Project proposals

P3199 - Scour at bridges and other hydraulic structures phase 2 - database extension

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)

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.

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).

P3255 - Getting SuDS right from the start

This project will provide principles for the cost-effective integration of SuDS within developments that makes efficient use of available land and informs the earliest stages of the development process.

Guidance on enabling community maintenance for local flood risk management – Phase 2

This project will explore approaches to enable and empower local community groups to undertake appropriate and routine maintenance of local flood risk management infrastructure

P3212 - Containment systems for pollution control - Phase 2

This project will produce a supplement guide to C736, drawing on the past six years worth of experience in the inspection, upgrading and repair of containment structures.

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

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.

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

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

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.

P2866 - Guidance on the inspection and maintenance of SuDS

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

P3270 - susdrain 2022 - 2024

This project will focus the next phase (2022-2024) of the susdrain project. Supporting those involved in the delivery of high quality SuDS schemes.

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.

P3256 - Scoping the SuDS Manual update

This proposal will produce a scoping report detailing which sections of the SuDS Manual should be updated, how it should be refocused and restructured, and what information should be included.

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.

P3278 - Bridge Detailing Guide Refresh

This project will update CIRIA guidance C543 Bridge Detailing Guide published in 2001

P3252 - Geospatial Community of Practice

This CoP aims to increase focused collaboration and knowledge transfer aimed at improving the awareness of ongoing developments in the geospatial market.

P3273 - Engineering in Chalk - 2nd Edition

This project will update the guidance in C574 to reflect the 20 years gain in deeper knowledge to benefit future infrastructure projects which interface with chalk.

P3321 Driving Net Zero Carbon - Community of Practice

This new initiative brings together sustainability practitioners from across multiple sectors and disciplines within infrastructure to help the Government drive the pathways to NZC 2050 .

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).

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.

Community of practice - Biodiversity Interest Group (BIG)

This project will create a community of practice for improving biodiversity value through a practitioners’ network focused on collaboration and sharing knowledge to enhance and improve biodiversity across transport, utilities, housing & development.

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

Supporting the sector with new IP guidance

This project will produce a guide for the management and effective use of intellectual property in construction.

P3279 - Performance specifications guidance

This project will produce a guide to developing appropriate forms of functional specification which would not act as a barrier to the adoption of offsite manufacturing and MMC.

P3238 - Offsite construction - concept design and delivery

This project will deliver guidance to support initial concept planning for offsite construction, which could then be developed into a scheme design. The guide will show what is possible and what is available in the market place when an offsite soluti

Construction Innovation Alliance

Formed in 2019, this community of practice of infrastructure clients and Tier 1 suppliers has been sharing knowledge, experiences and approaches through baselining surveys, discussion workshops and information papers.

P3266 - A guide for managing changing climate and contaminated land projects

This project will produce guidance that focuses on the effects of climate change on soil or land contamination practice.

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.

P3254 - A client’s guide for managing ground gases in modular buildings

This project will produce a short guide highlighting: how ground gas will affect the design and construction of foundation, drainage and other underground structures in modular buildings.

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?’

P3282 - Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Forum

This project will produce the first UK comprehensive guidance on risk assessment and management of PFAS in soil and water.