Environmental good practice on site.
Samantha Connolly, Phil Charles.
October 2005.
Description: Construction activities will always
have an impact on the surrounding environment and neighbours. Good environmental
practice enables these impacts to be managed positively. Impacts take many
forms, for example effects on surrounding flora and fauna, watercourses, noise
or pollution. Clients, their professional advisers, contractors and the whole
construction supply chain, all have responsibilities for environmental
management. This handbook provides practical guidance about managing
construction on site to control environmental impacts, and is relevant to all
concerned with the construction process. This book is an update and expansion of
'Environmental good practice on site (C502)' the CIRIA guide published in 1999.
Contents: The target audience, How to use this handbook, Coverage of this handbook, Relationship to other CIRIA guidance, Glossary, Acronyms and abbreviations, 1. Benefits and obligations 2. General site management issues, 2.1 The management framework, 2.2 Planning, setting up and managing the site, 2.3 Interaction with the local community, 2.4 Incident preparedness and response, 3. Environmental issues, 3.1 Archaeology and built heritage, 3.2 Buying, storing and managing materials, 3.3 Dust, emissions and odours: avoid causing a nuisance, 3.4 Ground contamination, 3.5 Noise and vibration: the need to control it, 3.6 Traffic management and vehicle use, 3.7 Waste, 3.8 Water, 3.9 Wildlife and natural features, 4. Construction processes. 4.1 Introduction, 4.2 Bored tunnelling, 4.3 Brick/blockwork, 4.4 Concrete batching, 4.5 Concrete pours and aftercare, 4.6 Crushing, screening and reuse of materials, 4.7 Demolition, 4.8 Dredging, 4.9 Earthworks, 4.10 Excavation, 4.11 Grouting, 4.12 Microtunnelling, 4.13 Piling, 4.14 Plant maintenance, 4.15 Refurbishment of buildings, 4.16 Repairs to exposed structural elements, (eg bridge soffits, cladding etc), 4.17 Road works, 4.18 Site clearance, 4.19 Temporary works, 4.20 Use of oils and chemicals, 4.21 Use of small plant, 4.22 Working near water, 4.23 Working with groundwater, Appendices 1. UK environmental regulators and heritage bodies, 2. Useful contacts, 3 Regulatory pollution prevention guidance notes, 4. Other CIRIA guidance, 5. List of toolbox talks on accompanying CD, 6. Acknowledgements, 7. Original project acknowledgements. 150pp.ISBN: 0-86017-650-9. $80.00
Early-age thermal
crack control in concrete. R091.
T.A. Harrison. 1981.
This book brings together the
current knowledge on early-age thermal cracking, which occurs when the
restrained thermal contraction strain exceeds the tensile strain
capacity of the concrete. It aims to help both the designer and
contractor to understand the significance of cracking, the mechanisms
and factors influencing early-age thermal cracking, and its methods of
control. Thermal expansion, temperature fall from a peak during
hydration of the cement and restraint factors are all discussed. The
book shows how early-age thermal strains can be reduced by taking
appropriate measures during the design and construction of concrete
elements, and develops equations for the control of crack width.
ISBN 0 86017 166 3 $80.00
Easy access environmental management. Implementation of BS 8555 in the construction sector, Phases 4-6. Guidance workbook. G Chant-Hall, P Burr, C Percival. 2004. Description: The Easy Access Environmental Management package has been developed to help construction companies understand and implement an effective environmental management system. The package comprises:
Contents: Acknowledgements, Introduction, Environmental management system standards, The phases of BS 8555, Glossary, Phase 4 Implementation and operation of the environmental management system, Phase 5 Checking, audit and review, Phase 6 EMS acknowledgement (second party, ISO 14001, EMAS), Further information and contacts, CIRIA publications, Templates. 200 pp. ISBN: 0-86017-616-9. $120.00
Engineering guide to
the safety of concrete and masonry dam structures in the UK. R148.
M.R. Kennard, L.L. Owens & R.A. Reader. 1996.
This publication sets out to
give comprehensive advice on matters related to the safety of concrete
and masonry dams and associated dam structures in the UK. It gives a
background to the design and construction of dams, describing how design
methods developed and the features that occur in older structures. A
section on ancillary structures also embraces those on embankment dams
by describing typical layouts and arrangements of pipes, valves and
gates and dealing with electrical and mechanical equipment, its testing
and maintenance. The guide sets out to give practical guidance on dam
maintenance by describing how dams deteriorate, how they can be
investigated, instrumented, monitored, subjected to planned surveillance
and rectified. It contains appendices to give more detail on particular
aspects of reservoir safety, a list of useful references covering text
books and published papers, tables of some typical parameters for
guidance, and figures and photographs to illustrate new and old
construction techniques and surveillance methods.
ISBN 0 86017 432 8 $108.00
Engineering in chalk.
C574.
J.A. Iord, C.R.I. Clayton & R.N. Mortimore. 2002.
This book provides guidance on
engineering in chalk. It describes the chalk's geological setting, its
origins, occurrence, its stratigraphy, weathering and geomorphological
situations, the material and mechanical properties. The descriptions are
supported by a comprehensive set of photographs. It explains recommended
schemes for the engineering description and classification of chalk,
building on the work presented in CIRIA PR11, 'Foundations in Chalk'.
The publication looks at the mechanical and material properties of
intact, in-situ and compacted chalk and considers their implications for
the design and construction of earthworks, cuttings, retaining walls and
anchorages. Major sections deal with the selection and design of shallow
and piled foundations. Based on analysis of the results of pile testing,
the book makes recommendations for the design and choice of bored, CFA,
driven cast-in-place and pre-formed piles in chalk and for estimating
shaft and base resistances).
ISBN 0 86017 574 X $198.00
Engineering in
glacial tills. C504.
N.A. Trenter. 1999.
Engineering in glacial tills
draws together current understanding of the origins and formation
processes of tills, the land systems that they create and in which they
are found, their distribution within the UK glacial stratigraphy, and
how they are classified. The book then links this geological background
to the engineering and classification of tills, giving the typical
ranges of their properties. Guidance for engineering in tills covers
site investigation, earthworks, shallow and piled foundations,
dewatering, tunneling and landslides. Supported by 14 case studies and
numerous figures and tables, a substantial reference list, glossary and
index, this comprehensive publication provides a practical review of the
geology and geotechnics of tills and guidance for engineering practice.
It will be of particular relevance to geotechnical engineers,
engineering geologists, civil and structural engineers, and tunneling
and highway engineers.
ISBN 0 86017 504 9 $144.00
Engineering in Mercia
mudstone. C570.
R.J. Chandler, A Forster. 2001.
The Mercia Mudstone Group, part
of the Triassic Series formerly known as the Keuper Marl, is a sequence
dominated by mudstones that underlies much of central and southern
England and parts of Northern Ireland, on which many urban areas and
their attendant infrastructure are built. These strata affect the
construction industry mainly in operations such as foundations,
excavations and earthworks. When designing earthworks or structural
foundations in, on or using Mercia mudstone, the designer needs to
understand how the engineering properties are linked to the geological
history. This report replaces Report 47, and provides up-to-date
information about the engineering properties of the Mercia Mudstone
Group in order to improve the investigation, design and construction of
ground engineering works in these materials. It sets out the geological
history and links this to the engineering properties for some regularly
encountered design situations. Section 2 presents the geological history
of the Mercia Mudstone Group and the mineralogy is explained in Appendix
2. Sections 3 to 8 review the geotechnical aspects and recommend good
practice when testing and designing with mudstones of the Mercia
Mudstone Group. The basic properties of the rock are outlined, and the
more important developments in the understanding of the geotechnics of
Mercia mudstones, since the early 1970s, are highlighted. In addition to
the details of the references cited in the text, Appendix 1 provides a
supporting bibliography of references relevant to engineering in the
Mercia Mudstone Group. This report will be useful for geotechnical
engineers, engineering geologists, civil and structural engineers, tunneling
engineers, highway engineers and construction professionals.
ISBN 0 86017 570 7 $144.00
Environmental
assessment. SP096.
M. Renger et al. 1994.
Sets out a basis for the
environmental assessment of development schemes, describing the stages
involved in identifying and evaluating the potential impacts of
projects, together with appropriate mitigation measures or enhancement
opportunities.
ISBN 0 86017 379 8 $108.00
Environmental
assessment - good practice. Proceedings of the Construction Industry
Environmental Forum Conference on Good Practice in Environmental
Assessment, London, 7 September 1995. SP126.
Edited by J. Petts. 1996.
All you need to know about how
environmental assessment works in practice. This publication puts
forward the views of a developer, a consultant, a statutory consultee
and a contractor, based on presentations made at the conference on Good
Practice in Environmental Assessment, organized by the Construction
Industry Environmental Forum in September 1995. It covers all stages of
the formal environmental assessment process and includes two useful case
studies - a brownfield regeneration development adjacent to waste
disposal sites and a motorway-widening scheme - which examine the
process from the viewpoint of all the parties involved.
ISBN 0 86017 442 5 $80.00
Environmental good
practice on site - training pack. C525TP.
1999.
The construction industry is
under pressure to improve its environmental performance, not just from
legislators and environmental watchdogs, but also from clients and their
professional advisers. But how can information about complex issues be
transmitted successfully to all levels of a construction organization?
For the answer, you need CIRIA’s new training pack, C525. The pack is
a comprehensive and highly flexible resource, intended for use by
non-specialists as well as experienced trainers. It contains all the
materials necessary to generate a variety of training programs: 142
PowerPoint slides and trainer’s notes, case studies, quizzes,
delegates' checklists, feedback forms, a blank training certificate and
trainer’s guide. Also incorporated in the pack are a 15-minute video
and one copy each of CIRIA publications C502, C503 and poster C502P. The
main pack materials are provided on CD-ROM, from which the trainer can
produce acetate overheads and copies of delegates’ materials. Subjects
covered include: introduction to environmental issues, site management,
water, waste, noise, dust and emissions, wildlife, archaeology and
construction processes. CIRIA’s environmental training pack is a
powerful tool to help construction companies meet their environmental
obligations with confidence - no construction organization can afford to
be without it.
ISBN 0 86017 525 1 $531.00
Environmental good
practice - working on site. C503. (pack of 20 copies)
S. Coventry, M. Kingsley & C. Woolveridge. 1999.
The construction industry is
coming under increasing pressure to make its activities more
environmentally acceptable. These titles contain new guidance on how to
avoid causing environmental damage and the financial penalties that can
follow. This title is a pocket-book for site staff which focuses on
practical ways to carry out construction works without harming the
environment. It shows how such action can save money, prevent waste,
improve relations with people living and working near the site, and help
protect wildlife and the natural landscape. Small enough to be carried
in a jacket pocket, the book is a convenient, user-friendly guide for
everyone working on, or responsible for, construction sites. It
accompanies Environmental good practice on site (C502), a
valuable reference for construction managers, engineers, supervisors and
architects, and an attractive four-color A3-size poster (C502P) which is
available for display on site.
ISBN 0 86017 503 0 $180.00
Environmental handbook
for building and civil engineering projects.
Part 1 - design and
specification. C512.
R. Venables et al. 2000.
This is the first of three
handbooks containing information and practical guidance on the
environmental issues that are likely to be encountered during the key
stages of a building or civil engineering project: design and
specification; construction; and demolition and site clearance. The
handbook aims to inform all those involved of their various obligations
and make them aware of the opportunities that are open to them to
improve both the industry’s and their projects’ environmental
performance. C512 is structured by the stages in the design and
specification process, from agreeing the brief to tender action and
letting the construction contract(s). The layout of handbook is highly
accessible, with thorough indexing for easy reference. Concise overviews
of the relevant issues are given and each issue is dealt with from both
a legislative and technical position. The handbook provides best
practice guidance and further sources of information, and forms a useful
checklist and inventory of potential environmental impacts. This
publication is linked to C528, which deals with thirteen stages in the
construction phase, from tendering through to handover and guidance on
maintenance and records, and C529 which focuses on the key areas of
concern in the demolition and site clearance process, notably
legislation and policy, project planning and environmental management.
ISBN 0 86017 512 X $144.00
Part 2 -
construction phase. C528.
R. Venables et al. 2000.
This is the second of three
handbooks containing information and practical guidance on the
environmental issues that are likely to be encountered during the key
stages of a building or civil engineering project: design and
specification; construction; and demolition and site clearance. C528 deals with thirteen stages in the construction phase,
from tendering through to handover and guidance on maintenance and
records. This publication is linked
to C512, which is structured by the stages in the design and
specification process, from agreeing the brief to tender action and
letting the construction contract(s), and C529 which focuses on the key
areas of concern in the demolition and site clearance process, notably
legislation and policy, project planning and environmental management.
ISBN 0 86017 528 6 $144.00
Part 3 - demolition and
site clearance. C529.
R. Venables et al. 2000.
This is the last in the set of
three handbooks containing information and practical guidance on the
environmental issues that are likely to be encountered during the key
stages of a building or civil engineering project: design and
specification; construction; and demolition and site clearance. C529 focuses on the key areas of concern in the demolition
and site clearance process, notably legislation and policy, project
planning and environmental management. The layout of handbook is highly
accessible, with thorough indexing for easy reference. This
publication is linked to C512, which is structured by the stages in the
design and specification process, from agreeing the brief to tender
action and letting the construction contract(s), and C528, which deals
with thirteen stages in the construction phase, from tendering through
to handover and guidance on maintenance and records.
ISBN 0 86017 529 4 $162.00
Environmental impact
of building and construction materials.
Volume A - summary. SP116.
CIRIA. 1995.
Reviews market, regulatory and
other factors that influence the production and specification of
construction materials, in particular the practicality and implications
of labeling and life-cycle assessment.
ISBN 0 86017 424 7 $100.00
Volume C - metals. PR013.
N. Howard. 1995.
This is the second of five
volumes (PR12-16), each of which focuses on a specific construction
material, describing its environmental impact on all stages of the
life-cycle. A summary is given in SP116, which reviews the market,
regulatory and other factors that influence the production and
specification of construction materials, in particular the practicality
and implications of labeling and life-cycle assessment.
ISBN 0 86017 813 7 $48.00
Volume D - plastics and elastomers. PR014.
R. Clough & R. Martyn. 1995.
This is the third of five
volumes (PR12-16), each of which focuses on a specific construction
material, describing its environmental impact on all stages of the
life-cycle. A summary is given in SP116, which reviews the market,
regulatory and other factors that influence the production and
specification of construction materials, in particular the practicality
and implications of labeling and life-cycle assessment.
ISBN 0 86017 814 5 $48.00
Volume E - timber and timber
products. PR015.
J. Newton & R. Venables. 1995.
This is the fourth of five
volumes (PR12-16), each of which focuses on a specific construction
material, describing its environmental impact on all stages of the
life-cycle. A summary is given in SP116, which reviews the market,
regulatory and other factors that influence the production and
specification of construction materials, in particular the practicality
and implications of labeling and life-cycle assessment.
ISBN 0 86017 815 3 $48.00
Volume F - paints and coating,
adhesives and sealants. PR016.
R. Bradley, A Griffiths & M. Levitt. 1995.
This is the last of five volumes
(PR12-16), each of which focuses on a specific construction material,
describing its environmental impact on all stages of the life-cycle. A
summary is given in SP116, which reviews the market, regulatory and
other factors that influence the production and specification of
construction materials, in particular the practicality and implications
of labeling and life-cycle assessment.
ISBN 0 86017 816 1 $48.00
Environmental issues
in construction - research campaign. PR074.
CIRIA. 1999.
An important part of CIRIA’s
research program on environmental issues in construction was a
self-completion questionnaire survey of the state of environmental
initiatives within the construction industry and of sustainability
indicators for the civil engineering industry. The replies provide a
valuable snapshot of industry awareness of, and attitudes to, these
issues. Specifically, the questionnaire was concerned with the views of
industry members on the relevance to their businesses of work identified
in PR73, environmental initiatives undertaken by the construction and
civil engineering industry, and progress in implementing environmental
strategies at the workplace. It also asked respondents to consider costs
and risks of implementing environmental policy guidelines, environmental
impacts and regulatory pressures, and sustainability indicators for the
civil engineering sector. This publication summarizes the main findings
from the responses received and analyzed. For the complete details of
the questionnaire responses and analysis, purchasers of PR74 may request
free short-term loan of the full survey findings (post and packing will
be charged). Research use of the findings may be negotiated.
ISBN 0 86017 874 9 $80.00
Environmental issues
in construction - a review of issues and initiatives relevant to the
building, construction and related industries.
Volume 1 - overview
including executive and technical summaries. SP093.
L. Shorrock et al. 1993.
The three publications SP93,
SP94 and PR9 form a review of environmental issues and initiatives
relevant to the building, construction and related industries. SP93 is
an overview that outlines the roles and responsibilities within the
industry, while SP94 deals with specific areas including energy use,
waste and recycling, and pollution and hazardous substances. PR9, the
bibliography, contains details of over 300 key references and sources of
information on environmental issues relevant to construction.
ISBN 0 86017 365 8 $108.00
Volume 2 - technical
review. SP094.
CIRIA. 1993.
This report considers the
interaction of mankind and the environment from the perspective of the
UK construction industry, by defining its activities in terms of their
environmental consequences. It identifies barriers to good environmental
practice and is aimed at the construction industry in its broadest
sense.
ISBN 0 86017 366 6 $108.00
Environmental issues
in construction - a strategic review. C510.
CIRIA. 1999.
UK and European legislation, the
rising cost of landfill, financial and social drivers to minimize waste,
and the increasing sensitivity of society to environmental issues all
greatly affect the construction industry. With this in mind, CIRIA
undertook a study to update its reports SP93 and SP94 and conducted a
survey into the state of environmental initiatives within the industry.
This study also responded to a need identified by the Foresight
(Construction) Panel for the civil engineering sector to establish a
range of sustainability indicators. This book summarizes the findings of
the study, highlights the gaps in industry knowledge and distils its
recommendations into ten action points. As well as providing a valuable
insight into current industry awareness of, and attitudes to,
environmental issues, this strategic review points the way forward by
suggesting appropriate sustainability indicators for each issue and
discusses how these can assist industry in improving its performance. It
identifies the need to raise levels of environmental awareness and gives
a stimulating overview of the changing relationship between the
construction industry and the environment within which it works and is
an important starting-point for debate in the boardroom and in local and
national government offices across the UK. More detail is provided in
the accompanying Desk study (PR73), Research campaign:
executive summary (PR74) and Sustainability indicators for the
civil engineering industry (PR75).
ISBN 0 86017 510 3 $144.00
Environmental issues
in construction - sustainability indicators for the civil engineering
industry. PR075.
CIRIA. 1999.
This is the final element in
CIRIA’s four-part research project on environmental issues in
construction and it looks at proposals for a series of indicators
measuring the civil engineering sector’s moves towards sustainability.
The project has drawn on state-of-the-art thinking and analytical models
used by governments and international organizations. Its aims are to
establish a series of top-level indicators to feed into the DETR’s
ongoing sustainability indicator work and to develop a tiered system of
indicators that could be used by the CE industry in its strategic
planning and operations. To maximize its relevance for an industry
sector, the project has used the Driving Force Pressure State Impact
Response (DPSIR) model within an inputs/outputs/impacts framework.
Industry input into the process was obtained through two project
workshops, which provided important ideas on decision-making processes
and maximizing the industry’s moves towards sustainability. The book
discusses the need for developing sustainability indicators for the
civil engineering sector, details the methodology used to develop these
indicators, and reports the findings of the workshops. It provides a
suggested indicator set and an indicator development toolkit for the
industry, and sets out recommendations that emerged from the research.
ISBN 0 86017 875 7 $80.00
Environmental
management in construction. C533.
S. Uren & E.
Griffiths. 2000.
Environmental management covers
the management of environmental issues and the control of environmental
impacts. This book is designed to provide practical assistance to
companies in the construction sector that are considering, or already
tackling, environmental management. The guidance is presented in a
modular format and describes all stages in the development of a formal
environmental management system (EMS). It allows companies to address
specific features, from simply developing an environmental policy
through to managing the environmental impacts of supply chains. The
topics are presented in a reader-friendly way, using a combination of
texts, diagrams, tables and case studies. The case studies are a key
feature and are drawn from construction companies of varying sizes, all
of which have practical experience in implementing environmental
management. The studies demonstrate the advantages gained by companies
that integrate an EMS into their corporate culture and practices, and
show how the companies have dealt with the challenges they faced. There
are estimates on some of the costs and resources needed for successful
implementation of an EMS. The book provides advice and support based on formalized
standards, and there is a step-by-step guide to ISO 14001. However, the
guidance is not intended to be prescriptive but rather presents a range
of options from which companies may choose the solutions that best fit
in with their business objectives and available resources. Environmental
management in construction will be a valuable addition to the libraries
of contractors, corporate and project managers, designers and clients.
ISBN 0 86017 533 2 $162.00
EPIC - environmental
performance improvement clubs. C585.
G. Hall. 2002.
The environmental
performance improvement club (EPIC) was a supply-chain network project
established by CIRIA with construction clients and main contractors. The
EPIC was piloted in three areas, Yorkshire, the Midlands and South Wales
as part of an eco-clusters project. This CD-Rom outlines the methodology
for each pilot, the lessons learned and recommendations for further
work. It has been produced for clients, main contractors and consultants
who are considering the development and delivery of environmental
training to construction industry employees. The helpful advice and
recommendations included should ensure that any such training program is
developed and delivered successfully. There are separate details for
each of the regional pilot programs including example slides,
questionnaires and answers, and workshop notes. The approach, developed
by CIRIA collaboratively with the industry, has proved to be an
effective way of delivering tangible environmental and financial
benefits to companies in the construction industry. The EPIC project has
demonstrated that a supply chain approach is an effective way of
delivering environmental awareness training and improving environmental
performance.
ISBN 0 86017 585 5 $144.00
Experiences of CDM.
R171.
CIRIA. 1997.
CDM has the potential to make a
significant impact upon the profile of health and safety in the
construction industry, but there are many lessons still to be learnt.
This is the key message of this volume, which examines how the more
informed section of the industry has implemented the CDM Regulations,
and how individual duty-holders are performing their roles. Research for
the study was done between May and November 1996 and involved 27 live
projects and many interviews and discussions. The book also discusses
the scope that exists for improvement and has sought to evaluate the
cost and identify the benefits that have accrued from CDM.
ISBN 0 86017 479 4 $100.00
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