Contractors on Crossrail are on target to reduce carbon emissions from the project by 8%, according to Crossrail鈥檚 annual sustainability report.
The report said that contractors on the 拢15bn project were ahead of schedule on delivering Crossrail鈥檚 target of an 8% reduction in carbon emissions.
Contractors working on the project include Balfour Beatty, Costain and Vinci, among many others.
The report said a range of low energy solutions had helped firms lower their carbon emissions including LED lighting; equipment power by hydrogen fuel sells; insulated onsite accommodation; hybrid plant and increased staff training.
The report also found that the project was exceeding its target of diverting 95% of construction waste from landfill, it was diverting over 99%.
Plus, it found Crossrail had reused or recycled over 99% of excavated material from its sites.
The design of all the tunnels, shafts and transit portals have so far been awarded an 鈥渆xcellent鈥� rating under the Civil Engineering Environmental Quality standard.
Environment Minister Lord de Mauley said environmental issues affected 鈥渆very single one of us鈥�. He added: 鈥淐rossrail is a prime example of a huge infrastructure project that will help grow the economy while protecting the environment.鈥�
The report also showed the project was hitting its social sustainability ambitions with 97% of Crossrail-related contracts going to UK firms.
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