What’s your carbon footprint?
It’s a question that’s shifted from the recycling bin at the house, to how offices are sustainable and, at Walbridge, the continued relevance of green construction.
Understanding our impact on the environment and mitigating that footprint is something Walbridge holds in the highest regard. As companies across the globe look deep into the carbon impression on the planet, we believe construction is no different and our team is making strides throughout the entire business to reduce our impact.
Along with many footprint reduction decisions, our team is sequestering carboning materials, through the expansion of mass timber-hybrid use. Utilizing mass timber-hybrid systems allows for a reduction of the energy demand and carbon dioxide expenditure during construction, additional benefits are improved modular approaches, safety and productivity efficiencies.
“By constructing with high-quality mass timber-hybrid, we’re deploying an attractive, sustainable option,” Walbridge Group Vice President David Robson said. “This is a massive step forward in construction, which can lead to better lead times and cost reductions to customers. We’re continuing to work with our customers to utilize the positives of this option.”
Working with groundbreaking partners in construction, Walbridge has long been a stalwart believer in the green movement, developing sustainable construction techniques and creating the GreenWISEsm program, which identifies 18 onsite environmental practices that reduce the impact of construction.
Additionally, Walbridge’s carbon reduction strategy is focused on a goal of Net Carbon Zero or balancing the amount of greenhouse gas put into the atmosphere with the amount sequestered or removed. A breakdown of the program includes:
- Use of recycled, reusable, or repurposed materials
- Reducing fossil energy demands, through not only the use of renewables, but better efficiencies as well
- Use of renewable resources to lessen the use of native material demands
- Reducing impact of construction process through Walbridge GreenWISE SM and OfficeWISE programs
- Consider design that considers material life-cycle replacement
- Consider operational and facility maintenance impacts that reduce CO2e
- Procure locally sourced materials to reduce transportation
“Walbridge has been incredibly proactive on the green construction front through our GreenWISE SM program, which dates back more than a decade,” Randy Abdallah, Walbridge Executive Vice President, said. “Those sustainable goals are still something we strive for and we are focused on carbon reduction as we utilize state-of-the-art techniques.”