BUILDING SCHOOLS FOR THE FUTURE
materials to be wasted. By setting targets
Birmingham City University is one of the
and including these in any procurement
first universities in the country to commit
documents, the project will also ensure
that the contractors managing the
to reducing the amount of construction
construction will focus on re-use and
recycling of all waste created.
waste it sends to landfill. Peter Cochrane, Assistant Director of
Estates at Birmingham City University,
said: “Sustainability is a key driver for the
University and to embrace WRAP’s
voluntary Halving Waste to Landfill
Commitment not only proves our
commitment but also offers some potential
cost benefits.”
Dr Mike Watson, Head of
Construction at WRAP, said: “We are
pleased that Birmingham City University’s
City Centre Campus Project has
committed to play its part in halving the
amount of construction, demolition and
excavation waste going to landfill by
2012.
“Organisations which sign up to the
‘Halving Waste to Landfill’ voluntary
agreement are demonstrating that they
take the issue of waste seriously and will
be key to helping reduce the twenty five
million tonnes of construction waste which
are dumped in landfill every year. They
will benefit not only from cost savings and
greater resource efficiency, but also play
their part in combating climate change.”
Currently £1.5 billion is spent
Left to Right: Sarah Brookbank and Peter Cochrane from Birmingham City University,
John Holland from WRAP and Elliot Sellars from consultancy and construction company Mace.
annually on wasted materials across the
BIRMINGHAM CITY
UNIVERSITY LEADS
THE WAY IN REDUCING
CONSTRUCTION WASTE
he University’s City Centre
T
Campus Project has signed up to
“Sustainability is a
the WRAP (Waste & Resources
Action Programme) Halving
Waste to Landfill voluntary
key driver for the University”
agreement. This means that the organisers
of the project will set targets to reduce the
amount of construction, demolition and to enhance the student experience and construction industry. By setting targets to
excavation waste sent to landfill by 2012. support business engagement. reduce waste to landfill, embedding these
The City Centre Campus Project is a The project team are currently working targets in corporate policies and in all
£150 million development that will include with WRAP to identify what levels of waste procurement processes, and engaging
fully operational television studios, a are sent to landfill on similar projects and with suppliers, universities can help
library, art and design workshops, will then set targets for reducing waste for prevent materials being wasted on their
performance theatre, lecture theatres and the City Centre Campus. The initial design construction projects and reduce the
a learning resource centre. The new site and specification of the buildings will impact of waste being landfilled.
will incorporate cutting edge technologies focus on how to avoid the potential for www.bcu.ac.uk/citycentre/index.html
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