Brian McConnell
Timber Structures Director
The race is on to achieve net zero buildings.
The key to decreasing the built environment’s impact on climate change is the reduction of carbon emissions. Environmentally friendly building materials help, but to achieve long-term benefits, the whole life cycle of a building must be taken into consideration.
In practice, Blackridge Primary School Nursery, designed as a Contractor Design Portion by Fleming in conjunction with Morrison Construction and their design team is an excellent example of how designers are getting closer to achieving net zero buildings. By specifying timber as the material of choice, it is calculated that embodied carbon has been reduced by 40%.
We have always had a skilled team in Pre-Construction, Design and Site Operations that are well trained, qualified and forward thinking. However, in the drive to Net Zero Carbon we realised that this had to be developed to become even more focussed.
To this end, we now have a Zero Carbon Manager and Designer who are both excellent assets to an already qualified team.
Our site management team and all our operatives have invested in ongoing training in Health and Safety with plant appropriate qualifications.
Many of our site teams are now qualified as a Certified Passivhaus Tradespersons, which is one of the highest international quality marks available to demonstrate competence in the field of low-energy construction.
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23 Auchinloch Road
Lenzie G66 5ET
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