The construction industry contributes approx. 40% of global CO2 emissions with around 10% of that coming from the build process. At Alchemy Projects we want to do our bit for the environment and the planet in every way we can. We are acutely aware of our role in these figures and aim to provide clients with viable sustainable alternatives to ‘standard’ building methods and materials to help reduce the carbon footprint of our builds and the carbon footprint of everything we build while in use.
We work closely with the Centre for Sustainable Energy and The Green Register to continually improve our ‘green’ knowledge and skill base to offer our clients the most up to date processes and materials available. All our operatives are currently being trained to become Passivhaus certified.
Alchemy Projects are proud to be on the Futureproof approved builder register. Continuing professional development is a key part of our training strategy to ensure we stay up to date with all techniques and materials to provide a low carbon building solution.
These include:
- Traditional timber frame extensions/structures
- Use of natural insulation products (wood fibre insulation)
- Mechanical Ventilation and Heat Recovery systems (MVHR)
- Retrofit of insulation on existing buildings (internal and external)
- Living roofs
- Solar PV and hot water systems
- Alternative heating methods (air/ground source heat pumps)
Supporting Trees for Life
Whilst every effort on each project is made to ensure all the materials used have low environmental impacts both in their manufacture, use, and disposal this is not always possible. Planting a grove with Trees for Life helps us offset elements of the building process that we have no option but to use (mainly concrete), and also allows us to offset our operational business carbon footprint.
For each project we undertake (regardless of size) we plant a tree, we then also plant trees for each project based on the calculated carbon footprint of the project (1 tree per cu metre of concrete, etc). Alongside this, we monitor our business mileage annually, calculate our operational carbon footprint, and plant trees accordingly.
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