Infrastructure Sustainability Council Platinum Rating - the Spark North East Link Tunnels D&C team has been awarded a Platinum rating from the Infrastructure Sustainability Council - a recognised benchmark across Australia and New Zealand for best-practice sustainability in infrastructure.
This achievement reflects the extraordinary efforts of the team to embed sustainability and innovation across every phase of the project, to deliver low-carbon, high-impact infrastructure.
Highlights of the project’s submission included:
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‘World First’ for the project’s approach to Indigenous co-design
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95% reduction in carbon emissions associated with project construction and operation
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32% reduction in embodied carbon (materials) through design development
Learn more about the North East Link project here.
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About Spark Joint Venture
The Spark North East Link Design & Construct Joint Venture is delivering the North East Link Program’s primary package (North East Link Tunnels) for the Victorian Government.
The project includes 6.5km of three-lane twin road tunnels to provide the missing transport link between the M80 and the Eastern Freeway, taking 15,000 trucks off local roads every day and reducing travel times by up to 35 minutes for commuters.
Spark is comprised of Webuild, CPB Contractors, GS Engineering & Construction, and China Construction Oceania.
About Webuild
Webuild is a global leader in the design and construction of large, complex projects in the sectors of sustainable mobility, clean energy, water, and green buildings.
Over its almost 120-year history, Webuild has delivered over 3,700 successful, large-scale projects.
Webuild operates in 50 countries, with a diverse workforce of 92,000 people who represent more than 120 nationalities, and a robust supply chain of more than 17,500 businesses.
Webuild supports clients in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) established by the United Nations.
Webuild is headquartered in Italy and listed on the Milan stock exchange (WBD; WBD.MI).