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AGS Magazine: July 2024
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists is pleased to announce the July 2024 issue of their publication; AGS Magazine. To view…
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Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Industry Accident Statistics 2023
Marking the second year of gathering accident and incident data from across the geotechnical & geoenvironmental industry, there has been a 127%…
Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA) Spring Conference 2024 ‘Champion Excellence’
Far Left to far right: GBA President: Guy Marcozzi, AGS Chair: Vivien Dent, GBA treasurer and future GBA President: Teresa Peterson, AGS…
Thoughts from the regulatory front line
This is the first part of a two part series developed by the SiLC Professional & Technical Panel (PTP) regarding the standard…
Opinion: Should we be concerned that the term “geoengineering” is now being used to refer to climate engineering rather than ground engineering?
Reading articles published in the media and in academic studies, the term “geoengineering” (or geo-engineering) now most commonly refers to the subject…
AGS donates over £3,880 to Projects for Nature
Following the AGS Annual Conference 2024 which took place on 25th April at One Great George Street in London, we’re pleased to…
AGS Early Careers Webinar Series – Drilling Techniques and In Situ Testing Summary
On Wednesday 5th June 2024, the AGS held an Early Careers webinar entitled Drilling Techniques and In Situ Testing. The webinar was…
Early Careers Video: Discover a Rewarding Career in the Geo-Industry
Our new early careers video discusses the many different career paths which are open to graduates entering the geo-industry. If you’re…
Q&A with Molly Kirven
Name: Molly Kirven Job title: Carbon Engineer Company: Balfour Beatty Can you provide an overview on your background, current role, and responsibilities?…
Do geotechnical engineers truly understand sustainability?
Photograph taken during restoration of the Walthamstow Wetlands (Ramboll, 2016) As an industry, we need to widen our sustainability focus away from…
NHBC’s new Performance Standard for Building on Engineered Fill
NHBC’s commitment to investing in high-quality research, products, and Standards has always been key to supporting the industry in maintaining and improving…
NEC Option X29 – A positive step to tackling climate change, but not without its risks
Introduction The recent years have seen sustainability and climate change move to the forefront of the construction industry, with these topics being…
AGS Annual Conference 2024 Summary
The AGS Annual Conference took place at One Great George Street, London on 25th April with over 235 delegates in attendance. Chaired…
BS8574 – A Guide to Data Management Plans – Webinar Summary
On 12th March 2024, the AGS held a webinar entitled ‘BS8574 – A Guide to Data Management Plans’. The webinar was chaired…
AGS Magazine: May 2024
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists is pleased to announce the May 2024 issue of their publication; AGS Magazine. To view…
Early Careers Sustainability Competition Entries
Thank you to those who entered our AGS Early Careers Sustainability Poster competition. We received 21 entries from across 18 different companies,…
AGS Awards 2024
We’re delighted to announce this year’s AGS Award winners! Chosen from a select number of AGS Working Group Members, these winners were…
AGS Magazine: March 2024
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists is pleased to announce the March 2024 issue of their publication; AGS Magazine. To view…
BRE365 Soakaway Testing; Discussion on Safety and Alternatives
Since 2007 when the first SuDS manual was published, AGS members have increasingly been asked to provide services to support design of…
INSIDE SOILCLOUD
Name: Tomasz Daktera Job title: President Company name: SoilCloud SAS What does the company do and what areas does it specialise in?…
AGS Early Careers Webinar Series – Common Risks of GIs, Identification and Mitigation Summary
On 24th January 2024, the AGS held an Early Careers webinar entitled Common Risks of GIs, Identification and Mitigation. The webinar was…