SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS
Introducing Energy Synergy™
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The future of modern sustainable construction?
s the UK construction industry battles through the impacts of Covid-19, looking beyond the current challenges has proven paramount for national contractor Willmott Dixon. After launching its 2030 sustainable development strategy in the midst of a global pandemic, the contractor continues to signify its commitment to sustainable economic recovery. Francesca Wilkinson, assistant environment manager, explores how Willmott Dixon’s innovative Energy Synergy™ consultancy offering ensures its projects exceed customer
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expectations. In response to the UK government’s legislation to achieve net zero emissions on all greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 – corporations and SMEs alike shifted their focus to deliver a more sustainable way of operating. As businesses look to follow in the green footsteps of their industry leaders, national contractor Willmott Dixon has jumped ahead of the curve with the development of its ambitious, sector-leading sustainable strategy. Long gone are the days where a construction company could simply just pledge to ‘use more
sustainable materials’ or ‘optimise premanufactured design’ – the impact of the construction sector is far reaching. Willmott Dixon’s ‘Now or Never; our decisive decade’ strategy, is built around three key themes: Building Lives, Better Planet and Brilliant Buildings. However, it is the contractor's innovative service offering within the latter that is already presenting great return on investment for its customers. Alongside innovative consultancy offerings, the company has also pledged that its new buildings and refurbishment projects will be zero
