The Raploch Urban Regeneration Company (URC) Ltd will next month knock down four old school buildings to make way for some of the 900 new homes being built.
The URC has teamed up with Stirling Council, Stirling Council Corporate Asset Management and WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) to ensure materials from the demolitions are recycled and reused - which could save up to £60,000.
A spokesman for the URC said: "This underlines the URC's commitment to both value for money and sustainable practices. We believe this will remove around 500 vehicle movements, negating roughly 15 tonnes of carbon emissions, not to mention a financial saving in fuel.
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"Companies tendering for the contract had to assess the likely demolition arisings by undertaking pre-demolition audits as well as costing approaches, which will provide the URC with a stockpile of recycled materials for future use on the new developments and road capping layers."
The URC adopted the principals of the approach for efficient use of materials in regeneration projects, published by WRAP. Presented as a good practice step-by-step guide, it draws together the ICE Demolition Protocol, site waste management planning and increasing recycled content, into one clear and common approach that links the demolition and new-build phases of regeneration projects.
On the project, demolition companies were required to take this approach into account when preparing their tender proposals for the demolition works for St Mary's RC Primary, Raploch Primary, Kildean Nursery and Raploch Nursery.
Dave Marsh, Construction Project Manager at WRAP said: "Using the Regeneration Guide approach from the early stages of a project can ensure that benefits and savings are embedded in that project.
"Its use at Raploch has demonstrated that linking the demolition and build phases ensures the most efficient use of the existing materials on site - this minimises waste to landfill, gives financial savings, and reduces the carbon impact."
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