SMARTWaste Case Studies
These case studies show how SMARTWaste from BRE has been used on each of these projects, from different market sectors but which share the goal of reducing waste during construction.
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Chiswick Park is a 1.5 million square feet office development for 7,000 people with an on-site leisure club, lake, roads and public facilities. SMARTWaste was used on the project to identify the sources and types of waste, measure the quantities of waste and evaluate the causes. Read more (PDF file) |
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The Greenwich Millennium Village is one of the most exciting and innovative developments in Europe . Under construction since 1999, it will provide 1400 new homes on London ’s Greenwich Peninsula . The development is designed to minimise environmental impacts and maximise the sustainability of the overall project. Greenwich Millennium Village has exceeded its target to reduce – by 50% – on-site construction waste for its Phases 1a and 2a. Cutting the number of skips by more than half has led to an estimated cost saving of £150,000. Read more. |
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Gentoo Group operates in housing construction and management. A waste audit and waste managment strategy prepared by BRE for the Gentoo Group led to savings hundreds of thousands of pounds by diverting waste from landfill. SMARTWaste Plan is used by Gentoo to provide a unified waste reporting method to benchmark performance across the business. Read more. |
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Help Night Club in Brazil pre-demolition audit: Brazilian construction and demolition company, Caenge Ambiental, is using lessons learned from a BRE pre-demolition audit to help meet its commitment to the sustainable management of demolition waste. Read more.
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SmartLIFE Project Effective use of new products in construction requires attention to the detail of the construction process including the cost and time ‘waste’ implications as well as generation of waste materials associated with using different products. These inefficiencies in the process can be addressed to reduce costs, reduce construction time, improve predictability, improve quality and reduce environmental impact. Read more. |
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Eatonfield Homes CLIP Used CLIP to significantly cut the time taken to start building after gaining planning consent, and to improve site management and planning processes. Read more. |