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NHBC (National House-Building Council) is the standard setting body and the leading warranty and insurance provider for new and newly converted homes…
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UKWIR – GUIDANCE FOR THE SELECTION OF WATER SUPPLY PIPES TO BE USED IN BROWNFIELD SITES
Peter Boyd, AECOM Limited and Neil Parry, Geotechnical Engineering Limited The UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) has produced this document to replace…
Water Pipes: a guide
UKWIR (UK Water Industry Research) have recognised that with an increasing number of brownfield sites being used for development, it is important…
Managing residual risks of land contamination
The successful trading, development and regeneration of brownfield sites requires stakeholders to acknowledge and manage environmental risks effectively to realise the potential…
SITE INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE FOR CONCRETE DURABILITY IN ADDITION TO SOIL STRENGTH PARAMETERS
All too often Site Investigation work is seen solely to provide soil strength parameters to enable economical foundation design. There is a…