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SuRF UK have recently published updated guidance on Sustainable Management Practices (SMP’s) which include 15 sustainable management practices posters. The SMP’s are…
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Q&A with Sarah Hey
Full Name: Sarah Hey Job Title: Project Manager (Programme Delivery) Company: Hydrock I have 8 years’ experience in ground engineering, specialising in…
Geotechnical Engineering in a Net Zero Carbon World Webinar Summary
The AGS webinar on Geotechnical Engineering in a Net Zero Carbon World took place on 6th October. The event was sponsored by…
AGS Annual Conference 2021 – an overview
This year’s AGS Annual Conference, returned to the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham. The Annual Conference was the first AGS face-to-face event…
What is a pragmatic and safe approach to assessing the feasibility and design of infiltration systems on a site? When is it appropriate to undertake BRE365 tests, and how can we do so safely?
Image credit: James Harrison – 4D GEO LTD Article by Georgina Donbroski (Technical Director at Leap Environmental Ltd), James Harrison (Director at…
Climate Change and Land Contamination Risk Management: A multi-disciplinary crisis management challenge
Article provided by Paul Nathanail (GHD), Claire Dickinson (Geo Environmental Matters) and Dr. Tom Henman (RSK Geosciences) Climate change is causing extreme…
Dyslexia Awareness in the Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Sectors
October 4th to 10th was dyslexia awareness week and having a husband and a daughter with dyslexia, I felt prompted to write…
Thoughts from the Chair: Time
Article by Sally Hudson, AGS Chair I have always been in awe of the commitment shown by our AGS committee and Working…
Missing a trick? Is an unnecessarily complex permitting regime for the re-use of materials derived from historical landfill sites stifling their redevelopment?
Article provided by Danny Hope SiLC, Hydrock; Eric Cooper SiLC, Hydrock; and Liz Hart SiLC, Lithos Since the initiative to promote brownfield…
Q&A with Hugh Mallett
Full Name: Stephen Hugh Mallett (but known as Hugh since I was 10) Job Title: Technical Director Company: Buro Happold I am…
Taking soil samples for determination of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
Article provided by Judith Nathanail (LQM), Geraint Williams (ALS), Mike Smith, Paul Nathanail (GHD) “It’s not there!” “You haven’t looked hard enough”.…
Revised AGS Client Guide to Domestic Basement Construction
Construction of basements beneath houses in central London remains a buoyant market, which is good news for the sector. Not so great,…
AGS Contaminated Land Working Group – Update
Alex Lee, AGS Contaminated Land Working Group Leader, has provided an update on the top issues the Contaminated Land Working Group discussed…
Laboratory Assessment and Sampling Practice Webinar Summary
On 30th June, the AGS held their first webinar on the subject of laboratories, focusing on laboratory assessment and sampling practice. The…
prEN 1997 Parts 1, 2 and 3 – Latest versions
Free download of the latest [April 2021] versions of the prENV Eurocode 7 for review and information. Any queries or comments should…
Digital transformation in ground engineering – hopes and fears?
Article provided by Neil Chadwick, Director, Digital Geotechnical and Stephen Lawrence West, Director, Ground Engineering, Ramboll Digital transformation is a term that,…
Incorporating Drone Technology into Ground Engineering Projects – Transforming the work of a remediation contractor
Prepared by: Blaise Hodges, Senior Land Surveyor, Cognition Land and Water, blaise.hodges@cognitionltd.com Andy O’Dea, Technical Director, Cognition Land and Water, andy.odea@cognitionltd.com Drones…
Asbestos in soil and quantitative risk assessment – discussion on a way forward?
Article contributed by: Jo Wilding, Associate Technical Director, RSK (SoBRA Executive Committee) Simon Cole, Technical Practice Lead, AECOM (SoBRA Chair) Feedback to…
PFAS – the greatest challenge for the site investigation and laboratory industries?
Article provided by Geraint Williams, ALS Life Sciences, Member of the Contaminated Land and Laboratories Working Groups. “Forever chemicals”. This is the…
AGS Yellow Book Photography Competition – The Results
In November 2020, the AGS launched their second photography competition, this time to source a suitable cover for the third edition of…
Ground Risk: Landslide Risk Reduction Webinar Summary
On 29th April, the AGS held their first webinar on the subject of ground risk, focusing on landslide risk reduction. The event…