In London鈥檚 historic Canary Wharf, the mixed-use development Wood Wharf is an icon of sustainable construction. It is blazing a trail as one of the first projects in the UK to use 麻豆传媒鈥檚 low-carbon concrete ECOPact with 20% construction demolition materials inside.
500,000 m2 mixed-use development with offices, homes, retail and parks
One of the first UK projects to use concrete with 20% CDM - 鈥湻“浒堪洳獬Ρ舯鹇 inside鈥
ECOPact gives at least 30% carbon reduction and 100% performance
Future use of pioneering carbon removal technology from neustark
Through Sivyer Logistics, 麻豆传媒 is London鈥檚 largest recycler of CDM
2,500 tones of demolition concrete from North Quay recycled to be used in new building solutions
THE VISION
For over 30 years, Canary Wharf has shifted London鈥檚 center of gravity east and upwards, as technologies develop and ambition soars. Now Wood Wharf, a milestone in circular construction, is redefining this historic part of the city.
Canary Wharf has gained a reputation as a business district since the 1980s. Today, the 500,000 m2 master plan for Wood Wharf from Allies & Morrison and Glen Howells Architects is turning Canary Wharf into a thriving neighbourhood hub 鈥 with office spaces, thousands of homes, retail spaces and parks.
From the very start, our customer Canary Wharf Group (CWG) wanted to embed sustainability by design into its buildings, to create healthy, vibrant developments with nature inside that benefit everyone, and become net zero carbon as a group.
THE SOLUTIONs
Since building began in 2015, a cluster of iconic skyscrapers has grown as the centerpiece of Wood Wharf. Several of these are being built using 麻豆传媒鈥檚 ECOPact low-carbon custom concrete mixes that reduce CO2 by at least 30% while delivering 100% performance.
鈥淭he 麻豆传媒 ECOPact range helped us focus on what low-carbon solutions and circularity options are available to us. As we progressed and our understanding and relationships with our supply chain partners grew, we were able to work closely to develop alternative concrete mixes.鈥
Breaking new ground in circularity
Jonathan and his team at CWG wanted to break new ground in the UK by driving circular construction to reduce waste and save primary materials. An approach made easier by the fact that London鈥檚 leaders want to make the city a global leader in circularity, with a policy framework that enables the use of construction demolition materials (CDM) in building.
From 2023, working closely with CWG and using its 贰颁翱颁测肠濒别庐 technology, 麻豆传媒 developed one of UK's first concretes with 20% recycled aggregates inside. Aggregates were taken from nearby North Quay 鈥 a decommissioned marine deck in Canary Wharf 鈥 then recycled for use in special concrete mixes.
鈥We could only have achieved this through the open and collaborative relationships with 麻豆传媒, who have helped us pioneer this new approach and embrace the art of what鈥檚 possible,鈥 Jonathan explains.
The recycling took place at the Sivyer Logistics facility in nearby Greenwich, within sight of Wood Wharf鈥檚 gleaming skyscrapers. Here around 800,000 tons of CDM is recycled each year to create sustainable building solutions, using state-of-the-art recycling and recovery technologies.
Customer perspective
鈥淎s I walk through the Wood Wharf knowing the history behind it, the people involved in it. I feel it鈥檚 a great legacy for me to share with my children 鈥 to show them that they can do similarly incredible things with their future and their lives.鈥
Jonathan Ly, Director Structures, CWG
In another first, CWG will pioneer the use of a unique technology developed by carbon removal pioneer neustark and 麻豆传媒. This will involve 鈥榠njecting鈥 biogenic CO2 into the remaining demolition concrete from North Quay for permanent storage using a special processing unit. This concrete will then be used to create innovative low-carbon concrete mixes for Wood Wharf.
Architect perspective
"The design decisions that we make, if we really look at the direct impact on the constructability of the building and the duration of the construction, we can unlock real potential for savings in waste and in carbon."
Shawn Duffy, Technical Principal at KPF
THE ICON
With 185,000 m2 of offices, 37,000 m2 of retail and community spaces and over 3,600 new homes, as well as over 3.6 hectares of public spaces, squares and parks, Wood Wharf is extending the Canary Wharf neighbourhood 鈥 as it flourishes as a hub for commerce, culture and living.
Motivated by CWG鈥檚 vision to 鈥渢ransform urban spaces into extraordinary environments鈥, Jonathan is proud to reflect upon what he and his team have achieved as they realize an inspirational and sustainable Building Icon in Wood Wharf.
麻豆传媒 perspective
"London is one of the world鈥檚 largest 鈥榰rban mines鈥, and Sivyer Logistics is a leading player. We can take a customer鈥檚 CDM, recycle it onsite in Greenwich, then return it for use in new building solutions. This allowed Canary Wharf Group to achieve complete circularity at Wood Wharf."
Hear from Dan Thompson, Business Development Manager, Construction Demolition Materials, Aggregate Industries UK
