Demonstration case studies

Genesis Centre Educational Facility

• Clients: SWRDA and Learning and Skills Council

• Showcase sustainable construction• Integrates cutting edge and contrasting

sustainable building techniques with mainstream methods

• Sustainable features include• Building materials – timber frame, clay

block, straw bale construction, green roofs

• Energy and water efficiency - solar panels, PVs, SUDs system, innotherm insulation

Cleveleys Coastal Defence Project • Client: Wyre Borough Council• Contractor: Birse Coastal• Improve flood protection to 8700 properties

and upgrade the promenade• ECI and integrated working • Partnership built on trust, understanding

and shared objectives - teambuilding exercises, project intranet, staff co-location

• Sustainability/environmental performance:• Waste segregated and reused or sent

for recycling• Local materials & suppliers where

possible • Completed 61 weeks ahead of schedule• Saved over £1.4 million on WLC

A58 Blackbrook Diversion / St. Helens

• Client: St Helens Council• Contractor: Brise Civils• Single-carriageway bypass in

environmentally important area• Early Contractor Involvement • Partnering ethos driven by the client

through the supply chain• Biodiversity recognised as a major

challenge and considered early• Sustainability/environmental performance:

• Minimal impact on resource efficiency• Vehicle movements cut dramatically -

reducing carbon emissions by 85% • Level of recycled elements within the

finished product, measured at 89%

52 Grosvenor Gardens • Client: Grosvenor Ltd.• Contractor: D Bastows• Refurbishment of an architecturally

important site in central London• Health and Safety performance on the

project was a key consideration - driven by the client • Incorporated clauses for H & S into

their contract documents• Employment of a professional to

implement and drive H & S processes ( P A Safety Management Ltd)

• Project completed £112k under budget• There were no reportable accidents

A2 A282 Dartford Improvement &

M25 J1b-3 Widening • Client: Highways Agency• Contractor: Costain• Scheme to reduce congestion at the

A2/M25 Junction• Procured using the Early Contractor

Involvement (ECI) method which encouraged a collaborative and innovative working environment

• Innovative engineering solutions (such as QMB) enabled them to reduce traffic management on the A2 by around 6 months - leading to huge cost/time savings

• ECI enabled more focus on sustainability issues leading to reduced waste, less vehicle movements and lower carbon emissions

St Paul’s Square

• Client: English Cities Fund• Contractor: Shepherd Construction• Construction of a 14000m2 office

block, apartment block and a 336-space multi-storey car park at St Pauls Square, Liverpool

• At tender stage they found the programme required 105 weeks and two cranes which would take them over time and budget

• Collaboration with their supply chain partner led to a new product (Bi steel cores) being employed on the project which brought it back within the client’s required timeframe and budget

• The project completed in 84 weeks using only one crane

MoD Andover North Site • Client: MoD• Consultant: Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) • £35m, 35 acre site including offices, sports

facilities, live-in quarters, etc • The combined construction / compliance

contract meant whole life value was a primary consideration at the design stage

• Adoption of collaborative working across the team (particularly co-location) really drove the projects success

• Sustainability was a key consideration of the project (SUDs ,etc)

• Overall the project has saved 44% on actual costs compared to the target/budget which equates to £500,000

Redlands Primary School • Client: Nottinghamshire County Council• Contractor: Willmott Dixon• Keystage 2 extension to a primary school

and construction of a New Opportunities Funded (NOF) Table Tennis Centre

• Collaborative and integrated working helped to develop relationships across the team and bring the project in on time and budget

• Sustainable Features include• Rainwater harvestings• Power generated from wind turbine• Passive ventilation • Minimised waste & improved recycling

BAe • Client: Airbus• Contractor: Laing O’Rourke• Factory constructed to supply the

manufacturing programme for the Airbus A-380

• To achieve the tight construction timeframe, a partnering oriented process based on Prime Contracting was adopted

• Early involvement of the team helped to generate advice on buildability, cost and programming issues

• Collaboration - the team were engaged in dialogue and co-operation throughout the project

• All key completion dates were achieved

The Academy of St Francis of Assisi

• Client: Kensington Academy Trust• Contractor: Birse Build• The building was required to facilitate

environmental education, model good environmental design practice and offer itself as an educational resource

• Environmental / sustainability features include; PVs, Rainwater Harvesting, Sedum Roofs, Sustainable Timber, etc

• The finished building has had a on huge impact on pupils’ achievement• In 2007 44% of the Year 11 students

gained five or more A* to C passes at GCSE, in 2008 this figure rose to 57%

• In “value-added” league tables the Academy was the top school in the UK

Cadishead Way Stage2 Bypass • Client/s: Salford City Council & Urban

Vision Partnership• Contractor: Birse Civils Ltd• New build road • ECI to develop the design, buildability and

cost of the scheme• Partnering approach led to significant

‘Value Engineering’ ideas being developed and adopted on the scheme, including;• Innovative approach to embankment

excavation to avoid major temporary works

• Redesign of retaining wall to minimise construction and financial risk

• The Bypass opened approx 16 weeks ahead of schedule and within budget

Barts and London Hospitals • Client: Barts and The London NHS Trust• Contractor: Skanska• Britain’s largest hospital programme –

refurbishment project over £1billion• Huge challenges to keep both hospitals

100% operational throughout the works• Early consideration of issues allowed

room for innovation solutions• Innovations – use of a large acoustic

screen to absorb sound and vibration • The Appointment of Sustainability

Champions was a real success• 50k tonnes of waste diverted from

landfill• 99.6% of demolition waste recycled

Wolseley Sustainable Building Center

• Client: Wolseley Uk Ltd• Contractor: Sol Construction Ltd• The center is a sustainability showcase

featuring sustainable building materials and water conservation products

• Wolseley fulfilled dual roles of both client and supplier on the project

• Adopted strategic partnering to drive the project and establish the sustainable product range

• 170 types of products feature in the center including: PVs, Micro wind, a sedum roof, Biomass boiler, etc

• The project completed on time & budget • Site waste was segregated and recycled

Heathrow Terminal 5 • Client: BAA• Contractor: Laing O’Rourke• Construction of a new Terminal and

associated facilities• Adopted the principles of standardisation

in design, pre fabrication and modularisation to reduce waste

• Use of products with a high recycled content

• Less waste sent to landfill - reducing vehicle movements, leading to lower carbon emissions

• Over 97% of waste material recycled or recovered

• 300,000 tonnes of waste crushed and reused on site

Silk Stream Flood Alleviation Scheme

• Client: Environment Agency • Contractor: Jackson Civil Engineering • The scheme involved the development of

an area for controlled flooding• Sustainability and health and safety were

identified as key project drivers• Committed team working to develop the

most appropriate solution• Integration of engineering, health and

safety and environmental aspects was integral to providing the most sustainable solution

• Use of recycled road materials led to a £19k cost saving

Liverpool South Parkway

• Client: Merseytravel• Contractors: BAM Construction / BAM

Nuttal• Close team integration was vital to

ensure they met strict delivery deadlines • Environmental / sustainability features

include; Rainwater Harvesting, Solar Panels, Sustainable Timber, etc

• Achieved a ‘Very Good’ rating in a specially designed BREEAM assessment

• Achieved targets set for Health & Safety and Environmental KPIs

• No lost time accidents throughout the course of the works

SLAM (Single Living

Accommodation Modernisation) • Client: MoD• Main Contractor: Debut• A £1billion project comprising the

modernisation of 18,000 Army bedspaces across the UK

• An Integrated Project Team (IPT) was established at the start of the project to ensure delivery

• Since year 1 the team have over-delivered year on year and are ahead of programme

• During Phase 1 a 9% cost saving on the building only element of the programme was delivered

• The project is currently running at 2% below Target Cost

John Perryn School• Client: London Borough of Ealing• Contractor: Willmott Dixon • The school was re-developed as part of

an £8.4m Government Pathfinder scheme - to show how failing schools can be transformed by new facilities

• Employed collaborative and integrated working to deliver an innovative school to a tight timetable

• Pushed the boundaries of sustainable design and achieved an air tightness rating below PassiveHaus standards (1.99m³ per m² per hour)

• Since the pupils moved in, the school has been taken off special measures

St Helens and Knowsley PFI Hospitals Project

• Client: NewHospitals • Contractor: Taylor Woodrow• £338m PFI project concerning the

redevelopment of two major hospital sites• Adoption of a single team collaborative

approach to achieve an innovative patient- focused design solution

• A ‘design for manufacture’ approach enabled them to deliver 20-25% of the prime cost manufactured offsite

• Time spent at the planning stage, together with repeatability, offsite construction, early stage planning and investment helped deliver the construction phase ahead of schedule

Olympic Stadium• Client: Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA)• Contractor: Sir Robert McAlpine• Adoption of collaborative working principles

to deliver this unique £496m public sector funded project

• The team are performing well against their overall sustainability targets• 30% of the external white steel work is

reused• The roof is 100% recyclable• 99% of all waste has been segregated

and recycled• Team Stadium have exceeded their 3%

apprentices target and have increased the target to 4.5%