A carbon footprint is “the total set of GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions caused directly and indirectly by an individual, organization, event or product” (UK Carbon Trust 2008).
With our new initiative “0-Carbon Footprint”, Terradrive aims to evaluate, control and reduce our carbon emissions created during our piling and associated activities.
To calculate the emissions created from piling, we have taken account of various elements, such as:
- the materials used to produce the piles (principally concrete and steel),
- the transport to the site of equipment, materials and labour,
- the piling operations
Early research in the UK and Ireland has shown that, among all piling system, precast concrete driven piling creates the least carbon emissions. This is mainly due to:
- a lower amount of concrete used – less waste on site is usually reported with precast concrete piles
- lesser site activities – it takes only a two-men crew and one machine to complete a project with precast concrete piles
Read more about Terradrive's "0-Carbon Footprint" initiative, on our website www.terradrive.ie.
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