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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Brownfield
Labour confirms green belt release to grey belt
It said that green belt land that is not essential could be re-classified as grey belt for 50% use as social and affordable housing along with improvements to public services and infrastructure.
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Brownfield
BPF wants wider definition of ‘brownfield presumption’
The British Property Federation wants the brownfield presumption to capture a wider range of development which takes place in an urban setting including mixed use commercial development.
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Brownfield
HBF says changes to NPPF need reassessment
In a critique of the influential 2004 Barker report on housing supply, HBF says there has been limited progress over 20 years with only 11 of the 36 recommendations currently implemented in full.
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Brownfield
Renewables and energy storage on brownfields rising
Several applications and studies for renewable energy systems and storage on brownfields and landfills reveal an increasing underlying trend
Events
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awards
Sustainability Delivery Awards Ceremony
Boston, MA -
awards
Brownfield Awards Ceremony 2024
Kimpton Clocktower Hotel, Manchester