Litter – What is the problem? The appearance and condition of a construction site and its perimeter is often the first, only and lasting impression that members of the public who live and work around the activity have of the construction industry. The Considerate Constructors Scheme regularly receives complaints regarding litter on and around construction projects. This instalment of Resolving…

This contractor is using a lightweight, retractable concertina deck which can be quickly and easily deployed across floor joists to create a temporary working platform for operatives. Whilst lightweight, it has a safe working load of over 150kg. The platform can be installed from the floor below to prevent any operative working on a leading edge. This deck allowed safe…

This contractor installed a 120m long temporary bridge providing the travelling public and pedestrians with a safe route while the Southern Piled Viaduct is demolished and replaced. The site team and design team were challenged with creating a sustainable diversion where all materials associated with the diversion were to be either re-used or repurposed. This was achieved while constructing to…

This project has a range of flora and fauna that must be protected during the construction works. It is not possible to barrier off all areas as this would impact on the natural movement of animals and so protection of the site habitats requires cooperation of all contractors. They have created information cards and placed them in key locations along…

Early engagement with the client identified concerns over the social and environmental impact that building new plant rooms would have on a live campus. As part of the solution the contractor offered to change from a traditional brickwork and cladded building to a pre-build cladded kiosk fully fitted out mechanically and partially electrically. This kiosk weighing in at circa 10.5…

The project team are involved in a joint venture, in an element of research to measure the load experienced in two of the largest piles on the project. The purpose of the research is to determine the load share between the pile and raft foundations, which can then be used to rationalise pile design on future projects in similar ground…

This contractor is tackling operational carbon through the utilisation of an energy monitoring system. This has a series of meters across the project office and site, electric supply and consumption can be monitored on an hourly basis. The biggest focus is on tackling out of hours consumption, with this system they are able to set email alarms which notify of…

This contractor collaborated with residents, local businesses and internal staff to create new mum and baby packs full of the essentials for the Maternity Ward and Harrogate Hospital Charity. With a resident falling pregnant at the very beginning of the project and due at the completion date (a 9 month project) they thought it would be a great idea to…