Environmental issues are a major consideration in the designs of Galileo Connect and take into account the site, the local conditions, capital and operating costs. This results in the optimal environmental solution for projects.
Elements that have been considered include
- Energy use and greenhouse gases
- External air quality
- Water use and waste water management
- Materials sourcing and selection and waste management
- The internal environment and health & safety issues
- Management practices
In addition to considering the environmental implications of engineering decisions on an issue-by-issue basis, the issues that been considered are:
- Compliance with existing and forthcoming legislation.
- The benefits of improved thermal insulation standards (walls, roof, floors, windows and other glazing etc), reduced ventilation losses (controlled ventilation, lobbies, atria, wind sheltering), the use of renewable energy (day lighting, passive and active solar thermal, solar photovoltaic, wind) and good on-site practices - (reduced infiltration losses, avoidance of cold bridging) in terms of the impact on the need for and size of the installed building services and subsequent energy demands
- The opportunity to meet energy demands with lower carbon content fuels
- Position and orientation of buildings on the site
- Occupant comfort and satisfaction
- The prohibited materials list
- Design for ease of maintenance/good access
- Specifications to ensure low wastage of new materials
- Design for deconstruction
- The environmental requirements of the Building Operations team
- Following good environmental practice on site
- The prohibited materials list
- Design for ease of maintenance/good access
- Order size and site handling and site security to ensure low wastage of new materials
Full details of the Galileo Connect's Environmental Policy are available on request.