The Green Siesta programme is the first of its kind in the industry to calculate the carbon emissions from prospective piling projects as part of the estimating
process, enabling the customer to select the most energy-efficient piling solution.
Working with energy specialists Nifes Consulting Group, measurements are taken from each component in the piling process to assess how ‘carbon
significant’ each one is. Siesta then automatically calculates the embodied energy associated with the piling.
“Green Siesta will revolutionise the way the piling industry works. For the first time, customers can choose a piling technique for their construction project, safe in the knowledge that it has the least impact on the environment.”
A number of processes are taken into consideration when calculating the environmental footprint. These include; the manufacture of the cement used
in concrete; the manufacture of the steel bars and rods; the transportation of materials and objects such as, rigs, piles and other raw materials; and the
use of fuel in both the transportation and manufacturing processes.
Green Siesta completed a successful pilot in March 2008 to determine whether precast or Continuous Flight Auger Piling (CFA) techniques were the most environmentally friendly on a particular project. The results showed that on that occasion, the precast piles had lower carbon emissions.
Following the pilot, Green Siesta is now being rolled out across all piling methods.
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