West 8: Sustainable Thinking

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Governors Island Envisioned as Incredible Eco-Park

Chiswick Park 1999, London , United Kingdom

Image: [ http://www.greenpacks.org/2009/01/23/governors-island-to-become-a-green-paradise-by-2012/ accessed on March 7,2010 ]By Hicham Bennis

Key Targets

- BREEAM excellent

- Energy : exceed government energy saving targets

- Materials: over 20% of materials to be reclaimed or recycled

- Water: reduce water consumption by 30%

- Waste- 80% of construction waste to be reduced or recycled

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Key Features

-Lighting controlled with dimmers linked with daylight sensors to automatically reduce lighting energy consumption when daylight is good. - Lighting is activated by presence detectors to enable lights to automatically switch off when area unoccupied- The sanitary fittings are selected for reduced water consumption (duel flush toilets, spray taps etc)

- Seperate storage area for recyclable waste

- Excellent public transport links

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Earthworks Remediation

- In order to reduce the quantity of waste send to the landfill and the number of truck journeys, the earth and rubble was cleaned and kept on site then used in the park’s landscaping

- Recycled steel and concrete were used wherever possible.Helping conserving non renewable fossil fuels, reducing wastage of raw materials, and reducing carbon emissions.

- All rainwater that runs off Chiswick Park’s builidings is collected. Then, it is used to irrigate plants and pumped into the lake.

Rainwater Collection

Recycled Building Materials

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Chiswick Park Estate Management headquarters is totally carbon neutral. This was achieved by the commitment to recycling, use of energy from green utility suppliers ( who source energy from wind and hydro-power) and carbon offsetting

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Shortlisted for the National Recycling awards last year, more than 75% of the park’s waste was recycled. The park’s overall recycling percentage is currently running at 90%. The year end target is set at 95%. The fixed recycling lines include glass,cardboard,paper,printer, and photocopier toners,batteries,PC’s and other hardware such as printers or scanners.

Recycling Policy

As part of their commitment to the environment. All of their energy needs are sourced from suppliers that use and invest in renewable energy

Green Energy Sources

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Numbers

Chemical Reduction

Through the use of pioneering technology, they have been successful in achieving an 80% reduction in chemical usage across the cleaning, landscaping and engineering areas

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Through commitment to recycling, the exclusive use of energy from green utilities suppliers and carbon offsetting; the estate is totally carbon neutral

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Awards & Recognition

Most of the information on the last few slides was taken from the Chiswick Park website. To check that the information is not too buyist I compared it to information on other websites:

- Chiswick Park has been awarded Gold in the International Green Apple Awards for environmental best practice and sustainable development.

- The park will also receive a Green Hero Wall Shield during a ceremony at the Tower of London and will be included in the Green Book, the world’s only work of reference on environmental best practice.

- It also won Recycling Performance of the Year in the annual CIWM (Chartered Institute of Waste Management) Awards for Environmental Excellence. With 90% of the waste generated on the site recycled.

- No.1 British Council for Offices Workplace Design Awards - 'Best of the Best'

- BALI National Landscape Award 2007 (for soft landscaping under 1 hectare) 2007

- Yakult Healthy Workplace Award 2007

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References

Slide 1-Image: [ http://www.greenpacks.org/2009/01/23/governors-island-to-become-a-green-paradise-by-2012/ accessed on March 7,2010 ]

Slide 2-Text: [ http://www.enjoy-work.com/ accessed on March 7, 2010 ]-Image: [ http://www.tth-architects.co.uk/uploads/pages/Breeam_0.jpg accessed on March 7,2010 ]

Slide 3-Text: [http://www.enjoy-work.com/ accessed on March 7, 2010 ]-Image: [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/ Water_drop_on_a_leaf.jpg accessed March 7,2010 ]

Slide 4-Text&Image: [http://www.enjoy-work.com/ accessed on March 7, 2010 ]

Slide 5-Text&Image:[http://www.enjoy-work.com/ accessed on March 7, 2010 ]

Slide 6-Text: [http://www.enjoy-work.com/ accessed on March 7, 2010]-Image: [http://eseteam.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/footprint.jpg accessed March 7,2010 ]

Slide 7-Paragraph 1,2,3: [ http://www.bsee.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/6667/Chiswick_Park_scoops_double_award.html accessed March 17,2010 ]-Paragraph 4,5,6: [ http://www.stanhopeplc.com/?page=21&id=397 accessed March 17, 2010 ]-Image: [ http://www.stanhopeplc.com/assets/projects/397/ChisPk_1.jpg accessed March 17, 2010 ]