Project proposals

P3139 - Development of a consistent SuDS monitoring specification

This project will develop a specification for monitoring all SuDS components that provide baseline parameters and characteristics to enable robust and consistent comparisons.

P3203 - Thrust blocks on buried pressure pipelines

This project will review and update CIRIA's 1994 guide to the design of thrust blocks for buried pressure pipelines to reflect new materials - particularly polyethylene, practices and changes to standards and codes.

P3199 - Scour at bridges and other hydraulic structures - supplement

This project will review recent experience and research and capture this information in a supplement to CIRIA's existing manual on scour at bridges and other hydraulic structures C742 (2015)

P2866 - Guidance on the inspection and maintenance of SuDS

This project will assess the need for repackaging and representing guidance.

P3172 - Integration of non flood-defence-specific structures into the flood defence line

A small working group is being formed to help scope this study, which is likely to consist of a review of current information, plus a series of modules/ information sheets each describing a particular class of model applications and their assumptions

P3140 - susdrain 2018 - 2020

The current phase of the susdrain project (website www.susdrain.org and seminars) finishes in September 2018. susdrain provides a platform to share experiences and good practice on SuDS delivery. susdrain is regarded by the UK industry as the most re

P3188 - Management of gully pots for improved runoff quality

A small working group is being formed to help scope this study, which is likely to consist of a review of current information, plus a series of modules/ information sheets each describing a particular class of model applications and their assumptions

P3083 - Resource pack to improve SuDS construction

CIRIA’s guidance on SuDS construction will be produced in the spring of 2017. It will be a guidance document, with an accompanying presentation that can be freely downloaded. Market research will be undertaken to inform the format of the resource pac

P3138 - Presenting the evidence base on SuDS performance

This project will collate previous literature reviews, information summarised as part of the SuDS Manual update (2015), and where relevant review other international databases as well as undertake engagement with UK universities to obtain relevant pe

P3085 - Guidance on cost effective SuDS delivery

This project will create guidance expanding on the SuDS Manual, collating case studies and disparate research on costs to provide advice on practical approaches to improve the cost effectiveness of SuDS.

P3142 - SuDS adoption hierarchy and framework

This project will build on the SuDS Adoption and maintenance options (2015) fact sheet developed for susdrain by Arup. The guidance will explain current approaches for SuDS adoption, include case studies, provide some critical success factors in maki

P3043 - Scoping study on innovative funding and financing for Integrated Water Management

This project will scope out and provide guidance on national and international approaches that might support UK IWM delivery by different stakeholders (including organisations, individuals and the community).

P3204 - Sea outfalls - inspection, assessment and repair

This project will produce an operators guide on the need for and the procurement or execution of survey and inspection activities together with associated repair and modifications.

P3137 - Making B£ST better - improving functionality

This proposal sets out to develop guidance on blue roofs and the delivery of multiple benefits to improve confidence in their specification, design and delivery.

P2802 - Accreditation and/or assessment of SuDS – scoping

This project will explore the potential and methodology for an accreditation and/or assessment scheme to asses SuDS designs and designers supporting both the approval process and the delivery of high quality multi-beneficial SuDS.

P3181 Earth observation and InSAR technology for civil infrastructure

CIRIA will deliver a civil infrastructure stakeholder consultation roundtable to identify industry requirements of InSAR technology, develop an understanding of InSAR use for civil infrastructure, and support the development of good practices.

P3156 - Engineering with geosynthetics

Both economic and technical benefits can be achieved using geotextiles as engineered solutions but cost savings have largely encouraged their use and further development...

P3198 CIRIA Piling Guides – Good practice guidance

CIRIA proposes to undertake research to produce a new suite of guides covering the techniques, plant and equipment and materials of today. The intention is to produce a second generation of these guides building on the success of the earlier guides.

P3136 Deterioration modelling maturity assessment tool for water and energy distribution infrastruct

CIRIA will develop an interactive maturity assessment tool and guidance that encourages asset owning/managing organisations to evaluate their maturity in deterioration modelling of water infrastructure.

P3165 – Geotechnical baseline reporting

GBRs are an established way of managing geotechnical risk for tunnelling projects. They are required for compliance with the joint code of practice for risk management of tunnel works in the UK. The insurance market has a clearer view of risk boundar

P3155 - Construction impact - prediction and assessment of damage from ground movements

Ground movements caused by construction activities such as basement excavation or tunnelling have the potential to cause damage to neighbouring structures or services. This guidance will identify the principal sources of ground movements and the meth

P3167 - Transport infrastructure materials series

CIRIA propose a programme of collaborative activities covering road and rail civil engineering structures, developments in infrastructure materials and whole-life infrastructure asset management practices.

P3128 - Modelling for resilience – decision support tools for infrastructure

A small working group is being formed to help scope this study, which is likely to consist of a review of current information, plus a series of modules/ information sheets each describing a particular class of model applications and their assumptions

P3164 - European Protected Species Policy

This project will review experience and lessons learned from the application of the different licencing approaches presented by the new European Protected Species Regulations. The project will gather evidence on successful innovative implementation o

P3055 -Working with wildlife - supporting effective management on construction projects

This project will update CIRIA’s Working with wildlife: guidance for the construction industry (C691) by reflecting changes in regulation, legislation and development in practice since its publication in 2011

P3059 - Management of invasive species - update of CIRIA guidance

This project will update CIRIA’s previous guidance and will be complemented by a series of briefings describing individual invasive species and detailing the relevant techniques to manage them.

Effective management of environmental issues in facilities management

CIRIA is proposing to develop a one-day training course that helps delegates understand the key environmental issues to manage during facilities management activities and the good practice to be implemented on a day-to-day basis.

P2968 - Supporting environmental good practice on site through e-learning

CIRIA is proposing to develop a series of e-learning modules that build on the content of the fourth edition of the Environmental good practice on site guide (C741) and the existing accompanying one-day classroom training course (IEMA approved).

P3166 - Geospatial Information Systems for infrastructure asset management

This project will focus on the available GIS systems and their capability and how this can be integrated into existing asset management strategies.

P3086 - Designing for health in construction

While regulations require health and safety hazards and risks to be prevented and strictly controlled, there are no specific legal requirements for workers’ physical and mental health.

P3089 - Innovative technologies in civil engineering

This workshop aims to bring together clients and their supply chains to discuss the application and experience of a number of digital technologies.

P3024 - The client's guide to data management frameworks

The guidance will enable clients and infrastructure managers and those providing asset management services to better understand how unmanned aerial vehicles technology can be used within their organisations to improve their asset management capabilit

P3073 - Infrastructure innovation forum

This new initiative will signpost emerging good practice in the capture, management and analysis of construction and other related data.

P3078 - Sustainable management of waste soils and aggregates

This project looks to develop an interactive document which will look at the site activity in question, contain useful information and highlight areas of common mistakes/confusion.

P3177 Extreme climate incidents and contaminated land interest group

The question is ‘Will extreme climate incidents have any impact on the way that we currently reuse brownfield sites particularly those that are contaminated?’

P3185 A site guide for managing ground gas protection systems

Hazardous ground gases can cause serious problems to residential, industrial and commercial developments. However there are still cases where such systems were not installed or managed properly, this is partly because some of these documents are big

P3131 - Perfluorinated alkylated substances (PFAS) in brownfield sites

This project will produce guidance to improve awareness and understanding of PFAS and legislations, helping practitioners to understand their responsibilities and liabilities as well as support them in managing risk.

P3190 eTraining for hazardous ground gas

Hazardous ground gases is a major problems to many brownfield sites. However it is probably an area where there are many guidance and training available.

P3077 - Effective innovative remediation approaches for contaminated land

This project will update C549 explain how to design and implement innovative land remediation technologies using a series of case studies.

P3202 - Good practice on the use of geophysics in site investigation

Practitioners need to keep up to date with the latest developments, and clients look for case studies that will allow them to have confidence in the geophysics techniques that are and can be useful (if so which ones) for their projects and meet thei