At Aqua, the health and safety of our employees, our sub-contractors, and the public, as well as our efforts to develop and protect the local environment, remain our top priority.
On any site we work on, we want to ensure wildlife preservation and where possible avoid the loss of natural habitat or damage to the distribution and presence of individual species. Our schemes aim to be wildlife-friendly for the protection of animals and biodiversity from green roofs to bee hotels.
Renewable energy techniques such as solar power, ground source heat pumps and permeable rainwater harvesting schemes, help to hardness store energy. Green construction helps reduce the need for fossil fuels and the strain that puts on resources and the planet.
Sustainable Construction
As a principal contractor, we constantly monitor our impact on the environment and as part of this we are ISO 14001:2015 accredited. Our external advisors regularly audit our Environmental Management Systems, ensuring that we meet or exceed all our obligations on environmental and sustainable issues.
Modern methods of construction (MMC) have delivered many innovations in recent years, with new methods continually being developed, improved, and adapted to meet today’s requirements in terms of sustainability and efficiency. We consider the most appropriate methods for each project delivering quality, aesthetics, and lead time benefits.
To achieve sustainable construction, we consider recyclable and renewable materials in our building projects to minimise energy consumption and waste production. Our primary goal is to reduce the building impact on our environment.
Reducing the waste produced in construction involves detailed project planning where we establish, track, and document our waste reduction goals.
We research materials that can be reused or recycled to optimise the use of materials and avoid excess materials. Where possible we use suppliers that prioritise the re-use and recycling of any unused materials and packaging. For example, during all excavation works on site, we make sure to separate high quality topsoil for re-use in the soft landscaping of our developments.
Health and Safety
Our competence and capability in all aspects of health and safety is demonstrated by meeting the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) core criteria.
When it comes to the health and safety of everyone involved in our developments, nothing is overlooked. As well as carrying out regular internal audits, we employ external advisors to ensure we meet the highest standards of compliance with all health and safety rules and regulations.
The wellbeing of all personnel on our sites is monitored and there is a requirement for everyone to know the risks to their health and plan their work using the right controls.
The performance of all employees is regularly reviewed, and training is offered to ensure constant development and awareness of the latest advances in best practice.
