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  • Cost Benefit Case Study - Composting facility

    This cost benefit analysis is based on the design stage of a project to construct a new composting facility. The project value is approximately £3.2 million.

    The study found that there was a total potential saving (net of implementation cost) of 2.2%.

  • The Lambton Cokeworks reclamation scheme

    This case study describes the remediation of the former Lambton Cokeworks in County Durham, so that the land is suitable for redevelopment. Heavy mining and coke manufacture had contaminated the soil, so decontamination and landscaping was required before the planned housing development could take place. Recycled and secondary materials were used to manufacture different soil profiles that were suitable to grow grass and woodland.

  • British Land plc - The York Building

    25 June 2007

    Case study evidence to highlight how levels of recycled content can be increased in an office and retail development. 

  • Multiple Hospital Refurbishment, Manchester

    16 January 2008

    This case study describes the potential of achieving 71% overall waste recovery rates at the multiple hospital refurbishment in Manchester if all waste is recovered and 68% if packaging, timber and metal waste alone were recovered. 

  • Maze / Long Kesh Prison regeneration site

    20 November 2008

    This case study describes how the 93% demolition wastes produced from the Maze/Long Kesh Prison regeneration project was recovered and recycled.

  • Milnbank Housing Association

    18 June 2007

    This case study describes how to achieve a potential of 22% recycled content at no extra cost at Milkbank Housing Association (MHA) residential development project in Scotland. WRAP worked with Milnbank Housing Association to assess levels of recycled content in its timber-framed houses.

  • Camstradden Primary School - Glasgow

    19 June 2007

    WRAP assessed the Bill of Quantities to assess how the levels of recycled content could be improved. 

  • National Grid Transco - infrastructure works

    18 June 2007

    This case study describes the environmental and cost benefits of using recycled aggregates in highways trench reinstatement. Costain shows how to increase levels of recycled content in trench work.

  • Barclays Bank plc - a retail branch and office

    25 June 2007

    Analyses of two typical refurbishment projects were carried out with Barclays Bank. Reuse of materials resulted in financial savings and opportunities were identified for both projects to increase the overall recycled content while remaining cost neutral. 

  • Cost Benefit Study- New build prison

    This cost benefit analysis is based on a project constructing a new build prison with a pre-cast concrete frame . The project value is approximately £4.9 million.

    The study found that there was a total potential saving (net of implementation cost) of 0.03%.

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