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Cannon Place, London, UK
Resource Efficiency in ConstructionEddy Taylor – Head of Sustainability, Laing O’Rourke
BASE London, 11 July 2013
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Resource Efficiency – Contractor Context• Our Clients
• Our Costs
• Longer term perspective
• Reducing waste in traditional construction
• Fresh Opportunities
• Utilising modern technology to reduce maintenance
• Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA)
• Better products (less material, better materials, lower maintenance/running costs, longer lifetimes)
• More efficient processes
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Reducing Waste in traditional Construction – Procurement role
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Resource Efficiency Examples
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Cooks Lane Footbridge
• Off-site manufactured components• Structurally-stitched on-site
• Less waste• Less maintenance• More durable• ....
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Slope retention systems in road widening
Traditional approach:• Retention system• Safety fencing
Modular Concrete Gabion• Less Material• Less Excavation• Shorter gantry spans• Less maintenance/longer life• (More area for landscaping)• ....
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A traditional solution:
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Improving Resource Efficiency: Summary• Strengthening internal and external drivers• Supply Chain Engagement• Utilising Modern Technology• DfMA enables Better Material Choices, Improving Processes, Better Product
Development
Questions?
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