Sustainability Case Studies

The Surrey Street Lighting PFI (Private Finance Initiative) involves modernizing the County of Surrey’s entire street lighting system to provide higher quality and more efficient street lighting over a 25-year period.

Skanska uses carbon footprinting tools to benchmark the carbon emissions of highway projects and to help identify low-carbon project options.

Skanska uses carbon footprinting tools to benchmark the carbon emissions of building projects and to help identify low-carbon project options.

Dashwood House is an office building in central London that was redeveloped and modernized, between 2007 and 2008, into a BREEAM (BRE Environmental Assessment Method) Excellent’ building by incorporating energy efficiency features, solar water heating and rainwater harvesting.

The Anglian Water Asset Management Plan (AMP) involves the upgrade of existing sewage and water treatment infrastructure throughout the Anglian region in accordance with water industry requirements and high standards of sustainability.

St Bartholomew’s (Barts) and the Royal London Hospitals in London are being redeveloped into state-of-the-art facilities as part of a PFI (Private Finance Initiative) led by a consortium including Skanska, which has integrated sustainability into all stages of the project.

One Kingdom Street is a state-of-the-art office building in Central London, which was the first Skanska UK Building project to implement a Sustainability Plan in addition to the standard Environmental Management Plan.

The North London Gas Alliance (NLGA) is a gas mains replacement project that has used several innovative techniques to minimise environmental impacts and employed comprehensive stakeholder relations measures to reduce social disturbance.

Kings Mill Hospital in Nottinghamshire, UK, is undergoing major redevelopment, which will improve clinical efficiency, the indoor environment and will utilise Hydrothermal (lake source) energy as part of a PFI (Private Finance Initiative).

Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) Dovegate category-B prison was constructed in Staffordshire, UK, with prefabricated sections and excavated material from the site to reduce environmental impacts. The project has significantly enhanced local biodiversity and flood alleviation.