Q&A with Chris Swainston, AGS Contaminated Land WG Member
Chris Swainston BSc. (Hons), PGCE, CGeol, FGS Principal Geo-environmental Engineer Geotechnics Limited I am currently the principal geo-environmental engineer for Geotechnics Limited…
Articles
Contaminated Land Working Group: October 2017 Meeting Update
The AGS Contaminated Land Working Group, led by Vivien Dent (RSK) met on 11th October in London for their final meeting of…
AGS Magazine – November/December issue
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists are pleased to announce the launch of their new bi-monthly publication; AGS Magazine. To view…
The Contamination Expo Series: the free event that everyone is talking about
The programme for the Contamination Expo Series is almost complete, and all signs point to this being the largest and most influential…
AGS Members Day 2017 and Speaker Presentations
AGS Members Day 2017 was held on 6th April 2017 at the Barbican. The day was a great success and well attended…
SoBRA – Publication of methodology and generic assessment criteria for assessing risks to human health from volatile compounds in groundwater
SoBRA is pleased to announce the methodology and generic assessment criteria for 64 commonly analysed volatile constituents in groundwater has been published.…
AGS Members’ Day 2017
Thank you for your attendance and contributions at this year’s Members’ Day 2017 at the Barbican, which was a great success. Special…
SoBRA – Accreditation Scheme Launched July 4th 2016
The Society of Brownfield Risk Assessment (SoBRA) was established in 2009 to support the growing number of professionals working in land contamination…
NHBC Ground Gas Update – Site Assessment, Characterisation and Design of Gas Protection Measures
NHBC have published an update to their 2007 technical guidance for low-rise residential developments on sites affected by ground gases. The original…
Contamination Expo Series – 12th & 13th October 2016
The AGS has partnered with The Contamination EXPO Series, a major new European exhibition committed to providing the latest knowledge, products, and…
Reflections on the AGS 2016 Members’ Day and Speaker Presentations
From Matthew Baldwin, AGS Chairman Each year the AGS Chairman assisted by various committee members and the Secretariat, are faced with organising…
AGS Members’ Day: 7th April 2016
The AGS is pleased to announce details of Members’ Day 2016, which is taking place on Thursday 7th April 2016 at the…
Quality Results in Ground Investigation Seminar Presentations
The AGS recently held a Quality Results in Ground Investigation seminar which focused on site investigation, what laboratories can provide and the…
AGS Members’ Day 2016
AGS Members’ Day 2016 will take place on Thursday 7th April at the prestigious Barbican Centre in London. This full day seminar…
The Specialist in Land Condition (SiLC) Register Scheme
The Specialist in Land Condition (SiLC) Register Scheme was designed to support the use of the Land Condition Record (LCR), launched by…
Deleterious Materials – Good Practice in Use and Specification
Written by Hugh Mallett, Chair of the AGS Loss Prevention Working Group Introduction Despite the publication of the British Council of Offices…
AGS Members’ Day 2015 Summary
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists’ annual Members’ Day event recently took place at the prestigious Royal Geographical Society, located in…
Asbestos PII Update
The subject of asbestos cover is one that has been in the spotlight for many years since the restriction (and in some…
National Quality Mark Scheme for Land affected by Contamination open for consultation
The proposed National Quality Mark Scheme for Land affected by Contamination (QMLC) is a scheme that has been developed by the Land Forum…
Panel debate on Asbestos in soil
Understanding the risks posed by Asbestos in soil will be explored through a panel discussion that brings together Dr Richard Ogden (co-author of…