ASSET BEBO ARCH & VSOL WALLS - NANSLEDAN

NANSLEDAN VILLAGE, CORNWALL

PROJECT OVERVIEW

We were approached by Network Rail to provide a solution to accommodate a road over a railway line situated in Cornwall, which would enable site access to a new sustainable village called Nansledan, which is Cornish for ‘broad valley’. Once constructed, the proposed structure would not only connect site access to Nansledan, but also to the surrounding communities.

Nansledan is a land-efficient housing development using low-carbon materials. The village is less car-dependent, and also drives a sustainable local economy that helps the community thrive.

The chosen structure for the project was an E72 asset BEBO Arch, square ended (22.6m span, 8.5m rise, 13.27m length), with VSoL walls.

PROBLEM SOLVED

Constructed over two night possessions, the arch structure was assembled directly over the rail line to enable rail transport to continue during normal daytime operating hours. In doing so, this eliminated disruption to rail networks, train operating companies as well as users and commuters.

ESG

Nansledan is a sustainable community, and is a perfect example of how the community’s environmental considerations align with our own here at asset. The new asset BEBO Arch and VSoL walls have improved social value by eliminating disruption, and have enabled connectivity to and from the village. We also utilised locally sourced material for this project, namely the VSoL walls, which were granite clad using local materials to minimise carbon emissions.

asset BEBO concrete arches minimise embodied carbon through slender units with reduced structural fill requirements. As per our Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for our asset BEBO Precast Concrete Arch, the Global Warming Potential (GWP) A1-A3 per cubic metre of concrete arch is 435kgCO2e.