Mott MacDonald said it is the first company to provide detailed client-approved carbon data for completed construction projects to the new Built Environment Carbon Database.
According to Mott MacDonald, a global civil engineering firm based in the UK, the move to create BECD was prompted by criticism of the lack of openly available industry data.
BECD is a freely accessible benchmarking tool for UK infrastructure carbon assessment. It was produced by the Building Cost Information Service, which provides cost and price data to the UK construction industry. BCIS was established as part of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and is now an independent company.
BECD allows you to accurately calculate the carbon content of all elements of a project, rather than estimating a single value for the entire project.
The launch of BECD will initially focus on highway assets and will use a significant portion of the infrastructure carbon data collected from highway projects delivered by Mott MacDonald over the past seven years. Plans are in place to deploy the database to assets in the rail, energy and water sectors.
Kim Yates, head of UK and European climate change at Mott Macdonald, said the dataset could be used to examine the carbon cost of typical motorway assets such as roundabouts and flyovers. . Information can be combined in a detailed way rather than a single picture of the entire project.
“The breakdown of numbers by asset makes this an industry first and sets it apart from carbon calculators, as it is based on constructed assets rather than predictions at the design stage,” Yates said.
“With a clear understanding of current carbon costs, we can accurately track the impact of carbon reduction measures taken during the design phase and compare against industry standards. It enables us to make design decisions that can move our efforts forward even faster.”
The Building Cost Information Service, through chief executive James Fisks, is appealing to other businesses and customers to share their information and contribute a wider range of data to its database.
“The clock is ticking and we can no longer hesitate to share what could help fight climate change. This does not mean losing our competitive advantage. . More data held centrally benefits everyone and helps reduce climate change,” said Fisk. danger. “