Client: Heathrow
Date: 2022-Ongoing
Our Heathrow team successfully applied the carbon and waste hierarchy within the Starlight Point works at our Heathrow Terminal 2 project, showcasing materials reuse, environmental management and carbon reduction principles through sustainable design, demolition and logistics.
The project
When tasked with the dismantling of a 307-cabin modular building our team prioritised preserving the integrity of each cabin during dismantling so each one could be reused. A key enabler activity for Terminal 2’s new baggage system, the works also needed to be carefully planned to ensure airport operations could continue unhindered, while ensuring smooth delivery and installation of the cabins at their new site in York. By carefully separating and transporting the cabins as abnormal loads, we achieved significant environmental and economic benefits.
Our approach
The team’s strategy throughout the works has been to prioritise reuse by dismantling the assets to maximise circularity.
Virtual Reality (VR) was used to create an immersive environment and test scenarios, including the lift plan, dismantling strategy and approach to removing the modules from the site, streamlining the program before works began. The VR modelling and practice runs were also used to ensure the safe transportation of the modules and successfully navigate challenges related to site location and abnormal load transportation.
Key outcomes
- We saved 1,535 tonnes of steel and successfully repurposed it as part of our commitment to circular economy
- We reduced construction time and costs for future projects, improving overall efficiency
- Whole life carbon savings of 3,644tCO2e will be achieved from offsite material reuse, waste and material avoidance
- We generated revenue from cabin sales for the
client delivering financial gain.
Contact
Andy Clarke
Sector director
[email protected]