Offsite manufacturer, McAvoy, in partnership with University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, says it has achieved ‘zero landfill waste’ during the construction of a new Medical Assessment Unit (MAU) extension at Good Hope Hospital in Birmingham.
McAvoy has been working with the Trust on the MAU extension project since February, ‘responsibly recycling’ 491 tonnes of waste from the demolition and extensive excavation works. This includes repurposing the soil from the project, which was uncontaminated and was reused off site. The contractor’s modular building solution is part of a £4 million capital investment at the site. The project is expected to be completed this summer, providing a new assessment space for patients.
Thomas Boyle, Senior Contracts manager at McAvoy, said: “We are committed to driving sustainable construction practices across all our projects by working closely with specialist waste management partners to recycle and divert waste away from landfill.”
So far this year, McAvoy has diverted 99.76% of the waste created from its projects (a total of 9,814 tonnes) from landfill. It says this aligns with Good Hope’s own ‘green aspirations’, with the hospital recently installing a ‘giant’ 650 kW air source heat pump, commissioning a new low-temperature-hot-water system, and decommissioning an existing steam distribution system.
