SU1171: SeafordHeadCommunity College (LowerSchool), Seaford

Waste Minimisation Statement – revision A 05.04.2011

1Project Title

SeafordHeadCommunity College (LowerSchool), Seaford.

2Location

Steyne Road, Seaford

3Nature of Project

The proposed works comprise of a four-court sports hall together with an entrance lobby, linking corridor to the existing building, covered walkway and limited external works.

4Design Development Stage

4.1 Demolition

The proposed building is sited on the existing hard play area and therefore no demolition works are involved in this project.

4.2 Ground Works

Selected site is a relatively flat and therefore the construction of the new building does not involve re-grading of the land. There will be limited regrading to permit level access to the entrance lobby from the car park. Excavated material from the foundation work, together with material arising from below ground service and drainage works, will be used on site where possible.

4.3 Use of Recycled Materials

Subject to agreement with the contractor, demolition waste from other projects such as crushed concrete or recycled glass sand will be used for under the floor slab together with external areas.

4.4 Material Specification

It is intended that the design will use standard sizes for sheet materials to reduce waste and use prefabricated elements where possible to reduce on site cutting and adaption. In addition, it is intended that all the materials for the project will be obtained from local suppliers wherever possible and that local suppliers and subcontractors will be used where practical.

4.5 Construction Information

The design and construction team will work closely together to refine the scheme so that the project is not over specified and that detailed construction information is available on programme to avoid over ordering.

5Waste Minimisation during Construction

The contractor will undertake the following action items during the construction:

5.1Water Consumption

The contractor will monitor water consumption for the construction period and report at monthly site meetings.

5.2Electricity Consumption

The contractor will monitor electricity consumption for the construction period and report at monthly site meetings.

5.3Sorting of Waste

It is anticipated that the contractor will sort waste into the 7 following groups if required.

  • Metals
  • Timber
  • Chemicals and Oils
  • Architectural features
  • Plaster / Cement / Hard Core / Brick Rubble
  • Ceramics
  • Cardboard and paper

To sort materials into these 7 groups will involve separate containers for recyclable materials and an attendant labourer for sorting. The contractor will put arrangements in place with local suppliers to recycle demolition materials although, on this project, this will be of a limited amount. Skips or crane bags for storage of these recyclable materials will be made available as necessary, eg. plaster / cement / hard core / brick rubble at the beginning and middle of the construction project and the cardboard skip towards the end when the finishing materials are coming on site with a lot of packaging.

Where possible, recycling arrangements within the proposed building are to be incorporated into the existing school's overall recycling strategy.

5.4Waste Monitoring

It is intended that the contractor will monitor the type and volume of all waste leaving the site on a monthly basis.

5.5Air and Water Pollution

The contractor will undertake the following items to restrict air pollution from site as follows:

  • The contractor will not have bonfires on site and will turn off plant machinery when not in use.
  • Relevant authorities and neighbours will be informed of the commencement of the building works and those operations which may unavoidably involve noise or air pollution.
  • Access to the construction site will be from the existing school car park. This road will be created at the beginning of the project and will be damped down periodically to avoid dust disturbance.
  • To avoid pollution to ground and water courses bunded fuel tanks and a wheel wash facility will be provided as necessary.
  • It is anticipated that the contractor will register this contract with the Considerate Constructor’s scheme who will prepare assessments/ reports and provide posters for the project.

6.0Site Waste Management Plan

Refer to ‘Waste minimisation and management statement June 2010, Directline Structures Ltd, Design and Build Specialists, Ashford, Kent’, for the information received from the contractor of the Sports Hall.

Excess spoil produced from the Sports Hall project and some waste material from the removal of the temporary classroom project (planning application LW/2962/CC, granted on 30 March 2011), was temporary relocated on the school grounds and subsequently incorporated into the landscape scheme.

The area immediately to the north and west of the new Sports Hall is not part of the playing field, and has been used as the contractor’s compound and material storage during construction of the new building. It has been proposed to use the available waste material to reinstate the existing ground level in this area after the construction work has been completed. It is anticipated that a landscape contractor would be employed and specialist machinerywouldbe used to bury the stone/rubbleand all objects larger than 50mm in any linear dimension would be picked off and removed prior to commencement of landscape works.

The landscape proposal has been revised to reflect the measures required to re-establish grass and proposed trees. Refer to the Landscape proposals Dwg no LSG/409/30/100B for details and specification.

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