Pavements, Assets, Innovative Materials, Circular Economy and Sustainability

The development of optimal infrastructure asset, program and business management strategies can lead to more effective outcomes. Level5Design works with its customers to improve the delivery of their projects and programs, and to identify ways to reduce the whole of life costs of their investments and business operations while increasing the revenue returns from underperforming assets. We do this by:

• Devising relevant fit for purpose strategies
• Identifying opportunities to integrate and enhance existing asset management processes
• Optimising maintenance and rehabilitation processes
• Undertaking specialised technical feasibility studies
• Preparing technical specifications for road and rail applications
• Encouraging innovation in project planning and design
• Evaluating project proposals and undertaking economic analysis
• Leveraging existing and planned investment
• Supplying project, program and portfolio management and implementation services
• Providing tender preparation and assessment services including contract management and evaluation
• Conducting business analysis and transformation strategies
• Undertaking capacity and resource planning and reviews
• Coordinating sustainability and waste management reviews
• Undertaking pavement technology research and investigations
• Preparing detailed program of works
• Institutional strengthening to advance circular economy outcomes focussed on reducing/reusing, repairing, and recycling 
• Undertaking performance monitoring and project procurement
• Advising on the use of innovative new materials and technologies

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Some of our recent presentations on the 'Circular Economy', innovative recycled / recovered materials, pavement technology and sustainability provide more information on our capabilities in these service areas.

L5D have extensive materials engineering experience including the development of technical specifications, guidelines and standards. Recent work includes the development of technical specifications for state government on:

• ​roads, busways and paths
• landscape architecture for train stations and buildings
• design of drainage
• earthworks and general fill
• slope stability, geotextiles and erosion protection
• design of reinforced concrete, concrete durability and sprayed concrete

Recently we have also been working to support the Sustainability Waste Alliance (SWA) through the SWA Innovation Hub, and the Green Deal Alliance, to drive better 'Towards100' outcomes in our major transport infrastructure projects including using much greater volumes of reused and recovered materials. Examples of several reports that have been produced under the banner of the SWA Innovation Hub and circulated by the SWA include:

• ​​Recycle First Plan for BORR, December 2020
• Recycled Crushed Glass, Business Case and Technical Specifications, September 2021
• Crushed Recycled Concrete Specification and Companion Report, September 2021
• Model Specification for the Use of Food and Garden Organics (FOGO) as Landscaping Product, June 2022
• Geopolymer Concrete Specification for Use in Non-Structural Applications, May 2022
• Recycled Plastic Pipe Market Sounding Report, July 2022
• Solutions for Waste Derived and Low Embedded Carbon Noise Walls, October 2022
• Green Concrete Market Sounding Report, February 2023 

For more information refer to Knowledge Centre - SWA INNOVATION HUB.

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