Every year, millions of tonnes of hard waste from construction projects end up in landfill contributing to Australia’s global carbon footprint. Recently, the Aurecon Project Delivery Services (PDS) team working on the Australian Government Department of Defence Estate Works Program’s upgrade of the RAAF Williams Point Cook base carparks and pavements helped reduce that by designing innovative measures to introduce recycled materials into the new infrastructure.
Aurecon Senior Program Advisory Consultant, Ryan Chirgwin, said Defence’s brief and scale of the project prompted the team to look for ways to help the environment and drive down project costs for Defence. “The aging 1600 square meter car park and surrounding pavements needed to be resurfaced, repaired and reconstructed to ensure ongoing Defence capability, and the safety of staff coming to and from site. ...MORE
