FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Issues surrounding brownfield redevelopment and land remediation continue
to challenge, from the debate on the implications of soil guideline values
(SGVs) to solutions for dealing with unexploded ordinance. With London hosting
the Olympic Games in 2012, new opportunities and challenges for contaminated
land professionals have never been greater.
Building for 2012 and beyond, the theme this year for CIRIA’s annual contaminated land conference, will review how government contaminated land policy has affected house building and the property industry, the lessons learnt from Part IIA regimes, and current practice in risk management and risk communication. The conference will in particular demonstrate how these could affect the way that the UK delivers major international sporting events and other national large-scale re-development projects. It will also provide a forum to debate issues including risk assessment, ways to deal with sites with special contaminants (for example those hazard ground gases present), hazards and remediation strategies for sites that are designated for green spaces and parks.
Tricia Henton, Director of Environmental Protection, Environment Agency will be delivering the conference keynote speech.
CIRIA’s annual contaminated land conference will take place at the Millennium Hotel Mayfair, Grosvenor Square, London on 8 November 2006. For further information or to register to attend, visit www.ciria.org/events.htm or contact CIRIA, Classic House, 174 - 180 Old Street, London EC1V 9BP. (T) 020 7549 3300; (F) 20 7253 0523; (E) enquiries@ciria.org
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If you require a press pass, or would like further information about this conference, contact James Milne at the above postal address or email: press@ciria.org
Conference sponsors
NHBC, Concrete Centre, Halcrow Group Ltd, Wardell Armstrong,
Environmental Services Group Limited, ESI Ltd
Conference speakers
CIRIA is a member-owned organisation that works with the construction industry, government and academia to provide performance improvement products and services in the construction and related industries. It was founded in 1960 and currently engages with around 700 subscribing organisations.Activities include collaborative projects, networking, publishing, workshops, seminars and conferences. About 40 projects are run at any one time, about 100 events are staged every year, and 25 books published per annum.