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| 15TH - 21ST NOVEMBER 2019 | UTILITY WEEK
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Work by Skanska as part of Anglian
Water's @one Alliance, to refurbish
and expand Wymondham Water Recy-
cling Centre in Norfolk, has achieved a
near-zero impact on the environment,
a•er reducing carbon in construction
by 83 per cent.
The upgrade was needed to ensure
the site could meet increased demand
from new and future housing develop-
ments on the outskirts of Norwich.
The scheme also needed to meet
Anglian's ambitious goal to reduce the
carbon in newly built assets by 60 per
cent, to help realise the water indus-
try's commitment to becoming carbon
neutral by 2030.
A•er considering constructing
a new treatment process and site
building, the team opted to instead
completely refurbish the existing site,
saving almost 3,000 tonnes of carbon.
They achieved this by taking a
green design approach, focusing
Reused and recycling
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