Laing O'Rourke celebrates Infrastructure Sustainability Council achievements

Laing O'Rourke Australia recently hosted the Infrastructure Sustainability Council (ISC) Certification and Knowledge Sharing event at our North Sydney office to recognise the outstanding sustainability outcomes being driven across our industry.

During the event the Sydney Central Station Metro (CSM) project was awarded a certified IS As Built v1.2 - Leading rating from ISC. CSM received a Leading rating based on a number of achievements, which include but are not limited to:

• 31.9% energy reduction;
• 24.2% water consumption reduction;
• 64.61% potable water substitution with non-potable sources;
• 86.6% of the workforce were employed in local jobs;
• 50% absolute replacement of Portland Cement in ready mix concrete;
• Volunteering 1,100 hours in the community;
• Working with 17 of our supply-chain partners on local initiative;
• Raising more than $130,000 via fundraising campaigns; and
• More than $20m has been invested in Aboriginal Participation throughout the duration of the project to date (significantly exceeding contractual target).

The team is particularly proud to be the first construction project in Australia to specify GECA’s Waste Collection Services ecolabel certification.

Our work on the Transport for NSW Transport Access Program’s (TAP) third tranche - Pymble, Erskineville, Normanhurst, Thornleigh, St Peters, and Doonside project - Round 2 Design also has been awarded a certified IS Design v1.2 – Excellent rating from ISC. This outcome can be attributed to initiatives including the use of renewable energy sources and environmental products, along with a predicted 38% reduction in lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions compared to the base case and a predicted 31% reduction in operational water usage.

Transport for Tomorrow, a partnership between Transport for NSW, Laing O’Rourke, and KBR, who are delivering More Trains, More Services stage 2 south work, has been awarded a certified IS Design v1.2 – Excellent rating from ISC. The project has predicted a 49.2% reduction in carbon emissions and predicted a 83.2% renewable energy over its lifecycle. Additionally, it designed and implemented a modular Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP)temporary platform which ISC verified as an Australian first innovation for the rail construction industry.

Congratulations to all of our teams who are driving sustainable outcomes across our projects, our industry and our communities.