Activating decarbonisation in the piling supply chain
Activating decarbonisation in the piling supply chain
Strategies to reduce embodied carbon for new developments have to date mostly been focused on the carbon emissions hierarchy of Build Nothing, Build Less, Build Clever and Build Efficiently from a developer/designer perspective. For some projects this approach can deliver significant reductions. However, for the many other projects, carbon reductions (if any) have been far more limited, and procurement processes have often not actively driven innovation for reduction of carbon. With a goal of reducing embodied carbon for all new developments at Canary Wharf, the role of carbon reduction within the piling supply chain was defined in the procurement approach. To actively decarbonise the piling contractor supply chain, direct engagement with piling contractors was done to measure and report embodied carbon consumption against a project target during construction. This paper shares the details of this carbon reduction supply chain engagement.
C. A. Barker; J. Ly
18th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ECSMGE2024)
D - Current and new construction methods
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