one planet living - sustainability principles used at cashes green
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What does this mean at Cashes Green?• Markey is getting more people involved with
the project through local employment and community engagement.
• Markey is also asking everyone involved with the contract to give more and get involved with the projects’ goals.
BE PART OF SOMETHING BIG!
Why should I care?
• Expectations are changing• Companies are changing• Industry is changing
• Big corporations are becoming greener
• This means that more and more contractors like us expect you to have experience in these areas.
• Governments expect it. • Countries are mandating
it…
One Planet Living
• Zero Carbon• Zero Waste• Sustainable Transport• Local and sustainable materials• Local and sustainable food• Sustainable water• Natural habitats and wildlife
• Culture and Heritage• Equity and Fair Trade• Health and Happiness
1. ZERO CARBON• Promote energy
efficiency
• Supply remainder from renewable sources
2. ZERO WASTE
• Reduce waste: 90% diverted
• Re-use: buildings
• Reclaim: demolition bricks (figures)
• Recycle: bins by site office
3. SUSTAINABLE WATER
• Promote water efficiency• Monitor water usage• Consider harvesting rainwater and recycling• Consider water in the landscape – to support
biodiversity or mitigate flood or drought
4. SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT
• Reducing the need to travel
• Providing energy efficient vehicles
• Encourage alternative transport options
5. LOCAL AND SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS
• Local• Reclaimed or Recycled• Low embodied energy• Low toxicity and healthy
materials• Construction materials and
long term management
6. LOCAL AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD
• Encourage local and low input food production
• Provide food growing opportunities on site
7. NATURAL HABITATS AND WILDLIFE
• Protect existing flora and fauna• Create new habitats and enhance
biodiversity• Support projects to increase biocapacity
off-site
Community Engagement Strategy
• OPL Social Factors
• Markey’s Targets
8. CULTURE AND COMMUNITY• Create a
sense of place
• Culture of sustainability: estate management and engagement
• Design community connections
9. EQUITY AND LOCAL ECONOMY
• Attract mixed income groups
• Promote social equity within the development
• Promote fairly traded products
• What makes people healthy and happy?
• New science of happiness.
10. HEALTH AND HAPPINESS
Sign up in a tangible way: • OPL Induction• Support Markey in reaching targets• Individual challenge• Providing feedback
The Individual Contract