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Project NoWaste is divided in two phases - Phase 1
describes activities up to the end of September 2004 and Phase 2
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Phase 2: 2004-current |
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Phase 1: Project NoWaste - Linking Lean
Construction to a Low-Carbon Economy |
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The construction sector contributes to about 10% of the UK GDP, but
a lot of that is waste. The Environment Agency estimated that between
15-20% of all construction materials delivered to construction sites
end up for disposal in skips.
This has a significant impact on CO2 emissions as those
skip loads also represent a waste of the embedded
energy in the construction materials and makes a mockery
of the efforts by the UK
Government and the Carbon
Trust in getting upstream suppliers to reduce their unit energy
cost of production.
Project NoW is designed to address
the issue of energy use on construction sites (including embedded energy) and
linking this to Lean Construction and waste
reduction.
Project outcomes:
The project started in September 2003 and was completed in December
2004. We have carried out pilot trials at two projects:
Teams at both sites also completed their NVQ
programmes in Waste Operations Management.
Read the Project NoW Case Studies:
The Project W8 award ceremony was held at the board room of The
Crown Estate, landlord at the Regent Street pilot site (Project
W8).
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Bovis CEO John Spanswick with the NVQ Pilot team
at the Project W8 award ceremony.
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The Chelsea Bridge Wharf team
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Project NoW, part-sponsored by the Carbon Trust, is a partnership
led by Greenfile Developments Ltd,
the other partners are:
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