Scottish Water is going modular with Scotland’s public water supply and sewerage treatment provider, ditching glass-reinforced plastic kiosks to house chemical dosing equipment for new all-wooden, fully recyclable structures built using timbers from Scottish Waters’ forestry resources.
Reducing embodied emissions by more than 74%, Scottish Water has already assembled a timber modular build (TMB) kiosk at one of its water sites in Aberdeen, with a second to be delivered to Howden Wells, near Selkirk, according to a statement from the Scottish utility provider.
Kitted out for immediate installation, Wood Central understands that the new TMBs exceed UK fire resistance regulations, outlast a traditional kiosk’s 25-year design life, and can be constructed rapidly using prefabrication and offsite construction:
“We are delighted to be working alongside RSE (the timber fabricator responsible for developing the TMBs) to reduce the carbon associated with our capital programme through these innovative timber kiosks,” said Ian Watt, Scottish Water’s Beyond Net Zero Delivery Manager. “Kiosks are an essential part of our sites, housing chemical dosing equipment and have been made from glass-reinforced plastic.”
“RSE managed to develop an approach that makes use of fully recyclable materials and cuts the embodied carbon associated with these structures by almost three quarters while reducing lead in times and allowing for offsite construction – the fact that we were able to supply timber for one of the two kiosks we have ordered is a bonus,” he said. “We look forward to fully installing more of these kiosks on site in the coming weeks and months.”
Low Carbon Kiosks are key to Scottish Water’s net zero plans.
Earlier this year, Scottish Water entered into a framework agreement with several suppliers, including RSE, to design, manufacture, fabricate, assemble, and deliver hundreds of low-carbon kiosks across Scotland, including in the highlands, islands, and remote locations.
“To substantially differentiate the Low Carbon Kiosks from standard GRP/Steel kiosks, bidders will be required to provide evidence as to the low carbon benefits/carbon savings of their kiosks, including a detailed breakdown of embodied carbon,” Scottish Water stated in tender documents. “The framework will be for an initial period of 2 years with a Scottish Water option to extend for a further 6 periods of 12 months.”
- For more information, click here to read more about the TMBs on the Scottish Water website.
