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Mark Rooney, Hire Divisional Director at Premier Modular, discusses how public sector organisations can review their construction plans and choose alternative methods to help reduce carbon emissions and meet targets...


Just one in four public sector stakeholders now think the government’s target of achieving an 81% reduction in emissions within the next 10 years is achievable, according to a leading industry report. With the embodied carbon in existing buildings and carbon emissions from the construction process found to be a key concern among respondents, reviewing any forthcoming construction plans and considering alternative methods can speed up project timelines and deliver a high quality, adaptable facility, while still complying with the government’s


ambitious decarbonisation targets. Recently, many public sector


construction and infrastructure projects have been given the green light, including the Fit for the Future 10 year plan, which sees the building of around 250 health centres, and the Infrastructure Pipeline, which details £531bn investment in more than 770 projects over the next decade. This new wave of projects gives public sector decision-makers a unique opportunity to review how their construction projects are accomplished, with sustainability at the fore.


Public sector building projects vary hugely in size and scale, from singular buildings to national programmes. No matter how large of small, every project faces challenges around incorporating sustainable features. Smaller builds often have squeezed budgets, while larger-scale projects often have complex operational and logistical challenges, both of which mean green credentials can be an afterthought. With thorough planning and


consideration, sustainability can be Continued on P. 26... 


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