Construction company not so full of hot air
A WARWICKSHIRE construction firm has reduced its carbon footprint by enough CO2 to fill Wembley Stadium.
Emissions produced by Coventry-based BAM Construction have fallen by 11% compared with levels in 2008.
The company is behind several major projects in the area including the new Severn Trent Centre, new research facilities at the University of Warwick and a new student enterprise building for Coventry University.
BAM has measured its carbon footprint for three years and this year’s significant reduction follows on from a 7% reduction last year.
The company said the fast progress came from monitoring all three main sources of emissions, the most notable being from its construction sites.
As a result, the firm is now consuming far less fuel and electricity than before even though its operations have increased.
It said it could be accurate in its readings because of the improvements which have taken place in data collection and measurement.
Jesse Putzel, BAM’s climate change manager, said: “Our CO2 emissions have reduced by approximately 2,243 tonnes in one year alone. Put another way, this is enough CO2 to fill 440 hot air balloons or the whole of Wembley stadium – with some to spare.
“Normalising our emissions against turnover shows we’ve reduced our emissions intensity – the amount of CO2 we emit per £million of work – by 13%. This is great news and is testament to the hard work everyone has put in to reducing energy use and raising awareness of good practices.”
Measures implemented by BAM to achieve these reductions include remote monitoring of energy, providing an in-house energy management advice service to sites, reducing the use of generators and improving the efficiency of its fleet.
The company has also signed 10:10, the UK’s carbon reduction commitment and has the toughest recycling targets in the sector.
