Managing contamination for tomorrow's world
This workshop will prepare you to deal with current and future challenges in land remediation projects. For example, how can new risk assessment and data management approaches including building information modelling (BIM) improve the way we manage traditional and emerging contaminants, cope with more extreme weather incidents and transition to a circular economy?
Background
Risk assessment for contaminated land has evolved in the past few years - with site investigation and data management approaches continuing to improve, and building information modelling (BIM) becoming more frequently applied in construction projects. However remediation of contaminated land is not an ‘isolated item’ during a construction project. Contaminants such as asbestos or even new/emerging concerns could hinder other parts of the project. It is important that the risk assessment approach for contaminants is fully integrated with other parts of the project and takes into account broader issues such as extreme climate incidents and moves to a circular economy.
Objectives
This workshop will explain :
- How we could deal with emerging contaminants such as PFOS and PFAS
- New approaches in site investigation and remediation and how circular economy and value engineering could affect these
- How BIM can improve risk assessment
- How external but emerging issues such as more frequent flooding and extreme weather events are affecting the way that risk is assessed and managed including options appraisals.
Programme
9.30 Registration and refreshments
10:00 Introduction
Professor Paul Nathanail, University of Nottingham and LQM
10.30 Circular economy: the role of remediation in circular land use management
Speakers to be confirmed
10.50 How has the recent guidance on asbestos in soil made a difference
in real projects
David Lambert, Kier
11.10 Innovative laboratory testing for contaminated soil and water - what is new?
Geraint Williams, ALS Global
11.30 Coal Tar Forensics: Applications for Source Apportionment,
Risk Assesment and Remediation
Russell Thomas, WSP/Parsons Brinckerhoff
11.50 Refreshments
12.10 Incorporating extreme weather events in to environmental assessments
James Assem, Advisian
12.30 Questions and discussion
12.40 Lunch
13.40 Workshops
Workshop 1
PFOS and PFOA
Led by Ian Ross, Arcadis
Workshop 2
Enhancing the viability of building on small brownfield sites
Led by Joanne Kwan, CIRIA
Workshop 3
How contaminated land projects can be more resilient
to extreme climate events
Led by James Assem, Advisian
Workshop 4
Data management and contaminated land projects
Led by Roger Chandler, Keynetix
15.10 Refreshments
15.30
Reporting and questions
16.00
Close
Who should attend?
Clients and developers, consultants, contractors including specialist contractors, LA, other regulators, lenders, insurers
When
3 July 2017
10.00 - 16.00 (Registration from 9.30am)
Where
CIRIA, Griffin Court, 15 Long Lane, EC1A 9PN
Fees
Free to LACL and BRMF members
£250 + VAT for all other attendees
Booking
If you are experiencing issues trying to register for this event please contact
Patrick Williams on 020 7549 3300 or email
[email protected]