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TfL Sustainability Approach and Resource management
Helen Woolston, TfL Sustainability Coordinator
BASE London June 2013
HeadingTransport Strategy and Sustainability Goals
Support economic development and population growth
Enhance the quality of life for all Londoners
Improve the safety and security of all Londoners
Improve transport opportunities for all Londoners
Reduce transport’s contribution to climate change, and improve its resilience
Goals incorporate sustainable development principles
‘’every day we will deliver safe, reliable, clean sustainable and accessible transport’’
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Guiding Question
Will the project, plan or operation have
a positive or negative
impact on the indicator?
What is the magnitude
of the impact?
What is the
likelihood of the
impact?
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Evidence and additional notes to support the assessment
What action can be taken to improve the
impact?
How will the impacts be
monitored and managed?
Will freight be transported by rail or any other sustainable
modes?
Negative Moderate High
Construction material is unable
to be delivered and taken off site by train which will
cause disruption during the
construction phase.
Transporting by rail is being explored.
Number of freight movements will be recorded and by
which mode.
Steps 1-3: Impact, magnitude & likelihood
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Guiding Question
Will the project, plan or operation have
a positive or negative
impact on the indicator?
What is the magnitude
of the impact?
What is the
likelihood of the
impact?
Ranking
Evidence and additional notes to support the assessment
What action can be taken to improve the
impact?
How will the impacts be
monitored and managed?
Will freight be transported by rail or any other sustainable
modes?
Negative Moderate High
Construction material is unable
to be delivered and taken off site by train which will
cause disruption during the
construction phase.
Transporting by rail is being explored.
Number of freight movements will be recorded and by
which mode.
Steps 3-4: Record Outcome of Discussions
Delivering outcomes:
• Through Benefits Realisation Plans• Through Critical Design Features• Through Procurements
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Tackling congestion and improving traffic flowImproving productivity and competitiveness
Tackling CO2 emissions
Adapting to a changing climate
Improving resource efficiency
Improving security and resilienceImproving transport safety
Improving built structures and streetscapes
Enhancing physical wellbeing
Improving access to the transport system
Supporting regeneration and spatial development
Enhancing diversity
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2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
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1 0 0
Economic Progress Climate Change Safety and Security Quality of Life Transport for All
Sustainability Assessment
HeadingResource Use and Waste Management
• Consolidation centres• Materials Storage• Consider moving materials and waste by sustainable transport• Sustainable design eg recycled content, local materials, minimised design• Water saving measures
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HeadingConsolidation Centres
• A distribution facility through which material deliveries can be channelled to construction sites.
• Materials can be carefully handled and stored where there are no opportunities to do so on sites.
• By using a central location, contractors would be able to bring and store materials for re-use at a later stage and pick up other material/plant during the same journey, improving the overall resource efficiency of a construction project.
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HeadingMaterials Storage
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Contractors should consider suitable locations where to store materials and/or equipment
Locate away from sensitive receptors (eg residents) to avoid disruption while accessing the stores during sensitive hours
A dedicated storage area would eliminate or reduce the need to bring materials by road each shift
HeadingSustainable Transport of Materials and Waste
• Distribution Service Plans• Transport by rail, barge, river
– Eg Crossrail excavated material to Wallasea Island, new RSPB reserve
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HeadingWater Saving Measures
• Identified by contractor for a new project:
– Use of Siltbuster to process concrete washout to a suitable standard for re-using wastewater for cleaning purposes or dust suppression on site
– Agreement with concrete suppliers to washout at their facilities – Rain water harvesting to allow for re-use of water for dust suppression
and/or cleaning of welfare units, by allowing space for catchment area when designing welfare facilities
– Use of concrete cloths as an alternative to traditional concreting in-situ for stabilising of ground. Alternative material brings a low environmental impact in terms of less water required, no wastage, no nuisance generated by having to break it down when no longer needed.
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