Sustainability Performance

The project is managed in accordance with the highest environmental standards. We aim  to procure plant and equipment that is either electric or powered by low-carbon fuels, such as HVO. This will greatly reduce our onsite carbon emissions and contribute to improve the local air quality.

As part of the project’s BREEAM aspirations, sustainable procurement of the building materials is a priority. At this stage, over 80% of key building materials possess valid responsible souring credentials and 100% of the timber used onsite has Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification.

Construction waste leaving site is sent to recycling facilities for processing. We also ensure that the waste hierarchy principles are followed and try to avoid generating the waste in the first place. Over 99% of our waste has been diverted from landfill.

We measure our Social Value (Social Return on Investment (SROI)) using an online Social Value Calculator (Thrive). To date £323,928,411 worth of social value has been created through:

• 44 local jobs being created

• 60 local work experience student placements

• 769 local students have engaged in curriculum support events in local schools and colleges.

• Spend with local and national companies

• £37,958 raised for charity

SROI is made up of fiscal savings to the government and taxpayers, economic benefits to HMRC, wellbeing improvements and environmental benefits.