Insightful presentations on practical Foundation Decarbonization and Re-use Natalia Rucinska, Enviromental Director @Menard - Navigating Stakeholder Concerns towards Foundation Decacbonization and Reuse: Insights from the Geotechnical Construction Industry (including wind farm foundation re-use) Jessica Oudhof, Geotechnical Engineer @Arup - Renovation Van Brienenoordbrug - Bridge Foundation https://lnkd.in/g_zrdXvT
Ground Level Alliance
Civil Engineering
Driving Sustainability in Civil Construction: Empowering & Equipping Professionals, Improving the World
About us
Driving Sustainability in Civil Construction - empowering and equipping civil construction professionals in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands to make sustainability a daily practice, like safety. We provide guidance, knowledge and skills. Who’s the Ground Level Alliance for? - Civil construction professionals including designers, engineers, project managers / project directors), focused on the front end of projects. - End clients, contractors, procurement specialists, sustainability specialists and academics are key contributors to our work. What’s distinctive? - Focused on taking action - Not re-inventing the wheel - Grass roots (by industry practitioners for our industry) - Local to the Pacific region - Voluntary and not driven by commercial interests - Focused on the front end of projects where you can have more impact Why does the Ground Level Alliance exist? - Many in civil construction find it difficult to connect their work to addressing global environmental and sustainability issues at scale. Our group aims to bridge this gap by providing guidance, knowledge and skills. What should our work cause you to do? - Look through a different lens with new understanding - Do things differently - Try new approaches - Challenge the status quo Why is this work important? - With 70% of greenhouse gas emissions coming from infrastructure development and operations, civil construction has a critical role in making the world more sustainable. - Ground Level Alliance are facilitating the implementation of key changes in civil construction needed to make a better, more sustainable world for the children of tomorrow.
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https://groundlevelalliance.org
External link for Ground Level Alliance
- Industry
- Civil Engineering
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Sunshine Coast
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2022
- Specialties
- civil engineering, civil construction, and sustainability
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Sunshine Coast, AU
Employees at Ground Level Alliance
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Robin Power
In Situ Testing & Ground Improvement - Passionate about Sustainability in Civil Construction
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Ondrej Synac
Innovative Geotechnical Leader challenging the status quo for sustainable future
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Jennifer K.
NSW/ACT Pavements Lead at Arup | Crew Member at Ground Level Alliance
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Ian Van Wijk
Senior Principal Pavement Engineer at FSG
Updates
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Resilience4Ports - this report highlights examples of scalable solutions, approaches and tangible actions being taken by port actors around the world to lower their carbon footprint and make their infrastructure and operations more resilient to climate change, while taking steps to enhance the resilience of communities and coastal and marine ecosystems.
📣NOW OUT - Resilience4Ports: Moving the Needle on Port Resilience - a new report highlighting progress on the Sharm El-Sheik Adaptation Agenda’s Maritime Resilience Breakthroughs Report. Launched on #ResilienceDay at COP29 Azerbaijan by Resilience4Ports Director Dr Darshana Godaliyadde, the report emphasises the adoption and implementation of sustainable and resilient strategies in port systems. The case studies presented exemplify the salience of sustainability and resilience in port systems and serve as a beacon of hope that port actors are steadily and collectively steering the industry in the right direction. The report also provides additional background information on a Call to Action to unite port actors to accelerate port resilience and is a deliverable for the UN High-Level Climate Champions #RaceToResilience campaign. ➡ Download the report: https://lnkd.in/gfb6hiGZ ➡ Download the Call to Action: https://lnkd.in/d96HGVBJ Thank you to the many contributors including Lloyd's Register, Lloyd's Register Foundation, Arup, International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), AIVP, Port of Baku, Port of London Authority, Port of Banjul, BilbaoPort, Port of Antwerp-Bruges, Port of Long Beach, Sri Lanka Ports Authority, Port of Bari, World Ports Sustainability Program, Institute of the Americas, Inter-American Committee on Ports, University of Oxford, International Monetary Fund, Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, Namibian Ports Authority - Namport, Porto do Açu, Solomon Islands Ports Authority, Port of Seattle, Port of Bridgetown, Antigua and Barbuda Port Authority, Port of Belize Ltd., Dominica Air and Sea Ports Authority, Port of Georgetown (Guyana), Grenada Ports Authority, Port international de Port-au-Prince, The Port Authority of Jamaica, St Vincent and the Grenadines Port Authority, Port of Paramaribo, The Port Authority of Trinidad & Tobago, Canal de Panamá and many more.
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Thank you Insitutek and our chair, Robin Power for helping us fly the Ground Level Alliance flag, enabling and equipping civil construction professionals in sustainability.
In Situ Testing & Ground Improvement - Passionate about Sustainability in Civil Construction
What a wonderful experience; lots of learning, collaborating, catching up with colleagues and friends #ICTG2024 Transportation Geotechnics Conference. Showcasing Insitutek and Ground Level Alliance.
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30 per cent calcined clay replaces concrete’s cement binder - lowering the carbon profile of concrete is fundamental to globally lowering our carbon profile - here is an Australian first https://lnkd.in/gwn6Nxz2
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Bridging the gap between innovation and implementation is one of our key mandates. Great to see this recognition that BAU is not working.
Innovation in TMR As Chief Engineer for TMR, Innovation is a subject that is close to my heart. It is critical that we continue to strive to find smarter and more effective ways to deliver our infrastructure program. At our recent Engineering, Innovation, and Technology Forum I had the pleasure of presenting on Innovation, and the challenges and opportunities in front of us. At TMR I believe we have achieved some great innovation wins, but there is always room to do even better. Our future will be built on the quality of innovations we identify, our openness to adopting new solutions, and our eagerness to partner with industry and academia. My presentation prompted some great conversations with colleagues across industry and has highlighted the need for me to share our approach to delivering innovation. I hope you can spare a few minutes to see a segment of my presentation, where I outline our new approach to innovation, one of clearer intent, deliberate action, and increased collaboration with industry.
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We are very excited to announce the launch of our digital platform, https://lnkd.in/gNYJ8KMg, designed to empower and equip civil construction professionals in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands to make sustainability a daily practice, like safety. We provide guidance, knowledge and skills. Find out more https://lnkd.in/g98X2tqH
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Roughly 50% reduction in CO2 emissions compared to traditional concrete, the low carbon mix replaces 30% of the cement binder in concrete with calcined clay. Field trials demonstrating performance 💪
Major Road Projects Victoria and construction partner BMD Group have helped develop a new low carbon concrete mix with the potential to play a part in our efforts to decarbonise the construction industry. Developed in partnership with Arup, University of Melbourne and Hanson Australia, our Mickleham Road Upgrade – Stage 1 is the country’s first transport infrastructure project to use the mix, which combines 30% calcined clay with 70% traditional cement mix. With cement a major producer of CO2 globally, our low carbon mix has reduced the emissions of traditional concrete by up to 25% depending on the cement used. This is conservative and there are numerous opportunities to improve efficiency and push these reductions even further. Team members working on the M80 Ring Road Completion and North East Link tunnels are also participating in a research trial with Building 4.0 CRC and The University of Melbourne, turning soil and rock excavated from the site into calcined clay for use as cement. We will keep you updated as the research trials progress and find out more here: https://bit.ly/3YzuwVQ #MajorRoadProjectsVictoria #Sustainability #Innovation #Construction
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Want to take the EFFC/DFI Carbon Calculator Next Level - Request for Proposals The European Federation of Foundation Contractors (EFFC) and Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Carbon Calculator Task Group https://lnkd.in/gZhjm8MF is soliciting sustainability consultants and web application developers to transform their industry-leading, Excel-based EFFC/DFI Carbon Calculator (https://lnkd.in/g2cvyatb) into a modern, web application. This RFP is the result of 18 months of diligent work to chart a path forward for our industry. We encourage all industry members to review and distribute the RFP to any partners or contacts who may be interested in pursuing the scope of work. Download the RFP https://lnkd.in/gWFXj4Du #sustainability #Civilconstruction
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Sometimes, a presentation can really inspire - we hope this one will :-) https://lnkd.in/gp4KFjUZ
62nd Rankine Lecture: Geotechnical Engineering for a Sustainable Society
https://australiangeomechanics.org
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Great demonstration of what’s possible, when the will is there.
Every element of the #concrete used in its construction is recycled. #Circular solutions can cut 75% of emissions in the built environment. Read the World Economic Forum’s white paper, Circular Transformation of Industries: The Role of Partnerships, in collaboration with Bain & Company University of Cambridge: https://ow.ly/9U0g50TiKMz Holcim #Recycling #Construction #CircularEconomy