice boards. Your carbon offsetting can...

EPS Cutting Box

Published 4 November 2021 | No comments
Written by Bill Anderson
CategoriesReduced use of single use plastics
The onsite cutting and shaping of EPS board can result in lightweight polystyrene beads dropping on the floor and being blown around in windy conditions, this can result in a build up of these beads in flowerbeds and rainwater gullies, for example. The waste can build up quickly and scatter around a large area due to its lightweight nature making...

Recording Feedback

Published 12 July 2021 | No comments
Written by Farhan Mohamed
CategoriesConsultation on health and safety Controls and expected behaviours Near miss
The project team have been using EcoOnline to record all of their feedback including good calls and close calls. The app which can be used on mobiles,tablets and laptops and stores all feedback relating to the project and helps identify trends and manage feedback, suggestions or complaints. This has made recording and learning from the feedback to improve their performance...

Health and Safety Video with Nursery Children

Published 12 July 2021 | No comments
Written by Farhan Mohamed
CategoriesCommunity engagement Induction training and ongoing toolbox talks Schools and nurseries
The project team worked along with children at a local nursery to create a fun and informative health and safety Video. The video was shot in the Nursery premises and turned out great. The Childcare Manager said: “The children absolutely loved it. You made it so much fun for the children and bought back some normality into their lives. The...

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