The Shard construction uses innovative processes and techniques
The Shard will make a big impression on the London skyline
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have maintained an excellent health and safety record. One of the subcontractors on the project is CHS Building
Renewable energy is provided by an in-built micro combined heat and power unit that will supplement and meet the majority of The Shard’s energy demands
& Engineering Services, and its project manager, Greg Dacey, is impressed with Mace’s attitude towards health and safety. He comments: ‘We have daily safe start meetings so that we can all be updated on the environmental conditions within the building. Toolbox talks are also carried out every other day, so that we are always checking and reassessing the risks involved with what we do.’ John Neary, Mace’s MEP senior construction manager
at The Shard, says: ‘Our health and safety record is down to the dedication and hard work of everyone involved. We are committed to delivering this project to the highest safety and quality standards and will continue to do so – it is always our number one priority.’
Far and wide The workforce at The Shard is truly multinational, and more
Level pegging
The Shard will feature a range of residential apartments, offices, restaurants and a hotel over its 87 floors: n Floors 75-87 will be used for the spire. n Floors 68-72 measure 758m² and will be used for the viewing gallery and open-air observation deck.
n Floors 53-65 measure 5,772m² and will be used for residential apartments.
n Floor 52 will house a spa. n Floors 34-51 measure 16,198m² and will be home to the Shangri-La Hotel.
n Floors 31-33 measure 5,945m² and will contain restaurants and a viewing gallery.
n Floors 2-28 will contain 54,488m² of office space
than 1,600 people have worked on-site since work began. While two thirds of workers are UK nationals, almost 50 nationalities have been represented on the project. At the same time as it celebrates its diverse workforce,
Mace has worked with SPG to ensure that local residents have every opportunity for training and employment in the construction industry. Mace has placed a full-time regeneration manager at
The Shard until 2012 to develop community outreach programmes. The programmes include employment and training initiatives to help local people to compete for jobs. The company is also working with Southwark Council to encourage training and employment in the local area, and has established a target to place 80 local people on the project each year until 2014.
Energy saver It is estimated that The Shard will use around 30 per cent less energy than other comparable buildings. The glass itself is triple glazed, low iron laminated and has a colourless coating to reduce infrared radiation. The building’s computer-controlled roller blinds will be woven in glass fibre, integrated within the glass facade and protected by single glazing, reducing solar radiation by 95 per cent. This will shield occupants from the sun and reduce the need for air conditioning. Excessive heat build up will be further reduced through
a process of night cooling, whereby the integral blinds will automatically disappear to permit maximum heat loss, thus removing unwanted excess heat. This passive sun shading system will allow the building to exceed targets outlined in Part L of the Building Regulations by 25 per cent, in addition to achieving a BREEAM excellent rating. Renewable energy is provided by an in-built micro
combined heat and power (CHP) unit that will supplement and meet the majority of The Shard’s energy demands.
32 ECA Today July 2011
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