Porous tarmac system: TarmacDry, BREEAM, CEEQUAL and Sustainability

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BREEAM, CEEQUAL and Sustainability

TarmacDry as with all other Tarmac products supports the drive for more sustainable construction.  We focus on delivering sustainable products by continuous improvement in our manufacturing processes, ensuring product performance and delivering whole life cost.  We believe this approach also helps our customers achieve their own sustainability goals.

Manufacturing

TarmacDry is manufactured at sites with high environmental and responsible sourcing standards and this is confirmed through our company certification to ISO14001, Achilles BuildingConfidence and product certification to BES6001 Framework standard for the responsible sourcing of construction products at a ‘very good’ rating.  In addition we can also provide our customers with the carbon footprint for the manufacture and delivery of TarmacDry.

Product performance

Through innovative design we ensure that TarmacDry delivers on product performance. For example, the design of TarmacDry, allows a reduced thickness in construction depths, long term strength, durability and reduced maintainance.  In addition at the end of its useful design life all most 99% of the TarmacDry can be fully recycled into a new material.

Sustainable Construction Schemes – BREEAM and CEEQUAL

The use of TarmacDry can also help our customers maximise the credits available in construction industry schemes such as BREEAM and CEEQUAL by contributing to a number of building elements or scheme requirements, for example:

• Material selection
• Flood risk, SUDs and water pollution
• Responsible sourcing
• Embodied carbon
• Health & safety
• Performance and whole life cost

Our sustainability team are on hand to provide advice to customers seeking awards under schemes.

What is BREEAM?

The Building Research Establishment, Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) is a well recognised environmental assessment tool for non-domestic buildings.  It set the standard for best practice is sustainable design, build and operation and is used to confirm a buildings environmental performance. See more at www.breeam.org

What is CEEQUAL?

The Civil Engineering Environmental Quality Assessment and award scheme (CEEQUAL) is a well recognised assessment tool used to improve the sustainable performance of civil engineering and public realm projects. It aims to deliver improved project specification, design and sustainable construction excellence. See more at www.ceequal.com

Environment Agency

The Environment Agency’s policy is to actively encourage the use of SUDs techniques for all new developments in England and Wales in order to manage surface and groundwater regimes sustainably.

The TarmacDry porous asphalt system manages the surface water flow by allowing water to pass through it in a controlled manner.  TarmacDry can also be used in conjunction with schemes designed for water capture and storage or as part of a grey water recycling system.

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