Chandos  Construc-on  Ltd.  -­‐    

 

Our  Journey  Towards    Sustainable  Opera-ons  

 

 Agenda  

•  Brief  Company  History  

•  LEED  and  how  it  introduced  us  to  recycling  

•  Current  Recycling  Ini-a-ve  

•  Other  Ini-a-ves  

•  Resources  

•  Conclusion  and  Where  We  Go  from  Here  

•  Chandos  has  been  part  of  the  Alberta  community  since  1980  

•  We  are  100%  employee  owned  

•  We  work  on  projects  ranging  from  $50,000.00  to  $50,000,000.00  

How  LEED®  introduced  us  to  Recycling    

•  St.  John  Ambulance    

•  Chandos’  First  LEED®  project  

•  Diverted  95%  waste  from  the  landfill  

 

Alberta  Environment  Award  

•  Celebra-ons  Casino  Project  

•  Chandos  won  an  award  as  part  of  Waste  Reduc-on  Week  2005  

•  2007  and  2008,  we  saw  a  significant  increase  in  LEED®  projects  

– More  superintendents  and  field  workers  exposed  to  diver-ng  waste  from  landfill  

– More  recycling  op-ons  became  available  

– Recycling  op-ons  were  o\en  cheaper  than  landfill  rates  

Waste  Reduc-on  as  Calculated  from  LEED®  projects  

2009  •  1405.74  tonnes  of  waste  diverted  from  landfill    

2010  •  1749.48  tonnes  of  waste  diverted  from  landfill  

Ra-onale  for  Comprehensive  Site  Recycling  

– Possibility  of  saving  money  

– Prepare  all  of  our  sites  for  a    LEED®  project  

– Be  prepared  if  government  legisla-on  was  enacted  

–  It’s  the  right  thing  to  do  

Process  –  Recycling  Ini-a-ve  

•  Approval  from  the  execu-ve  team  (a\er  a  lot  of  persistence)  

•  Dra\ed  an  opera-ng  procedure  

•  Created  a  training  DVD  

•  Site  Visits  

Chandos  Edmonton  and  Calgary  Totals  

Asphalt  1%  

Cardboard  5%  

Concrete  29%  

Drywall  8%  

Metal  10%  Plas-c  

0%  

Waste  32%  

Wood  15%  

Asphalt  

Cardboard  

Concrete  

Drywall  

Metal  

Plas-c  

Waste  

Wood  

Other  Sustainable  Ini-a-ves  •  Composter  •  Hybrid  Fleet  Vehicles  and  premium  parking  for  hybrid  vehicles  •  More  Prominent  Recycling  program  around  the  office  •  U-lizing  the  COE  for  our  office  waste  removal  •  Double  Sided  Prin-ng  •  Training  (PDF,  compos-ng)  •  Live  Local  

Resources  

•  City  of  Edmonton  Master  Composter/Recycler  Program  

•  Government  of  Alberta  –  One  Simple  Act  

•  David  Suzuki  –  At  Work  Program  

•  Alberta  Chapter  –  Canada  Green  Building  Council  

•  Waste  Haulers  

 

Conclusions  

•  Repor-ng  is  key  to  making  changes  

•  U-lize  community  resources  

•  Provide  training  

•  Be  pa-ent