Stent Enables Customers Select The Most Energy-efficient Piling Solution

Piling and ground engineering specialist Stent - a subsidiary of Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering (BBGE) – has launched an environmental initiative called ‘Green Siesta’. The programme is the first of its kind in the industry to calculate the carbon emissions from prospective piling projects as part of the estimating process, enabling the customer to select the most energy-efficient piling solution.

Working with energy specialists Nifes Consulting Group, measurements are taken from each component in the piling process to assess how ‘carbon significant’ each one is. Siesta then automatically calculates the embodied energy associated with the piling.

Tony Suckling, Technical Development Manager at Stent, said, “Green Siesta will revolutionise the way the piling industry works. For the first time, customers can choose a piling technique for their construction project, safe in the knowledge that it has the least impact on the environment.”

A number of processes are taken into consideration when calculating the environmental footprint. These include; the manufacture of the cement used in concrete; the manufacture of the steel bars and rods; the transportation of materials and objects such as, rigs, piles and other raw materials; and the use of fuel in both the transportation and manufacturing processes.

“Carbon accounting is the future of sustainable construction. With increasing legislation being introduced, it is imperative that companies keep looking to lessen their carbon footprint. Green Siesta is the perfect starting point for any construction project”, added Nirmal Tiwari, Bid Manager at Stent.