Good soil management - where there's muck there's brass
Join us for a virtual conference on sustainable soil management for construction projects.
Background
The UK government has set a target that by 2030 all soils should be sustainably managed. In a wider context, the need to improve soil health so that it can contribute more to growing food, capturing carbon, reducing flooding and erosion as well as other ecosystem services is now a priority for the UK government and United Nations.
Management of soil from construction projects has always been an important and sometimes difficult issue for many construction professionals. This conference will cover the Environment Agency’s view on defining soil as waste and explore challenges that construction professionals have managing soil from construction projects. This includes how well they have been complying with waste regulations and meeting the wider environmental agenda eg Biodiversity Net Gain.
The conference will also address national and international initiatives. Attendees will get an exclusive preview of CIRIA’s forthcoming soil report and insight into the Soil Community of Practice activities for 2023.
Sponsorship opportunities
For more information about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Joanne Kwan.
Why attend
- Hear about international initiatives and understand how this will influence the way that UK practitioners manage soil in the future.
- Learn about the Environment Agency’s view on how to define soil as waste and other soil-related issues.
- Benefit from case studies demonstrating how good soil management could meet wider environmental goals.
- Preview CIRIA’s forthcoming report ‘A good practice soil management guidance’ and learn how our Soil Community of Practice will help the industry manage soil.
- Earn valuable CPD.
Who should attend
Clients, developers, contractors including remediation contractors, consultants, landscape architects, green infrastructure specialists, regulators and local authorities.
When
Wednesday 16 November 2022
10:00 – 13:30
Programme
10:00 Welcome and introduction
Dr Bruce Lascelles, UK Director – Land Management, Arcadis
10:15 Regulatory perspective – soil management
Peter Elliott, Senior Advisor, Environment Agency
10:35 Contractor perspective – sustainable management of soils
Steve Jackson, Director, Soilfix
10:55 Preview: CIRIA’s guide to the sustainable management of soils from
construction
Chris Berryman, Technical Director, and Georgie Watkins, Project Consultant,
Environmental Permitting & Regulatory Compliance, Stantec
11:15 Interactive discussion and Q&A
11:30 Coffee break
11:45 Practical recovery – maximising value and minimising cost in made ground
management
Joe Jackson, Managing Director, Jackson Remediation
12:05 The importance of considering soil quality on construction sites
Claudia Erber, Senior Scientist, SEPA
12:25 Soil and stones – materials for economic growth with robust governance
Martin Ballard, Group Environment Manager, Willmott Dixon
12:45 CIRIA Soil Community of Practice
Joanne Kwan, Senior Research Manager, CIRIA
13:05 Interactive discussion and Q&A
13:25 Closing remarks
Fees
BRMF and LACL members
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Two free places per organisation*
£100 + VAT for each additional place** |
CIRIA members
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£50 + VAT**
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Non-members
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£100 + VAT**
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* Please complete and return the booking form to Susan Richards to register.
**Please register online.
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