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Garenne Construction Companies

• AFM Channel Islands' Facilities Management Company 
• Camerons Jersey Building Contractor 
• Garenne Shopfitting UK Shopfitting Contractor 
• Garenne Interiors Specialists in business interior refurbishment & fit outs 
• Geomarine Channel Islands' Civil Engineering Contractor 
• Granite Le Pelley Channel Islands' Stone Company 
• Rabeys Channel Islands’ Commercial Vehicles 
• RG Falla Guernsey Building Contractor 
• Sterling Services Ltd Bespoke Architectural Precast Cladding Company 

 

Garenne Group Company - Camerons - Building for a Greener Future

The construction industry is the largest single contributor of waste in the UK, responsible for generating more than 120 million tonnes of construction, demolition and excavation waste each year. Efforts are now being made to reduce this figure but is Jersey following the UK’s example. Cameron’s managing director Marc Burton takes a closer look.

 

The 2008 Strategy for Sustainable Construction found that over 25 million tonnes of construction, demolition and excavation waste ends up in landfill every year. The strategy set the industry a challenge of achieving a 50% reduction by 2012 and the UK is not alone. Other European countries, Germany to name one, are marking eco-construction a national priority.

 

In the Channel Islands, although it’s not set in legislation, there is an understanding that companies need to play their part in reducing the amount of waste produced particularly given the landfill availability that the islands are facing.

 

Camerons has always taken a pro-active approach to eco-construction and has a comprehensive environmental policy which the whole company adheres to. We want to ensure that all aspects of our business activities are undertaken in a manner that is safe, sustainable, respectful of the environment, and socially responsible because we recognise both the business imperative and moral obligation to behave in a socially responsible and environmentally sustainable manner. From health and safety to environmental protection, we're committed to making sure that the actions we take today will help make tomorrow a better place.

 

Our efforts have been consistently recognised. In June 2009, Camerons was awarded Level 3 status by the States of Jersey’s Environmental Department as an Eco Active Business Leader having demonstrated our commitment to reducing waste and improving energy consumption. The recently completed energy from waste plant at La Collette was last month awarded a silver award by the Considerate Constructors Scheme and was commended for the high standards reached in the environment category and exceptional achievements in the responsible and accountable categories.

 

Perhaps one of the best examples of eco-construction in the Channel Islands is the recently completed Ogier House at 44, Esplanade. Camerons, as the contractor, and Ogier, as the client, were recently recognised at the Jersey Enterprise Awards. They won the Jersey Electricity Environmental Award for their role in creating what is Jersey’s ‘greenest’ building.

In preparation for the build, which commenced February 2008, Camerons sent their project manager, Phil Horsley, to the UK to become a qualified BREEAM assessor.  This training enabled Mr Horsley to manage the project to the exacting standards of BREEAM, calculating at every step, the environmental impact of both the construction process and the final product.  He managed all aspects of the build, including water and fuel consumption, as well as waste management, to meet the BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) target rating of ‘very good’ – the first project in the Channel Islands ever to comply with such stringent environmental benchmark.

Ogier House is not only a stunning piece of design, which is complementary to its surroundings; it is an environmentally sound structure offering the highest levels of office accommodation. The building has been designed and built to very tight tolerances, so the impact of emissions on the environment will be minimal.

The building boasts many innovative features and technology. A state of the art building management system – one of the most sophisticated available – has been installed to control  lighting, temperature and ventilation. It also has motion sensors which allow lights to be switched on and off automatically, an incredible feat in a building at approximately 100,000sq feet and fundamentally open plan in design. 

Like the energy from waste plant at La Collette, Ogier House also achieved Considerate Constructor status having met all the required standards in the eight point criteria of considerate, environment, cleanliness, good neighbour, respectful, safe, responsible and accountable.

Ogier House is a landmark project for Jersey and should set the benchmark for new office developments across the Channel Islands.  It has proved that with commitment from the client (Ogier), the developer (JCN), the contractor (Camerons) and the Planning Department it is possible to develop buildings which provide top quality working environments which are also sustainable. This building heralds the beginning of a new era in construction and design in the Channel Islands.

 Jersey Evening Post - Business Brief Goes Green - May 2011

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