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Site investigation professionals

Environmental consultants

Environmental quality managers

Geotechnical and geo-environmental engineers and consultants

Geologists

Technical directors

Project and data managers

Local authorities

Contaminated land officers

Environmental health officers

Scientific officers

Providers of services and software

24 - 25 May 2017| Birmingham

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Effective Site Investigation and Data Management Conference 2017

About the event Brownfield Briefing is pleased to bring you the 2017 Effective Site Investigation and Data Management Conference. Responding to a clearly identified need and based on detailed research this new event has been designed to assist site investigation professionals and their clients in sourcing, manipulating and sharing the ever-increasing volumes of data required when evaluating previously used land. Communication of information between disciplines has never been more important and the conference will seek to shed light on the best working practices whilst also providing an opportunity to examine concerns around data security and liability.

Day One will focus on effective site investigation looking at current industry drivers to improve the quality and reporting of SI data as well as advances in measurement techniques. The day will include all-important updates on recent and forthcoming standards and issues around site safety and practical case studies looking at challenging environments. Key topics will include:

• The new NQMS scheme for land contamination management - how will it work in practice?

• Technical advances in site investigation techniques such as remote telemetry

• Effective collaboration and communication to enhance efficiency and outcomes

On Day Two delegates will hear about advanced techniques for collecting and combining site data as well as developments in the use of GIS in data management and adding value. Speakers will address the availability of geotechnical datasets and also standards, recommendations and common formats which facilitate effective data exchange. However, in an environment where there is more data available than ever before it is also essential to understand the requirements of clients and regulators in order to avoid unnecessary and costly accumulation of information. The conference will therefore examine the use of geostatistical techniques to improve site investigation and modelling and also offer a laboratory perspective. Further topics include:

• Acceptability of on-site data

• Case studies describing the combination of diverse data-gathering technologies and also effective working across companies and supply chains

The key theme throughout the conference is the effective exploitation of modern investigation techniques, data sources and software to enable effective collaboration and to produce high quality information. Providers of software, data, technology and services will also benefit from this detailed view of the needs of practitioners, clients and regulators. Delegates attending both days of the conference will gain the most complete picture of this complex topic however it is also possible to attend just Day One or Two.

Why attend?Expert speakersThe conference brings together a balanced panel of experts including representatives of industry-leading companies, professional advisers and service providers, selected to provide a balanced and informative insight into the latest principles and practice of cost effective and high quality site investigation and data management.

Current thinkingBased on the results of industry research and feedback from Brownfield Briefing conference delegates the conference pro-gramme has been specifically designed to address current concerns and shortcomings in site investigation and data management and to highlight the latest and most impor-tant new developments.

Case studiesLearn from hands-on experience of complex technical and managerial challenges in a series of case studies providing practical guidance and examples of best practice which can be adapted and applied within your own organisation.

Time efficiency & focusRemove yourself from day-to-day distractions for two days and benefit from a series of focussed presentations designed to address key issues, offer new ideas and present practical guidance and solutions.

Q&A panel discussions In addition to expert presentations there will also be ample Q&A sessions throughout the day, giving you the opportunity to pose your own specific questions and also to learn from responses to issues raised by fellow delegates.

NetworkingMeet and mingle with senior professionals in your sector - an invaluable networking and knowledge-sharing opportunity.

A brand new 2-day event for contaminated land professionals and developers offering a practical approach to effective hands-on site investigation and improving the quality, management and communication of site investigation data

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24-25 May 2017, Birmingham

Day One: Brownfield Briefing Effective Site Investigation 2017

9.00 Registration and refreshments

9.30 Opening remarks from the chair

Stephan Jefferis, Director, Environmental Geotechnics Ltd.

9.40 Introduction to the NQMS Scheme for Land Contamination Management

The National Quality Mark Scheme for Land Contamination Management (NQMS) launched in January 2017 enables documents submitted by developers to regulators to bear a verified quality mark. With respect to site investigation this will verify that data has been collected, processed, analysed and interpreted in line with established good practice.

• Introduction to the principles and practical application of the NQMS

• Undertaking and reporting on site investigation to comply with NQMS

Seamus Lefroy-Brooks, Managing Director, LBH-Wembley and Chairman of the Land Forum NQMS sub-committee

10.00 The National Quality Mark Scheme – an industry perspective

Providing an industry view of the NQMS scheme and how it will be put into practice at this leading consulting firm as well as outlining the findings of their recent survey exploring its likely uptake and potential. The presentation will cover:

• The changing landscape of regulation for contaminated land and the role the NQMS can play

• Local authority views on the NQMS

• Risks and opportunities

• Putting it into practice

• Maintaining independence

Richard Clayton, Director, WSP | Parsons Brinkerhoff

10.20 Part 2A – where we are and where we are going

• A look at the implications of the Powys judgment on local authorities and their duties and liabilities under Part 2A

• The recent Environment Agency announcement on capital grant funding

• Recent determinations / remediation projects and current liability issues

• Recent appeals the implications for liability and regulation

Andrew Wiseman OBE, Partner, Harrison Grant Solicitors

Session 1. Setting the scene

10.40 Q&A

10.55

Session 2. Standards and practices for safe and effective working on site

11.25 Update on British and International Standards related to site investigation

• Ongoing revisions to current standards affecting site investigation with particular emphasis on the introduction of the BS ISO 18400 series of standards

• BS ISO 18400-104 Sampling – Strategies

• How standards are produced

• What is likely to come next?

• What are the implications of Brexit on standards development in the UK?

Michael Smith, Independent Consultant

11.50 Quality Matters: Working with drillers to ensure quality and safety

• Awareness of best practice and safety on site

• Specific points to look out for in respect of rig compliance and drilling procedures

• Identification of the correct qualifications and appropriate cards which should be asked for on a site

• Awareness of what should be specified for in tender documents to distinguish quality contractors

James Raeburn, Director, R.J. Blasting Ltd and Director British Drilling Association

12.15 Asbestos and site investigations: are we doing enough to comply with the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012?

• What the CAR-SOIL industry guidance means for site investigation practitioners; an overview

• What are the key drivers for safety on site?

• Effective planning to prevent and/or minimise the risk of exposure to asbestos

• Understanding the risks associated with asbestos in the context of site investigation procedures and personnel

• How does our industry need to address the issue of training and competence?

Stephen Forster, Director, Remedia Group Ltd. and Chair of the Joint Industry Working Group on Asbestos in Soil and C&D Materials

12.40 Q&A

12.55

Morning refreshments and networking

Lunch

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13.55 AGS/BDA Joint taskforce: conceived to explore the current condition of the UK Ground Investigation industry

Progress report and update following the 2016 position paper and subsequent industry survey to explore the state of the ground investigation industry particularly with regard to adherence to technical standards.

Andrew Milne, AGS/BDA Task Force Project Chairman

14.20 Site Investigation; the holistic approach: a case study from Silvertown, London

• Major development of a 38-acre site; a £1bn+ project that will create 3300+ new homes, with infrastructure and both commercial and amenity facilities

• Historic site with a 200-year evolution from marshland to residential and industrial usage (including London’s biggest ever explosion) and current post-industrial redevelopment for the 21st century

• Challenging local London Basin geology which influenced both the geoenvironmental and geotechnical investigation and the solutions required to mitigate risks and facilitate the redevelopment

• Large scale holistic site investigation undertaken combining both geoenvironmental and geotechnical testing and assessment; producing a large amount of data

• This approach allowed remediation and mitigation measures to be incorporated into development design and geotechnical requirements

Sarah Key, Chartered Senior Engineer, CGL Nick Langdon, Chairman of CGL

14.45 Site data: a remediation contractor’s perspective

A review of how remediation contractors utilise site investigation data to inform remediation design and pricing. The talk will cover:

• Why we need good quality SI data

• The impact of uncertainty on remediation design

• Improving communication to deliver enhanced outcomes

• Data collection techniques during remediation works

Mark Field, Project Director, Vertase FLI

15.05 An Environmental Impairment Liability (EIL) insurance broker`s view

• How do EIL insurers view the site investigation reports and risks presented?

• What do we see that is wrong and what is right with site investigations to date?

• Why do clients seek insurance beyond that provided by the consultants/contractors advice, professional indemnity insurance and Regulators view?

Mathew Hussey, Environmental Director Construction Services, Arthur J. Gallagher

Session 3: Effective collaboration and learning from the experience of professionals across the industry

15.25 Q&A

15.40

16.10 Increasing the use of remote telemetry in site investigations

The way in which geoenvironmental data is generally collected has changed little over time – field engineers still spend significant time travelling to sites to undertake field measurements, often still working with paper-based survey forms, and collecting discrete datasets. This presentation will provide an overview of the alternatives available to field engineers, and how to maximise the use of remote telemetry monitoring systems within geoenvironmental investigations, based on technology which is currently available. A number of examples and case studies will be shared, alongside new supporting guidance for industry.

Katy Baker, Senior Technical Director, Arcadis

16.35 Investigating the application of InSAR and UAV surveying to assess ground stability of infrastructure in Northern Ireland

Examining the preliminary findings from a NERC-funded research project this presentation will:

• Provide an overview of the remote sensing techniques that were trialled: InSAR and UAV

• Describe the range of infrastructure that was targeted

• Present a broad overview of the findings

• Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the techniques in infrastructure monitoring

• Consider the potential application to monitoring of contaminated land

Vanessa Banks, Team Leader Shallow Geohazards and Risks, BGS

17.00 Q&A

17.10

followed by a networking drinks reception

9.00 Registration and refreshments

9.30 Opening remarks from the chair

9.40 Using GIS to add value to your desk study and site investigation data

• Geographical information systems allow desk study, walkover and intrusive investigation data to be brought together to inform the conceptual site model and to drive the risk assessment process

Afternoon refreshments and networking

Session 4: Technical advances in site investigation: techniques for investigating and monitoring challenging sites

Closing remarks from the chair

Session 1. Use of GIS and 3D modelling for data analysis, visualisation, planning and communication

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• Targetted sampling aimed at reducing uncertainty in the CSM reduces the need for statistical analysis

• Looking to the future - what is coming next

Judith Nathanail, Senior Environmental Consultant, Land Quality Management

10.05 3D geological modelling for infrastructure projects in the context of a national geological model

The British Geological Survey (BGS) has been developing its 3D geological modelling capacity for over a decade. These advances and growth in the adoption and acceptance of 3D modelling in the infrastructure and environmental consultancy sector are resulting in increased impacts from 3D geological modelling. This talk will give recent examples of ground modelling for clients such as TSP Projects/Network Rail, TfL/Crossrail and Yorkshire Water/Arup. It will set this in context of the BGS’s a national geological model as well as present the results of a recently completed InnovateUK funded project with Keynetix bringing the subsurface directly into the BIM workflow.

Holger Kesler, Geologist, team leader modelling systems, BGS

10.30 The role of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in managing, interpreting and visualising site investigation data: putting theory into practice in a commercial consultancy

• Using (open) data to understand and enhance conceptual site models; such as, WMS layers, LiDAR data and CampbellReith’s bespoke geographically searchable database.

• AGS and the transfer of data into HoleBASE for sharing and visualisation purposes

• How GIS is used to visualise and understand sites – From a case study perspective

• The future of GIS for site investigation purposes

Lauren Ilyas, Environmental Scientist, CampbellReith Rebecca Pembery, GIS Analyst, CampbellReith

10.55 Q&A

11.10

11.40 The use of geostatistical techniques for the spatial analysis of soil contamination: A case study from a reclaimed landfill site, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Current Human Health Risk Assessments for site evaluation are non-spatial in nature considering a project site as a single entity. The application of spatial modelling through robust tools offered by geostatistics allows for a different approach for the assessment of contaminant sources across a brownfield site. The presentation will consider the following aspects with respect to the case study:

Morning refreshments and networking

Session 2. Challenges in data collection and analysis

• The nature of the spatial distribution of contaminant sources across a site

• Background to the geostatistical tools available: The semi-variogram and kriging techniques

• Examples of geostatistically derived site contamination models

• The integration with derived site specific soil guideline and screening values

• Illustrated with a cases study of a former landfill site in Portsmouth contaminated with heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

David Giles, Principal Lecturer, School of Earth & Environmental Sciences University of Portsmouth

12.05 Challenges of investigation at nuclear power stations

Sue Sljivic, Director, RSK

12.30 Q&A

12.45

13.45 Laboratory perspective: advances in how labs handle and present data Online scheduling, sample management, automated reporting, real-time access to laboratory data including data manipulation and export options, fast notification of elevated monitoring data.

Greg Adamson, Key Account Manager, ALS Environmental

14.10 Improved reliability and reduced cost of site investigation using in situ measurements: case studies from radioactively contaminated land

• In situ measurements in general

○ are less expensive than traditional ex situ, so more measurements can be taken, giving better site coverage

○ often have larger uncertainty, but can be acceptable if quantified

• In situ measurements by gamma-ray spectrometry

○ have very large mass (> 200 Kg)

○ give good integration of the contamination over a large area

○ can be better than ex situ measurements on small samples taken to the lab

• New ISO 18400 standards give quantification of uncertainty using ‘duplicate method’

○ can be applied to both to both ex situ and in situ measurements

○ uncertainty values make interpretation of measurements more reliable

Mike Ramsey, Emeritus Professor, University of Sussex

Lunch

Session 3. Efficient and cost effective data management and communication, data standards and collaboration

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14.35 Real life benefits of using Data Exchange standards Data is the primary deliverable from the site investigation process and needs to be managed efficiently. The real benefits from adopting the guidance in BS 8574:2014 “Code of practice for the management of geotechnical data for ground engineering projects” and the AGS data format are being realised by companies who are putting data at the centre of their site investigation process. This presentation uses real life case studies from organisations that are transforming the way they manage their data and highlights the real life benefits that these organisations and their clients are gaining from their improvements.

Roger Chandler, Managing Director, Keynetix Ltd.

15.00 Q&A

15.15

Session 4. Data sharing, exploitation and communication

15.40 Applying the principles of BIM and the Common Data Environment to the sharing and communication of geotechnical data

Good management of SI data right from the word go has brought many advantages to the work that we deliver at Mott MacDonald.

The presentation will take you through the journey we have been on particularly over the last 5 or so years and how using AGS and a Common Data Environment has enabled the geotechnics and contaminated land practices to work alongside and complement one another.

We will look at examples from HS2, mining aspects and the contamination remediation of Blackburn Meadows Renewable Energy Plant, Sheffield.

Although the BIM environment is not ‘just about a 3D model’ – we will close the presentation showing how using a visually rich 3D model helps us to communicate risks and opportunities to our clients.

Peter Fair, Geotechnical Engineer, Mott MacDonald

Tim Hodges, Associate, Con Land Specialist, Mott MacDonald

16.05 Unlocking the greater potential of data

• Data – the opportunities and challenges that it presents today

• Data versus Information

• The latest applications and technology for reviewing information for a brownfield site

• Unlocking even greater potential moving forwards

Piers Edgell, Account Director, Landmark Information Group

Afternoon refreshments and networking

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16.30 Data sharing and management - where are we now?

A speaker-led discussion providing an opportunity for delegates to review the themes of the day, share concerns, experiences and examples of good practice, and explore opportunities for further improvement:

• Is the site investigation process as productive and efficient as it could be?

• How much time is spent on interpretation of data compared to compilation of data?

• Is the communication of site investigation information sufficiently effective?

Richard Brinkworth, Director, Leap Environmental Ltd.

17.00 Closing remarks from the chair and end of conference

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