Continuous Commitment and Improvement 2012
Presented at The Lincoln Centre, London on 20 June 2012 by Sir John Armitt.
Skanska UK
Barts and The Royal London Hospital
Sir John Armitt (right) presenting the award to Alison Davis, Environmental Advisor.
Skanska is a leading international construction company with expertise in commercial development, construction and public-private partnerships. Skanska has been operating for over 100 years and employs 4,600 people in the UK. Skanska creates sustainable solutions and aims to lead in quality, green construction, work safety and business ethics.
The £1 billion redevelopment of Barts Hospital in the City of London and The Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel is Skanska’s largest UK project with completion due in 2016. Since work began in 2006, both hospitals have faced a unique challenge of building entirely on the existing footprint while remaining 100% operational. A flagship project for Skanska, the redevelopment of Barts and the London leads the field in environmental innovation and excellence.
The Color Palette tm is Skanska’s strategic framework and communication tool for green business. It has been eveloped to help the company exceed compliance and embed sustainability into the business. It comprises three colours:
Vanilla - compliance with regulations and standards.
Green - beyond compliance, but not yet near-zero impacts.
Deep Green - future-proofed.
Skanska is committed to ‘Deep Green’. This means that, from 2015 onwards, the company is providing its clients with buildings that have:
Zero energy in operation of the building.
Zero carbon in construction.
Zero unsustainable/hazardous materials.
Zero potable water in operation of the building.
Barts and the London chart environmental progress against this strategy and have achieved numerous substantial successes through green initiatives:
Macro-scale prefabrication of 1,200 external cladding panels and 1.5 km of pipe modules.
A 78% reduction in vehicle carbon emissions through the use of a consolidation centre.
A 40,000 m2 saving of cardboard waste where 30,000 light fittings were delivered in returnable transit packaging with no damage.
4,500 m3 of demolition material and 250,000 heritage bricks were saved and re-used from the old Royal London Hospital buildings.
26% reduction in construction waste generated compared to previous Skanska hospital projects.
Approximately 850 m3 of water re-used through a closed-loop wheel wash.
The project continues to involve and develop the supply chain environmentally throughout the remainder of the scheme, setting the standards right from the procurement stage.
‘Our green aspirations thrive in an environment where ownership and commitment to sustainability is demonstrated at all levels and we are delighted to be chosen as a BCE Awards finalist.’
Harry Winstanley, perations Director, Skanska Barts and The London.
"It was very apparent to me that Skanska continue to show fantastic commitment and deliver improvements to their working environment. The £1 billion redevelopment of St Bartholomew’s Hospital and The Royal London Hospital have been redeveloped on an incredibly small footprint with each hospital 100% operational whilst delivering the least impact on the environment."
Dr Neil Varey, BCE Awards Judge.
To find out more about this project, please contact:
alison.davis@skanska.co.uk
www.skanska.co.uk
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