UK COMMITMENTS & TCC

UK commitments and the Transforming Construction Challenge (TCC)

THE TIME FOR CHANGE IS NOW

The HIPER® Pile development has been funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) as part of the wider Construction 2025 (BEIS, 2013)4 drivers to achieve the following:

33%

reduction in initial construction costs and whole life costs

50%

lower greenhouse gas emissions in the built environment

50%

faster delivery from inception to completion for new builds and refurbishments

50%

reduction in trade gap for construction products and materials

We are the world’s inventors, innovators and practical problem solvers. With every passing day the challenges posed by climate change grow greater. It is on us to step up and figure out what we can do to help address the problem.

Skinner, 2021 4

We are honoured to launch the HIPER® pile at the Institution of Civil Engineers, this product can actively contribute to decarbonising the UK construction market and tackle climate change head on. Now is the time for radical change and the UK is leading the way to meet net-zero carbon targets by setting the world’s most ambitious legislative targets to cut emissions by 78% by 2035, compared to 1990 levels (BEIS, 2021). 5

70%

Approximately 70% of global emissions are a result of infrastructure; from construction to energy consumption through occupancy.6 The HIPER® Pile is an innovative solution to address this statistic. The HIPER® Pile is a tangible and readily available solution to cut construction related carbon within the foundations needed to support UK infrastructure. It also presents an opportunity to stimulate the renewable thermal energy sector; a vital component to help the decarbonisation of UK power generation.

We want to continue to raise the bar on tackling climate change, and that’s why we’re setting the most ambitious target to cut emissions in the world. The UK will be home to pioneering businesses, new technologies and green innovation as we make progress to net zero emissions, laying the foundations for decades of economic growth in a way that creates thousands of jobs.