Environmental & Sustainability

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We believe in sustainable growth and acknowledge our responsibility to the environment in which we operate and to society as a whole.

Committed to sustainability

Bennett recognises that we are part of today’s ever changing global community and as such the projects we create have a direct impact on society as a whole. Bennett continuously strives to perform to best practice in all matters relating to sustainability in our mission to lessen our impact on our environment and our climate whilst improving standards of living and building new partnerships in the localities in which we operate.

At Bennett we contribute to our environments and develop structures which may last centuries. With this in mind, we are future centric in terms of the design and technology we apply. We recognise the importance of utilising the most modern and most sustainable materials within the construction process. We are proud to have built quite a number of iconic projects which have broken new grounds in terms of sustainable materials and innovative construction techniques. Bennett continuously strives to perform to sustainable best practice in construction in our mission to lesson our impact on our environment. Every new project for us is a challenge in search of a zero carbon footprint.

Bennett (Construction) Ltd was the first construction company in Ireland to achieve ISO 14001 certification for our Environmental Management System.  We are a Gold Member of the Irish Green Building Council, and we continue to lead the way in the field in terms of our approach to sustainability. We source our materials responsibly, we audit our supply chain to ensure compliance with our systems and procedures check chain of custody certification etc. This investment in suppliers and materials selection allow us to give the required high performance in use that specifications demand but with a reduced environmental footprint.

We have completed projects that have achieved BREEAM Excellent, Leed Gold and a number of projects built to Code Level 3 and 4 of the Code for Sustainable Homes.  

“We plan and act for the future for the long-term good of our company, our customers, communtities and our environment”