Hyder Consulting plc Corporate Responsibility Report 2010

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6 Hyder Consulting CR Report 2010 Hyder Consulting PLC Annual Report 2009 6
Guiding our clients on sustainability and preserving the environment AXA - UK review creates opportunities for international efficiency Hyder Consulting UK was commissioned to review AXA’s options for generating energy at their current UK sites. We carried out a SWOT analysis at each site linked to a risk analysis which enabled us to identify and rank potential opportunities. These are now being integrated into future building development and maintenance programmes and are being considered for AXA’s international building portfolio. A487 sustainable construction plan paves way for blueprint Balfour Beatty initially asked Hyder to provide responses to questions contained in the A487 Porthmadog Bypass invitation to tender (ITT). The quality section of the ITT asked for the identification of the three key environmental issues associated with the scheme. We used the Hyder “Heartbeat” sustainability toolkit to identify the key issues which we could influence in delivering the scheme. Sustainability was included as one of those issues. Following award of the contract we have been developing a sustainable construction plan, again using the Hyder Heartbeat toolkit, to align with the Welsh Assembly Government’s (WAG) Sustainable Development Scheme “One Wales: One Planet”. Our objective in developing this sustainable construction plan is to show how each element of work to be undertaken contributes to the four strands of WAG’s Sustainable Development Scheme. We are finalising the sustainable construction plan and have set targets against which to monitor the success of the scheme. Examples would be targets relating to percentage of local employment, material reuse, water usage, effective community and third party communication. The overall client (WAG) had no specific template for a sustainable construction plan and we hope that our plan becomes adopted as best practice by our current and future clients and contractor partners. Burj Khalifa embraces sustainability The world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa and Downtown Dubai Development opened in January 2010. Designed long before the Middle East began to embrace the sustainability agenda, Hyder introduced technology, techniques and monitoring processes to improve the project’s sustainablity credentials. We believe it is the largest completed project in the Middle East informed by a regionally appropriate and contemporary approach to sustainability, as reflected by the following elements: • The Middle East’s largest solar array is located on the roof of the office annex and provides up to 25% of the hot water demand. • Public transport connections and underground car parking are designed to reduce the carbon footprint. • Chilled water for the development is supplied from centralised district cooling plants. • Significant use of water recycling. • The building has extensive lighting control systems and all fittings use the very latest low carbon technologies and high frequency control gear. • Most fresh air handling units use Enthalpy heat wheels for energy reclaim and most of the supply and extract air handling systems are fitted with variable speed drives to control air volumes in relation to actual demand use within the building. • In all public areas, such as the ballroom, the ventilation system is controlled via CO 2 and IAQ (indoor air quality) sensors to override other controls to optimise the fresh air volume to ensure that adequate air quality is maintained at all times. • Automated solar shading blinds are also used in pavilion entrance lobbies. These track the sun path and tilt in relation to sun position to reduce solar gains and therefore carbon footprint. Developing Al Ain 2030 plan Within the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the oasis city of Al Ain is the focus for structured urban change. Driven by the UPC, the “Central District” of Al Ain is currently being planned to the environmental, land use, transportation and public needs of the city, ensuring that the government’s vision for the year 2030 is met. As part of the Central District Plan, Hyder has been appointed to utilise its local knowledge and engineering expertise in utilities, infrastructure and transportation systems. The project establishes comprehensive development guidelines for changes to Al Ain, based on an appreciation of the existing circumstances. Our responsibilities assume several phases throughout the project: Hyder Consulting CR Report 2010 7
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