BRE develops sustainable tools

The BRE SMARTWaste system comprises a set of tools to help construction companies apply the concept of sustainable waste management. These include SMARTStart, a simple waste auditing system designed to allow managers to easily evaluate material waste across a company's sites and a first step to a sustainable waste management plan. As waste containers leave the site, the percentage volume of waste groups is visually assessed and recorded..

Published 1st January 2004

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SMARTStartLG was developed in partnership with Movement for Innovation (M4I). This tool is recommended to help:

It is a waste auditing and benchmarking tool to help inform and influence decisions on process re-engineering and to maximise opportunities for waste minimisation. The system allows monitoring of segregation targets throughout the lifetime of a project and encourages continual improvement.

This tool has been trialled by Durham County Council and some of its contractors in a strategic partnership. This trial involves approximately 15 to 20 projects.
Also part of the range of tools is BREMAP, a web-based GIS system developed by BRE and funded by Biffaward through Landfill Tax Credits and a grant from the Institution of Civil Engineers R&D Enabling Fund.


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