Event reports
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What are the foundations to your remediation?
Earthworks, or the use of engineered fill, is now a frequent activity as sites need to be prepared before house building can take place. In this Network event, speakers from NHBC’s Land Quality Service team explained the newly published addition to the NHBC’s Standards, Chapter 4.6 - Engineered Fill.
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Increasing the protection from radon gas
As construction and installation methods change, guidance on protective measures against radon gas intrusion needed updating. At our online Brownfield and Regeneration Network event, a range of speakers outlined the changes to BR211: Guidance on Protective Measures for New Dwellings
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Evaluating remediation benefits through natural capital
This Expert Talk, held in partnership with Jacobs, the Environment Agency (EA) and the British Geological Survey, presented current research conducted for the EA on the development of a novel natural capital approach. This approach is used to evaluate the sustainability benefits from remediating and redeveloping contaminated brownfield sites.
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News analysis
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EIA & Planning
Government plans for local development corporations
Local authorities would be given powers to approve the corporations’ plans for development of the urban regeneration area
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Brownfield
Government acts on slow build-out rates
Commencement development notices are for when construction begins and development progress reports are annual and show actual housing delivery
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Brownfield
Government failing on housing and environmental targets, say Lords
Lord Moylan said the targets appear to be operating in antagonism with each other with environment winning due to deriving from EU law
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Sustainable building
Development trends
Environment, Social & Governance (ESG), net zero and decarbonisation, Equality Diversity & Inclusion (ED&I) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) were all key themes at Mipim 2024
Events
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awards
Sustainability Delivery Awards Ceremony
Boston, MA -
awards
Brownfield Awards Ceremony 2024
Kimpton Clocktower Hotel, Manchester