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Construction Waste

Construction waste will always be an environmental problem as long as new construction is being undertaken, and whilst disruption to construction timetables is not ideal, certain limitations have to be enforced when dealing with waste from live building works.

GMV, the company acting as the key vehicle behind development on the millennium village has set Taylor Woodrow targets aimed at reducing the amounts of construction waste produced by around 50% over a period of 6 years, these targets were set in collaboration with The Hanson Environment Fund.

Strategies for Improvement

As outlined above key improvements in regards to sustainability and construction efficiency were laid out including attempts to reduce overall construction costs by 30%, reducing the construction period by 25% and reducing construction defects to zero whilst not compromising the continued quality of the building work on the development.

Further information on the how Further information on how GMV have attempted to save costs on energy and construction can be viewed on the following link cost savings.

Specific strategies to ensure that the targets above are at least partially met will include:

Re-use and recycling targets for building and construction materials with financial incentives available for materials recycled that may be used for future sub-base work.
Establishment of a scheme similar to the European Union Brite-Euram initiative programme which practices the reuse of processed demolition rubble for the purpose of manufacturing concrete, thereby encouraging further cost savings.
GMV/Taylor Woodrow (and other UK construction firms) to establish links with European firms to produce overall European-encompassing best standards of construction waste control.
Push towards more ecological development for any further extension work that is carried out on the peninsula site
More effective use of ecological construction resources;water saving, rainwater harvesting, and natural building technologies.

An imitative that is already in place and can act as an ideal benchmark for future construction on the site is the London Sustainable Construction Initiative (LSX) which ensures compliance with a code of guidance surrounding the suitable design and construction of buildings in London.