Smart logistics for a sustainable construction site
Sustainability has to be planned properly – and optimised construction logistics plays an important role. At Implenia, Building Construction Logistics is a central part of Division Specialties. It is committed to innovative services in consultation, planning and execution. But can construction logistics really help us achieve a successfully sustainable future? The “Arnulfpost” project in Munich shows how Implenia approaches this highly complex task.
Only about 30% of working time on construction sites is used productively to create value. The rest is devoted to distribution and set-up, e.g. locating items, maintenance, transportation and waste disposal work. It is precisely at these environmentally significant optimisation points that Implenia Building Construction Logistics proves its worth. And there is much to do: when construction is underway, there is always a danger of burdening people or the natural world – whether with waste, dust, noise or air pollution.
Thanks to its tireless efforts, Implenia can now set ambitious goals in this regard. At the Arnulfpost in Munich, for example, the goal is to achieve a recycling rate of 90%. Meanwhile, “erosion and sedimentation control” will help reduce soil and air contamination around the construction site.
Implenia Building Construction Logistics has a passion for improving and optimising construction processes in order to protect the environment. Overarching control of all the auxiliary processes prevents unnecessary wastes of time and resources, which can in turn save costs.
SUSTAINABILITY IN SUPPLY LOGISTICS
Reducing traffic congestion by organising delivery journeys at the least disruptive times and actively managing delivery traffic to and from the site
- Transporting building materials around the site by appropriate means. There is an average savings potential from transport of approximately 15%.
- Electricity supplied to the site from sustainable energy sources as part of Implenia’s framework contract
- Control and clean-up of pollutants in the soil, drainage systems and air
- Use of alternative heating and cooling concepts for site cabins
TAKING THE WORRY OUT OF WASTE DISPOSAL LOGISTICS
- Waste sorting and disposal concepts substantially reduce mixed construction waste down to as low as 10%, helping offset increased sorting costs.
- Conscientious disposal of building residuals with appropriate transportation
- Innovative transport concepts reduce transport volumes
- Cleaner construction sites thanks to centralised waste disposal and appointment of a “waste sheriff”
- We take the project-specific requirements for e.g. DGNB, LEED or BREEAM certification very seriously – including the waste management requirements
Conclusion: Construction logistics is another area in which Implenia impresses customers: modern, comprehensive and well thought-out concepts – for our sustainably optimised future.
Sustainability
The building owner, Google, prioritises sustainability and is aiming for Platinum LEED certification. Implenia is meeting this challenge on many levels:
- Recycling target of over 90%
- Erosion and sedimentation control to reduce the burden that the construction site puts on the soil and the air
- All contractors have to prove they are using sustainably produced materials
- Emission-reducing transport concept
- Switching electricity supply to 100% hydro
Challenges
- Google’s strict security requirements
- High focus on innovation
- Great flexibility to implement changes
- Very high service orientation
