In partnership with Major Road Projects Victoria, the Lathams Road Upgrade Project has had some great news on the sustainability front recently, with Winslow Infrastructure awarded a design score of 49.25 from the Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia (ISCA).
ISCA ratings consider the environmental, social, and economic sustainability of both the design and delivery of infrastructure projects.
This is Winslow’s first ever rating submission as an infrastructure contractor.
“Completing an ISCA rated project really puts Winslow Infrastructure on the map as a sustainable contractor building sustainable infrastructure.
“This has been a massive effort from everyone involved in the project team to get us to this point, and we look forward to submitting our ‘As Built’ rating following the completion of the project in the coming months and achieving an ‘Excellent’ rating,” said James Thomas, Environment and Sustainability Advisor.
This award was a real team effort with everyone from project engineers, construction managers, commercial, communications, operations and the environment team involved with implementing initiatives and contributing to the award.
The team worked closely with Edge Environment, Perspektiv, Major Roads Project Victoria’s Sustainable Infrastructure team and ISC project managers to achieve this recognition.
Key achievements from the Project that have received recognition:
- Large-scale implementation of recycled plastic aggregate derived from post-consumer soft plastics in non-structural concrete mixes, following a successful trial of the mix on an infrastructure project. This had resulted in the diversion of over 10 tonnes of soft plastic away from landfill.
- The use of up to fifty 100 per cent solar powered street lighting replacements, with over 400 tonnes of CO2 saved over the life of the project.
- 100 per cent re-use of topsoil and spoil.
- Significant use of recycled content in drainage pipes, steel and asphalt. The project has used the equivalent of 223,200 recycled milk bottles in recycled plastic drainage pipes alone.
- 40 per cent Portland Cement Reduction achieved across all concrete mixes, with savings of over 200 tonnes of CO2.
- Material savings through the optimisation of design and the retention of existing assets
- Project site office running off renewable green power.
- Large quantities of 100 per cent recycled crushed concrete used, resulting in over 1200 tonnes of CO2 savings.
For more information about ISCA and to read more about the project’s the benefit www.iscouncil.org/project/lathams-road-upgrade-project