The CLC’s CO2nstruct Zero programme has been on a countdown to COP26 by highlighting progress against the nine priorities that will make the biggest difference in reducing the industry’s carbon emissions. The focus of one week was on connecting developments with low carbon modes of transport. The CLC encouraged contractors to share what they are […]
The international environmental management systems (EMS) standard ISO 14001 will start its revision process in 2022. To help inform the next edition, IEMA is asking the global user community to share views and experiences in an online survey. Martin Baxter, IEMA’s Policy and External Affairs Director, chairs the ISO sub-committee responsible for the standard said: […]
FREE Sustainability champions: case studies compilation from CIRIA. This compilation of case studies from CIRIA illustrates how innovative approaches and collaboration led to products, projects or new organisational approaches resulting in sustainability benefits. Each example outlines the challenge, approach and outcome. Woven through the stories are the roles played by the individuals, teams and partnerships […]
As of Monday 25 October, the central London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) was expanded to create a larger zone between the North Circular (A406) and the South Circular (A205). The ULEZ operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with a £12.50 daily charge for vehicles that do not meet the required emissions […]
HSE’s inspectors across Great Britain are targeting construction firms to check that their health standards are up to scratch. HSE dust checks will take place during a month-long inspection initiative, which begins on Monday 4 October 2021. This year, inspections will focus on respiratory risks and occupational lung disease. As a result, inspectors will be […]
A fit-out contractor has been fined because an employee suffered multiple fractures after falling fifteen feet from scaffolding. Manchester Magistrates Court heard on 24 October 2019, an employee of TA Knox Shopfitters Ltd was working from a tower scaffold at the front of the Footasylum Store in the Trafford Centre, Manchester. When the scaffold moved, […]
Ardmore has installed a sprinkler system to control harmful construction dust produced during the recycling process. Construction dust can cause lung cancer, asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and silicosis to name a few. Construction workers are the most exposed to developing these diseases because many common construction tasks can create a large amount of […]
On a recent ISG project, the organisation’s Sustainability Manager shared information with residents on upcoming noisy and disruptive works. Part of the company’s social value plan, the plan saw residents living in close proximity to the site kept up-to-date. The Sustainability Manager responded by keeping the community informed of upcoming works by producing a simplified […]
The total cost of waste crime in England has increased by 53% in just three years. Now, it costs the country nearly £1bn annually, according to a recent study. In a report published this July, the Environmental Services Association (ESA) revealed the cost of waste-related crime in England rose from £604m in 2015 to more […]
Supply Change is launching a guide to social procurement for the construction industry on the 23rd September 2021. Support for the guide comes from partners and sponsors The Wates Group, the Community Impact Partnership, and CIP Books. With Central Government implementing the new Social Value Model earlier this year, Supply Change is responding to the need […]