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Sharing experience of sustainable

construction

Sue Innes

Director, Sustainability

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Where are we now?

Resource use in construction products = 420 million

tonnes Conversion rate of 64%

Construction site waste = 90 million tonnes

Construction industry spent around 200 million on

landfill tax alone last year

.. Landfill tax will rise to minimum 35/tonne

52% of CO2 emissions as a result of construction

Responsible for more pollution incidents than any other

industry sector

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Where are we now?

Attitude change!

Whole span of the industry but in parts!

Large companies

Small companies

Investors & insurers

Some clients

Waste companies ....etc

Generally - awareness of the need to do something .

but what?

Much more aware of environmental issues

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Sustainable construction?

Where should we stop

Sustainable construction

Sustainable built

environment

Sustainable communities

Sustainable development

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What do we think we need to address?

Environmental sustainability

Environmental Performance Indicators (EPIs)

Choice of materials

Biodiversity

Energy

Transport

Water

Minimising pollution

Waste minimisation & management

Managing built assets appropriately

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Economic sustainability:

Key Performance Indicator results

Key Performance Indicator Industry DPs

Client satisfaction product 73% 85%

Defects 58% 86%

Safety 990 495

Cost predictability construction 50% 71%

Time predictability - design 46% 81%

Cost +2% -2%

Time +4% -8%

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Social sustainability

Health & Safety

Respect for People

Health and well-being

Community engagement

Design Quality Indicators

Considerate Constructors

Scheme

Post-occupancy evaluation

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Constructing Excellence

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Case study: Blackpool Tramway

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Blackpool Tramway - results

Zero accidents

Completed ahead of time

100% re-use or recycling of waste

Financial savings:

Year 1 554/metre

Year 2 - 512/metre

Year 3 - 500/metre

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Sustainability Forum - Mission Statement

To provide strategic advice on sustainable construction

issues to government and the Strategic Forum for

Construction

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Sustainability Forum

Strategic Forum for

Construction

Sustainability Forum Logistics GroupIntegration Management

Group

Joint Construction /

Insurance Group

Constructing Excellence

Strategic advice to

Government & the

construction sector

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Skills Matrix

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UK-Sweden Initiative for Sustainable

Construction

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Case study: Lindas

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Section through Lindas house

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Case study: Dunston Innovation Centre

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Dunston Innovation Centre

Cost savings in use

Assuming 4.5p/Kwh

Typical air-conditioned building:

annual cost = 42,662

Comfort cooled by earth

energy system:

annual cost = 10,125

Annual saving in costs

= 32,537

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Sharing knowledge and experience

We believe that this is the

way forward Sharing experience helps

to move the whole industry

beyond existing practice

Gain ideas and learn fromothers mistakes!

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