The client, who is a multinational investment firm, required a site investigation to confirm the contaminative status of a former gas works. As a now active retail park, the site required an Environmental Due Diligence assessment before the sale of the land took place.
The investigation utilised a combination of cable percussive drilling, windowless sampling, and environmental monitoring.
The challenges of working in an active retail park included deliveries to businesses, customer vehicles and pedestrians. Due to these limitations the investigation utilised a track mounted cable percussive rig which would be maneuverer easily around the site. Because of the nature of contamination expected during the investigation, decontamination and cleaning areas were set up on the site.
The findings of the intrusive works supported the Environmental Due Diligence assessment on the soil quality and contaminative status which supported the sale of the site.
A surface water soakaway is used to capture then allow the infiltration and filtration of water runoff through a subsoil to the water table below. Your soakaway should provide sufficient short-term storage of surface water and allow the surface water to percolate into the surrounding ground. The National House-Building Council (NHBC) provides detailed guidance on […]
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Working on a construction project can come with a long ‘to do’ list. Not only that, but you have to deal with the stress of navigating planning conditions as well as numerous building regulations. Acoustic issues don’t have to further complicate this process. Could an Acoustic Assessment be a requirement for your site? Of all […]
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Contamination is not always something that can be seen; often contamination is invisible, buried below ground or is present in perfectly normal looking topsoil.
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What is a Phase 1 Desk Study? A Phase 1 Desk will determine if contamination could be present at your site, and importantly, if that contamination poses a risk to future site users or the environment. Why is a Phase 1 Desk Study needed for this site? If the Desk Study finds that the level […]
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