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Elizabeth is a freelance writer and project manager living and working in London. She runs The Otobos Group, a project communications consultancy specializing in project management.
Charged with upgrading a 150-year-old Scottish water-and-waste treatment facility while maintaining the area’s natural beauty, a project team focused on collaborative transparency with stakeholders and even incorporated sustainability into its own day-to-day practices.
The water works system in Glasgow, Scotland goes back to Victorian days. In fact, Queen Victoria herself opened the facility in 1859 and not much had changed until recently. With the system no longer fit for modern needs, global engineering and construction consultancy MWH was called on to build a new water-and-waste treatment facility alongside the existing one, while maintaining the area’s natural beauty and meeting all EU standards.
The Loch Katrine Water Project is the largest water treatment investment in Scotland, serving 700,000 people living in the Greater Glasgow area. With a budget of about (US)$237 million, the project included feasibility, detailed design, and commissioning and communicating with third parties on behalf of the client, Scottish Water.
By their very nature, many MWH projects have a huge impact on local communities so the issue of sustainability has become a driving force in its planning and execution. “Sustainability is not another add on cost, as there are significant savings to be made, if you get it right, in money and in carbon,” …
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