Natewood Farm Building Base, East Sussex

Overview

Natewood Farm, which has diversified to incorporate solar power production, successfully adopted Ecoblend MA as their sustainable Type 1 Aggregate as part of their site regeneration project. This was a considered decision to embrace the high quality, sustainable construction material for the project.

Project Scope

The site development encompassed completion of groundworks for the new purpose-built warehouse facilities and storage barns and easy access to these via construction of an adoptable road.

Material Requirements

The site project required high-quality Type 1 aggregate to provide strong, stable foundations. Ecoblend MA Type 1 was selected as, in addition to being a fully certified to aggregate standards, its:

Increase in cost efficiency
Environment impact reduction
Ready availability

Environmental & Economic Impact

Green calculator icon, representing Ecoblend® Cost Efficiency.

Material Efficiency

The project required 446 tonnes
less material compared to
primary alternatives

Saved Resources

The project saved 4,784 tonnes
of finite natural resources from
being quarried

Circularity

Over 2,500 tonnes of
Incinerator Bottom Ash (IBA)
diverted from landfills

Sustainability

The project required fewer
deliveries, reducing its overall
carbon footprint

Outcome

Utilising the high-quality sustainable Ecoblend MA Type 1 delivered key savings both in material efficiency and CO2 emissions. The use of a 50% sustainable aggregate reduced the use of quarried aggregate, with 446 tonnes of critical natural resources saved.

This case study demonstrates that projects can easily and confidently adopt high-quality, manufactured aggregates into sustainable practices to achieve substantial benefits.