Willmott Dixon is using air-purifying paint in the construction site of its new office building in London.
The company painted the hoardings outside Tower Bridge Court with Airlite, a paint that reduces greenhouse gases by up to 90%.
It will also be using the product to paint the entire inside of the building.
Airlite is an environmentally friendly paint that purifies the air by copying nature to break down pollutants, acting as a catalyst, rather than absorbing or filtering them out.
The product actively breaks down nitrogen dioxide to purify the air by reducing pollution and toxins, killing 99.9% of bacteria and moulds on contact.
A LinkedIn post by Willmott Dixon said that each 100 sq m of walls painted with Airlite is equivalent to planting 100 sq m of forest. “It significantly reduces our CO2 footprint, volatile organic compounds and waste,” it said.
The initiative is part of Willmott Dixon’s ongoing transformation of its offices in central London. The company is renovating its 1990s buiding in Tower Bridge to make it “one the UK’s most sustainable and healthy offices”.
Willmott Dixon claims that the new Tower Bridge Court will be 100% electric and net-zero carbon in operation, with no fossil fuels used in running the property.
Other major construction companies are also experimenting with air-purifying paint. Last year, Kier used photocatalytic paint on its project at HMP Five Wells.
Kier applied the air-purifying paint to the external surfaces of the precast concrete sections on the project, following technical advice from manufacturer KEIM on colour and consistency of finish.
