Example of applications:
- Green Technology and Innovation for project management, e.g.
- Rebar manufactured in electric furnaces instead of blast furnaces to reduce the carbon emissions during manufacturing.
- Digitisation of project management, e.g.
- Online system for document circulation, to reduce paper use;
- Digital platform for performance tracking, project benchmarking, material submission and method statement submission.
Low Cost applications:
- Application of Engineering Design/Alternative Construction Method, e.g.
- Replacement of timber with steel for lift shafts;
- Replacement of timber with aluminum for formworks;
- Use of alternative designs to save materials;
- Use of alternative designs to re-use metal modules for horizontal supports, and use bolt and nut installation instead of welding;
- Application of engineering design to reduce the amount of excavated materials;
- Application of engineering design to reduce the time for rock breaking;
- Application of engineering design of method statement to use micro (2m) TBM to replace manual digging;
- Large-scale bored piles instead of pre-bored minisockets, to save time;
- Small TBM to replace open-cut to minimise ground air pollution and save time;
- Trenchless technology to replace open-cut to minimise ground air pollution and save time;
- Pre-cast concrete slabs for tunnels (ventilation ducts) to save time and minimise metal rebar consumption;
- Alternative structural supports to reduce the excavation to reduce noise, C&D waste and CO2 emissions
- Application of BIM, e.g. for
- permanent works, incl. stages of design, construction and as-fit works;
- site work planning;
- temporary works;
- later MEP stage to avoid material clashing;
- cash control in design and installation process.
Sustainability KPI:
- Percentage reduction in CO2 emissions (kg) from use of alternative construction methods, per project (%)
- Percentage reduction in materials used, by engineering design (%)
- Percentage of time gained in construction process, by engineering design (%)
- Percentage use of steel rebar manufactured in electric furnaces instead of blast furnaces (%)