Sustainability Research Institute

Research Projects

OCL Regeneration - Local Economic Growth Initiative - Developing Business Opportunity

• UEL Project Lead: Darryl Newport
• Project Partners: Knowledge Dock

OCL Regeneration Ltd is a relatively new, modern and effective material recycling company who offer high quality sustainable and environmentally friendly construction materials. Although they are new they have many years experience from within the construction materials sector.

Background

OCL are currently involved in a number of small to medium sized projects and looking to develop their future business opportunity.

Aim

SRI was able to offer OCL the following:

• Introduction to major construction opportunities
• Testing facilities for material standardisation and verification
• Research Opportunity
• Signposting to supply chain opportunities

Design and methods

In understanding the full offer we were able to sign post and introduce OCL to supply chain possibilities through:

• Extensive networks
• Collaboration with an environmental management company, development corporations and associated agencies.
• Opportunity to present to sustainability team at London 2012
• The SRI is well placed within this specialist industry to act as a promoter of good practise.
• In addition to promotion, SRI will work to improve the product offer through materials research and additional process development.
• The SRI is currently reviewing options of research which may benefit OCL Regeneration, these include, business and marketing opportunities, web page development, development of laboratory testing, product development, and process enhancement (Carbon Foot Printing of processes and product design).
• The SRI is currently engaged in the development of these programmes with the relevant schools.
• In addition we are developing with OCL Grant funding opportunities and are currently applying for research funding around the low impact building programme. We have included OCL in a current project researching structures for green roof technology.

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