SmartWaste and Scope 3
SmartWaste is BRE’s environmental and sustainability monitoring and management solution that helps construction, refurbishment and demolition companies deliver upstream Scope 3 reporting.
Insights
SmartWaste: delivering Circular Economy and Whole Life Carbon reporting solutions
It is crucial that we report on all material used and waste generated across the value chain, accurately and methodically. SmartWaste recognises this need and has roadmapped several initiatives to support the industry and provide real-world solutions.
Site Waste Management Plans
Developing and implementing a site waste management plan (SWMP) for a construction project is a proven way to demonstrate your sustainability credentials. If you are delivering a BREEAM project you are likely to have to develop a SWMP. Similarly it may also be required by the local planning authority.
L&Q are focused on their sustainability commitments with support from SmartWaste
Testimonial from L&Q
Is your software a good fit?
Have you ever noticed how many different software tools you use at your work place? Ever since the rise of technology, companies have invested billions into new software programs. The need for different programs for different problems across safety, health, environmental and quality performance is vast. The likelihood is that your information is scattered across … Continue reading “Is your software a good fit?”
Injuries in construction – being aware of construction site hazards
Construction site hazards and commonplace Construction sites can often be dangerous places to work, with construction site hazards a hazardous numerous. The nature of the job is physical and often workers are required to use powerful machinery or to climb great heights. This creates risk of injuries in construction, faced every day due to construction … Continue reading “Injuries in construction – being aware of construction site hazards”
BRE SmartSite KPIs
For a business to understand which parts of their operation might be underperforming or overperforming they ideally need a mechanism to compare themselves to others. If businesses operating in similar circumstances are able to capture pertinent data in a systematic and logical way, they can establish benchmarks relevant to their business activities. By comparing themselves … Continue reading “BRE SmartSite KPIs”
What is YellowJacket?
Construction site monitoring and reporting software YellowJacket is a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution for managing quality, environmental, process and health and safety performance. The system has been designed to help organisations understand performance, as well as ensuring compliance with regulations, processes and procedures. Performance management can be implemented across projects, organisations and down … Continue reading “What is YellowJacket?”
The New SmartWaste Materials and Transport API
The new Materials and Transport Application Programming Interface (API) expands SmartWaste’s capabilities, enabling data on project materials, and their associated transportation, to be automatically uploaded from a customer’s material logistics suppliers. The context: digitisation in the construction industry Construction has, for some time, been trailing other industires in terms of use of digital … Continue reading “The New SmartWaste Materials and Transport API”
The value of construction KPIs management software
The latest version of SmartWaste brings enhancements to the tool’s KPI reporting capability, helping users keep on top of performance and reduce environmental impacts.
