SMARTWaste
News
November 2009
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Dear SMARTWaste Users
Welcome to our monthly
newsletter.
You’ll find information on
SMARTWaste Plan,
construction waste news
and relevant training and
workshops.
We hope that you find this
newsletter useful.
Advanced SMARTWaste Plan Training course - NEW
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Tuesday, 17th November
If you have been using SMARTWaste Plan on your projects then you may want to
consider coming on this training course. The course will involve:
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Understanding the tool and its full capability
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Ensuring that you are getting the most out of it
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Target setting and monitoring
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Learning from what others are doing
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Best practice for SWMPs including case studies
Best wishes,
The SMARTWaste Team
There will also be an ‘open surgery’ afterwards where one of the SMARTWaste
Plan team can provide advice on your company and project accounts.
The cost is £225/delegate (exc VAT); if you have a laptop with wireless then the
INS IDE T HIS ISSUE
cost decreases to £210/delegate. For more details and how to book:
1
SWMP training
http://www.bre.co.uk/eventdetails.jsp?id=3344
2
Construction Resources
and Waste Platform
3
True Cost of Waste
Calculator and predemolition audits
4
News
SMARTWaste Plan and SWMP training
If you are located in the North West then we are coming to you !
We are holding a training event which will provide delegates with an understanding
of SWMPs, their roles and how to use SMARTWaste Plan. We have had excellent
Since January 2008, over
2500 delegates have been
trained by BRE on SWMPs and
SMARTWaste. Delegate
feedback is telling us that
the training is very useful in
helping them produce
SWMPs.
Will you be the next one?
feedback from delegates who have been on these courses.
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Tuesday, 8th December, Bury
The cost is £250/delegate (exc VAT); or reduced by £25 if you have your own
wireless enabled laptop. For more details and how to book:
http://www.bre.co.uk/eventdetails.jsp?id=3351
The next date for training at BRE is 14th December; costing £150/delegate (exc
VAT). For details please go to: http://www.bre.co.uk/eventdetails.jsp?id=3256
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Construction Resources and Waste Platform
BRE with AEA manage the Construction Resources and Waste Platform (CRWP) which is a
government funded programme to support the construction industry. Our work involves providing
Find out more
about the
Construction
Resources and
Waste Platform
(CRWP)
practical support to the construction industry and undertaking studies which focus on research
and evidence gathering to help inform both Government and industry. An example of some of the
work we are undertaking is:
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Support to the National Federation of Demolition Contractors (NFDC) on setting a target
to divert demolition waste from landfill and an associated action plan
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Production of benchmarks on waste arisings from SMARTWaste to assist in forecasting,
target setting and developing policies
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Research on life cycle assessment for end of life construction and demolition waste. This
will build on our free Waste Calculator tool (see Page 3 for more information).
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Analysing who makes the decisions for waste management and how waste can be
reduced
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Secretariat support to the Strategic Forum’s subgroup on construction waste which is
currently establishing the baseline for the ‘halving construction, demolition and
excavation waste to landfill by 2012’ target. The waste target of the Strategy for
Your views are
wanted – please
take a few
minutes to
respond to our
survey
Sustainable Construction.
For more information and to download reports, please go to: www.constructionwaste.info
The Roadmap – your views wanted !
A survey is attached to this email newsletter. We would really appreciate it if you could spend a
few minutes filling this out; your views will help develop a revised version of a roadmap for
construction resource efficiency and inform the work of WRAP, Defra and the Strategic Forum. It
is important that you have your say. Please return the survey to [email protected]
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True Cost of Waste Calculator
As part of the CRWP programme (see page 2), BRE have developed a free-to-use tool, the ‘True
Want to know
how much your
waste is costing
you and its
embodied
energy impact…
Cost of Waste Calculator’. Users can input wastage rates for certain products and the cost of this
waste will be calculated based on materials, labour and disposal costs. The embodied energy of
the wasted materials is also shown. The tool can be used to compare performance against
standard industry wastage rates and to compare the effect of different rates. The tool will provide
you with some headline figures to encourage you to reduce your waste.
We plan to integrate this calculator into SMARTWaste Plan in the future. The tool can be found at
www.wastecalculator.co.uk.
Pre-demolition and pre-refurbishment audits
If you are undertaking projects that involve significant refurbishment or demolition – an audit may
Do any of your
projects involve
demolition – if
yes then you
may want to
have a predemolition
audit
undertaken
help you; BRE can carry them out at a small cost. The audit involves establishing the quantities of
products and materials within the building structure and recommendations on how much can be
reused, recycled etc. On and offsite opportunities are explored and the potential for cost savings
are provided. The results can feed into SWMPs and assist in setting targets for the demolition
phase/project. An audit is required under BREEAM.
For example, we identified between £26,000 to £29,000 of cost savings from salvaging and
recycling key products and materials for the refurbishment of University buildings. For more
information
please
[email protected]
go
to:
http://www.bre.co.uk/page.jsp?id=5
or
email
us
at
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Construction Waste News
T-Zero launch - T-Zero is a free web based tool to help you compare green home
improvement options. The tool was officially launched at BRE last week. Go to
www.tzero.org.uk to use the tool and download the presentations.
Defra campaign on resource efficiency - Defra launched a new campaign last
week; the ‘Saving money – it’s your business’ campaign will show how £6.4 billion could be
saved by businesses every year taking simple money-saving steps. Research by WRAP
shows that 47% of businesses recognise they could make savings of over £100k through low
and no cost efficiency measures – such as turning off equipment when it’s not being used.17%
identified over £1m of potential savings. These measures could contribute towards 10% of the
UK’s greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for 2020 with little or no outlay from
businesses. To read Defra’s top 10 tips on resource efficiency; please go to:
www.defra.gov.uk
Wood recycling guidelines - the Wood Recyclers Association (WRA) has produced
guidance on a grading structure for different end markets for recycled wood. This is a first step
in terms of producing a standard. There are 4 grades: Grade A – clean recycled wood, Grade
B – industrial feedstock grade (this includes wood from construction and demolition), Grade C
–fuel grade, Grade D – hazardous waste. For more information go to:
http://www.letsrecycle.com/do/ecco.py/view_item?listid=37&listcatid=217&listitemid=53830&s
ection=wood
New tyre standards - a quality protocol for tyre derived materials will be established next
year alongside a certification scheme. The new standard should also help to reduce red tape
as it clarifies when tyre-derived rubber ceases to be classified waste and is not subject to
waste management controls. To find our more go to: http://www.trl.co.uk/tdrm/
Sustainable Construction Conference - The Oxfordshire Economic Partnership is
hosting a Sustainable Construction Conference on Wednesday 18th November 9.30 - 5.30 at
the Said Business School (adjacent to Oxford Railway Station). Participants at the event will
learn about energy efficient construction, sustainable site waste management and building for
climate resilience as well as have the opportunity to meet individuals and organisations
working in these fields. Anyone interested in further information or booking a place can contact
[email protected] or [email protected].
The SMARTWaste Team
Resource Efficiency
BRE, Bucknalls Lane, Garston, Watford, WD25 9XX
Tel:
01923 664471
E-mail: [email protected]
Web:
www.smartwaste.co.uk
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