‘Contaminated Land’
A Buildingtalk guide
Start with the news release
Mayor launches the London Housing Strategy from
Building Centre, which we summarised at the time by saying "He pledged to help Londoners onto the property ladder, with an ambitions aim of 50,000 affordable homes over the next three years.".
Several months prior to that,
we featured the news release Bentley introduces promise V8i Software from
Bentley Systems: "At Automation Fair 2008, Bentley Systems launched promise V8i software for automatically generating electrical system schematics and supporting documentation.".
In November 2008, we covered the news from Hanson Formpave
- take a look at Permeable paving with heat pumps
which says: "Hanson Formpave has announced its Aquaflow Thermapave, which integrates its patented permeable paving with the proven technology of ground source heat pumps (GSHP) technology. ".
Take a look also at the news release from Wernick Buildings, Top college of art goes for modular design,
as well as Dimplex solar panels at former hospital site from Dimplex UK,
and Hewlett GBP9m drainage and sub-structure contract from Hewlett Civil Engineering.
Latest stories...
South West Show helps you make most of your home (November 2008)
The South West Homebuilding and Renovating Show, at the Bath and West Showground has some great tips on how to make the most of your home.
CIWEM call stronger planning policies (November 2008)
With a current growth rate of 200,000 new properties per annum in England alone, the location and construction of these new properties must be planned properly, says CIWEM.
BuildStore Self Build Courses (November 2008)
Details announced of BuildStore's Self Build Courses at the National Self Build and Renovation Centre, Swindon.
Hambleside Danelaw reduces its carbon footprint (November 2008)
Independent assessment has found that the environmental award-winning building products manufacturer, Hambleside Danelaw, has reduced its carbon footprint by over 20% during 2007.
Marley Eternit cladding for iconic national school (November 2008)
Two types of cladding panels from Marley Eternit have helped rejuvinate a national school move from a 'grand institutional' building that Queen Victoria once claimed outclassed some of her palaces.
Cutting-edge green building conference (November 2008)
A cutting-edge conference that will explore whether the UK really can be a 'Green and Pleasant Land' has taken place at Bristol's Watershed Media Centre
Regupol 7210C for the Ramada Encore Chatham (November 2008)
Regupol 7210C, a high performance underscreed isolation material, has been installed at the new Ramada Encore Chatham to control impact energy generated by footfall in the 90 hotel guest rooms.
Innovative foundations and remediation technique (November 2008)
Eco Foundations offers cost effective, eco friendly ground engineering solutions to meet the needs of the most demanding civil engineering projects from flood plains to contaminated land.
Further reading
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CIRIA contaminated land event
Seminar will explore the liabilities that different parties are exposed to on brownfield projects examine the effect of current waste regulations .
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Contaminated Land - new service launched
Wastefile UK launch turnkey approach to contaminated land identification and remediation-with a 24-hour response and rapid turnaround service for sampling.
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