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We're pleased to announce that the highly anticipated Blue roofs. A guide to implementation (C817) is now available for pre-release offer. Purchase your discounted copy by 12 November: www.ciria.org/C817 This guide will be launched at our upcoming webinar set to take place on 20 November. Hear directly from the authors and learn from practical case studies to confidently and cost-effectively deliver and assess blue roofs: www.ciria.org/C817Launch #BlueRoofs #CIRIAguidance

Welcome to our newest CIRIA member GeoShield Global - Verification Programs For Ground Gas Protection, Waterproofing & Roof Decks - a fully independent verifier specialising in hazardous ground gas protection and membrane testing, with decades of expertise and key industry certifications.

There's just under three weeks to go until our much anticipated Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) webinar which will tackle reducing carbon via the use of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC). Among other speakers Dale Sinclair, WSP will outline what DfMA is and why it is important from a client's perspective. You can also look forward to hearing from Peter Fisher, Bennetts Associates with a case study on their Timber Square project. Register to attend here: https://lnkd.in/eXbbphca #DfMA #NetZeroCarbon #Carbon Andy Moores Dirk Vennix BUILDOFFSITE

Join us at this virtual conference to explore the challenges construction professionals have faced – and continue to face – in #ManagingPFAS in soil and groundwater. Look forward to hearing from Angela Haslam and Helen Pickering from the Environment Agency on the PFAS Risk Screening Project (2020–24). Register to attend: https://lnkd.in/epccXUgP #PFAS #SoilHealth #WaterHealth

Discover different perspectives on the importance of Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) for reducing carbon via the use of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) at this webinar. Leading experts will explain the process of DfMA, share how it can influence net zero carbon, and provide clear examples of carbon reduction at this CIRIA webinar developed in collaboration with BUILDOFFSITE and the Driving Net Zero Carbon Community of Practice. Register now: https://lnkd.in/eXbbphca Speakers include: Dr Katherine Ibbotson, WSP Sam Hopkins, Arup Dale Sinclair, WSP Franco Piva, Ergodomus Timber Engineering Steve Chesters, Hadley Group Eva Magnisali, DataForm Lab #DfMA #NetZeroCarbon #NetZero Andy Moores Dirk Vennix

With potential fines from construction activities rising to a record £20 million handed out to a water utility for river pollution in England, can you afford to miss our Environmental good practice on site #cpdtraining?    This November Naomi Warr our IEMA approved trainer will help you understand the implications of updated #environmental #legislation and how the application of good practice will potentially save time, money, adverse publicity and the possibility of litigation. Sign up now: https://lnkd.in/eB9VWiys #skills #learninganddevelopment

And that's a wrap on our 9th #AnnualDebate which set out to tackle the question, are standards and guidance a throttle to innovation! Thank you to our speakers for sharing such diverse perspectives, our delegates for attending and asking such thought provoking questions and Arup for hosting us at their office in Birmingham. See you all next time! #CIRIADebate #Standards #Guidance #Innovation JBA Consulting WSP Vista Insurance Brokers Limited COWI i3p Light Rail Safety & Standards Board

Going to Highways UK 2024 next week? https://lnkd.in/dgaPyPw Come meet the CIRIA team on stand 32 where Andy Moores, Loretta Tann, Adrien Baudrimont, Robert Mitton and Tam Simmons will be pleased to tell you more about our #research projects on Geotechnical slope drainage; Observational method; Sustainable geosystems; Microplastics in soil and much more. The team will be ready to provide latest updates on our good practice #guidance; #membership options and #cpdtraining. Be sure to book your free visitor ticket https://lnkd.in/dgaPyPw and join us at event that brings together the people responsible for planning, developing, managing, maintaining, and future-proofing the nation's roads networks. 

Polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are attracting a lot of attention in the media recently about health concerns associated with exposure to these “forever chemicals”. Join us at this virtual conference to explore the challenges construction professionals have faced – and continue to face – in #ManagingPFAS in soil and groundwater. https://lnkd.in/e2uypqhy Hear from.. Angela Haslam - Environment Agency Helen Pickering - Environment Agency Simon Firth - Firth Consultants Jenny Davies - Element Materials Technology Steve Becker - SciDev Jake Hurst - Arcadis Joanne Kwan - CIRIA #PFASconference #ContaminatedLand

Join us on 15 October for our Annual Debate, hosted by Arup, where we'll explore the role of standards in driving innovation and future success in construction. https://lnkd.in/emfgTTcC This free, CIRIA member-exclusive event promises lively, thought-provoking discussions on these key issues. Look forward to hearing from our speakers on the "Throttling innovation" side of the debate: Murray Dale - JBA Consulting Samantha Ferneley - Vista Insurance Brokers Limited SOTIRIS PSOMAS - COWI #AnnualDebate #CIRIADebate