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Flatiron pays attention to how long its machines are idling
while not in use.
“We have a satellite monitoring system that lets us know
when a vehicle is moving,” said Hodge. The electronic site monitoring
helps reduce carbon footprint, and “we’re able to keep a
handle on our costs and eliminate idling vehicles.”
Hatfield Consultants Partnership ensures it minimizes site
disturbances at its project locations.
“Generally, there’s been a big push to decrease site disturbance,
particularly along the banks of sensitive water bodies,”
said Taylor. “One interesting thing that has come up – and I
think it is now a best practice – is the capping of piles when
they’re not in use. In the past, they’ve been accessible to birds,
and birds have nested up inside the piles.”
Beyond legislative compliance and the specific measures
used in each project, perhaps the most important thing a
piling contractor can do is to build a culture of environmental
excellence flowing from a corporate environment policy.
“We stress it at the beginning of a person’s employment; at
the orientation, we spend a certain amount of time discussing
environmental policy,” said Hodge. New employees are quizzed
at the end of their orientation, and annual presentations reinforce
the learning. “We’re bringing forward the environmental
message; we make sure people are engaged all the way through
the project.”
Besides employee engagement, “You really need the buy-in
from the most senior people in the company that these requirements
are accepted, and generally, in my experience working
with many clients in the construction industry – not just pile
driving – there’s money to be saved by recognizing that regulatory
requirements need to be met,” said Taylor. “And by
addressing them proactively in the early stages of the project,
you can save yourself a lot of time and money later.”
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“Something becoming more of a
central issue is the invasive species
management plan.”
– Chris Lee, AquaTerra Environmental Ltd.
Chris Lee of AquaTerra Environmental
AQUATERRA ENVIRONMENTAL LTD.
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