This conference and awards ceremony will take place on October 23-24, 2014 at the Grange Tower Bridge Hotel, 45 Prescot St., London, UK. Brownfield Briefing is the host for these two seminal events. The first of these, Risk Assessment and Remediation 2014, takes place in London on 23-24 October, with the first day focusing on remediation and the second on risk assessment (both days bookable separately).
The two-day conference offers delegates the very latest information, advice and guidance concerning advances, development and innovative technologies showcasing best practice, cost-effectiveness and sustainability in risk assessment and remediation.
During the two-day event, an expert panel comprising of more than twenty speakers – representing contractors, consultants, developers and government – will address topics including:
- Government policy on contaminated land (including State of Contaminated Land report);
Building effective monitoring and verification measures; - Sustainable Remediation: balancing cost, resources and environmental benefit;
- Asbestos: remediation or re-use?;
- Developer’s perspective – current market, planning changes, brownfield challenges and solutions;
- Financier’s perspective – attitudes to risk and brownfield sites;
- Emerging in-situ assessment and remediation technology;
- Remedial options;
- Stabilisation and solidification – a durable long term solution?;
- In-situ thermal and accelerated bioremediation;
- Site specific risk assessment;
- Practicalities of applying new risk assessment guidance;
- Expert Panel case studies;
- The role of S4ULs in effective risk assessment;
- What is the impact of climate change on risk assessment and remediation of land and groundwater;
- Testing and verification of hazardous ground gas protection measures;
- Remediation through real time VOC air boundary air monitoring.
The second event, Brownfield Briefing Awards 2014 – the flagship event for the brownfield community, and one of the highest industry accolades that a company can receive – takes place at the same venue on Thursday 23rd October, giving recognition to technical and conceptual excellence in projects that have been underway over the past 12 months.
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