1. Carbon Management –
A Contractor's Perspective UK's Greenest Construction
Peter Jones
Company (The Sunday
Times Best Green
Design Director
Companies Awards 2010)
Skanska UK - Scotland
www.skanska.com
Peter.jones3@skanska.co.uk
2. “We are determined to be the leading
green project developer and contractor.
The demand is in the market place.
It is:
- A great business opportunity
- Right for the planet
- Attractive for our people”
Johan Karlström, October 2010
President and CEO
Skanska AB
4. Listening to our Clients - What 'green' products or services would
you like us to focus on in the next 2-4 years?
Green Products and Services
Num ber of Responses
0 100 200 300 400 500
Renewable energy sources 226
Energy efficient design solutions 450
Low carbon solutions 117
Carbon monitoring of projects 47
Eco design evaluation and certification 101
Refurbishment / retrofitting of infrastructure 238
Factory engineered / prefabricated solutions 149
Others 30
5. Carbon as a currency
− Evolving client requirements
− Increasing interest in carbon foot printing
− Supply chain reporting
− Low carbon solutions
− Driving force behind green business
− Quantifiable
− Linked to financial benefit
− Tradable
− CRC / Greenhouse Gas Reporting Regulations
6. Skanska Achievements
− CRC is worth around £200,000 to Skanska UK
− Developed a bespoke reporting system to address CRC
legislation
− Since 2008 our total emissions have dropped by 7.5%
− Green Car policy and vehicle tracking on commercial fleet
represent bulk of this 7.5% reduction
− 60% of staff car fleet now 130gCO2 or below
− Average emission from Skanska vehicle down from 9.9TCO2 per
year to 8.53TCO2 per year
− Since 2005 CO2 emissions at head office reduced by 18% and
continuing to drop
8. Color PaletteTM – Our Journey to Deep Green
Vanilla Green Deep Green
Compliance Beyond compliance Future proof
Energy −Rules Zero
−Regulations −Waste (to landfill)
−Standards −Unsustainable
Carbon
−Codes materials
Materials −Net primary energy
−Carbon construction
−Water discharge
Water −Haz Materials
9. Future Proofing Design
Continuous Improvement to Net Zero
Energy 50 % better than 75 % better than Net Zero
25 % better than Primary Energy
Compliance with local codes
local code local code local code
Carbon Carbon Over 50 % Near Zero Carbon
Over 25 % reduction
construction reduction in Construction
in footprint
footprint footprint
established
Zero Unsustainable
< than 5% waste to < than 2.5% waste Materials
Materials < than 10% waste
landfill to landfill
to landfill
Zero Waste
Potable water Potable water Net Zero
Potable water consumption
consumption Water
consumption reduced reduced by by >
Water reduced by >
by 10%. 50%.
25% .
10. CO2 analysis supporting early decision
making
Producing BIM by
using Skanska
template &
guidelines
Skanska BIM
template set-up: Comparative Automated reporting from
CO2 data & data for BIM:
formulas decision Listing of materials/ structures
making and multiplying their quantities
with corresponding CO2 factors
Embodied
CO2 footprint
for the design
alternative
11. Comparison with the help of BIM-analysis
Nyhamn, Gävle, Sweden
Skanska Sweden
Concrete wall Brick wall
72107,6 kg CO2eq 60010,9 kg CO2eq
11
15. CO2 measurement and reduction
CO2 calculation demonstrating,
Operations 80%,
Production and materials 20%.
One Kingdom Street, London, UK
CO2 calculation testing on
building project.
Blå Jungfrun, Stockholm, SWE
Carbon Calculation
Cambridge STW, UK
16. New Client Demands –
Calculation of CO2 footprint
Understanding CO2
Emissions from Construction
Operations
One Kingdom Street, London
Client: Development Securities
17. New Client Demands:
End of
Carbon Footprint: life2%
One Kingdom Onsite
Piling
4%
Street, London works13%
Concrete
Lifts, M&E & works18%
Carbon Measurement Fitout 12%
Raised floors,
− Operation ~ 80% walls & partitions
7%
− Embodied ~ 20% Roofing &
cladding
9% Steel 35%
18. Blå Jungfrun,
Sweden
local codes, standards and
Net Zero
59 % energy reduction in Primary Energy
comparison with local regulations
regulations in place
Near Zero
Carbon Construction
Preliminary Carbon Zero Unsustainable
Footprint made Materials4)
Zero Hazardous
Materials 5)
Prefabricated
form work
Zero Waste
Net Zero Water
Code Compliant
19. Renewable Energy
Saving 1,700 t of CO2
£120k in energy p.a.
Kings Mill Hospital, Nott's, UK
50MW wind farm
Los Vilos, Chile for SN Power
100% renewables for
heating and cooling
UN House, Oslo, Norway
21. Lake Source Heat Pump Solution
• 5,400kW cooling (all the cooling for the site)
• 5,000kW heating (large proportion for the site)
• Saving 9,600MWh of Gas & Elec. annually
• Saving 1700 Tonnes of CO2 annually
• Saving £120,000 in Energy Bills annually (based on
2006 prices)
• Pay for itself in 10 years (based on 2006 prices)
22. Further Information
Our approach to Sustainable Development can be seen
at
http://www.skanska.com/en/Sustainability/
Or check out projects with Sustainability Aspects at
http://skanska-sustainability-case-studies.com/
