Sustainability References
The following is a list of links prepared by the AGS Sustainability Working Group to a number of documents and videos covering sustainability issues. These documents and videos are intended to provide information relevant to clients, consultants and contractors on different aspects of sustainability in relation to the geotechnical and geoenvironmental sciences. The AGS Sustainability Working Group welcomes comments on the list, and can be contacted via [email protected].
The referenced documents and videos are not intended to be a complete or comprehensive coverage of the particular topic indicated, nor should their inclusion in the list be considered as formal endorsement by the AGS of their contents. Similarly, no conclusion on the adequacy of a particular reference should drawn from its exclusion from the list. The AGS and its working group members do not assume any responsibility for any loss which may arise from accessing, or reliance on the material in the references and all liability is disclaimed accordingly. Professional advice should be taken before applying the content of any reference to particular circumstances.
Climate Change
- CIRIA – Climate change and contaminated land – why should we care? – Click
- UK State of the Climate – https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/about/state-of-climate
- AGS Magazine article – COP27 and a ‘Way Forward’ – Click
Planning
- National Planning Policy Framework – Achieving sustainable development – Click
Standards
- BSI Sustainability Standards – Click
- The sustainability of standards in contaminated land investigation – Presentation by Chris Swainston, Apr 2022 – Click
- ICE Manual of Geotechnical Engineering: Volume 1 – Chapter 11 Sustainable geotechnics – Click
Risk Assessment
- CL:AIRE Good Practice for Risk Assessment for Coal Mine Gas Emissions (2021) – https://www.claire.co.uk/home/news/1561-new-cl-aire-publication
- SoBRA Controlled Waters and Climate Change (2022) – https://sobra.org.uk/climate-change/controlled-waters-and-climate-change/
- SoBRA Summer Workshop – The Climate Emergency (2022) – https://sobra.org.uk/category/summer-workshop-reports-s/
- Coastal risk screening tool – coastal.climatecentral.org/map
- AGS Mag Oct/Nov 2021 – Climate Change and Land Contamination Risk Management: A multi-disciplinary crisis management challenge – Click
- AGS Magazine article – New SoBRA Guidance on the Incorporation of Future Climate Change Effects into Controlled Waters Risk Assessments of Land Contamination – Click
Remediation, Soil Management and Circular Economy
- SuRF-UK – Framework for Assessing the Sustainability of Soil and Groundwater Remediation – Click
- SuRF-UK Sustainable remediation video – Click
- SuRF-UK Sustainable Management Practices – Click
- AGS Magazine article – Responding to the UK’s Soil Crisis – Sustainable Soil Management & the Future of Soil Reuse – Click
- Sustainable Resilient Remediation – ITRC (Interstate Technology Regulatory Council – USA) – Homepage – Click
- ITRC (Interstate Technology Regulatory Council – USA) – Sustainable Resilient Remediation – Green and Sustainable Remediation: A Practical Framework – Click
Instrumentation and Monitoring
- AGS Mag Nov 2023 – Assessing the possible sustainability benefits of using instruments and monitoring on site – Click
Brownfield regeneration
- Webinar series – Sustainability in the Delivery of Brownfield Regeneration – Click
Resilience
- NHBC Future Proofing Against Climate Change (2023) – https://www.nhbc.co.uk/foundation/future-proofing-against-climate-change
- ICE news article – Geotechnical engineering – how sustainable and resilient is it? – Click
Climate data sources
- UK Climate Projections (UKCP) data – https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/approach/collaboration/ukcp/data/index
- Climate Risk Indicators – https://uk-cri.org/
- eFLaG portal – https://eip.ceh.ac.uk/hydrology/eflag/
- SEPA future flood maps – https://map.sepa.org.uk/floodmaps/FloodRisk/FutureFloodMaps
- BGS GeoCoast and GeoClimate – https://www.bgs.ac.uk/map-viewers/geoindex-onshore/
Ground Engineering
- AGS news article – Sustainability in Ground Engineering – Click
- AGS Magazine article – Net Zero – The Use of Timber Piles – Click
- Ground Engineering article – Sustainability: Shrinking the carbon footprint of ground engineering (article available to GE Subscribers) – Click
- AGS Magazine article – The impact of ‘Net Carbon Zero’ on the Geo-Engineering Industry – Click
- PhD thesis – Sustainable Assessment for Geotechnical Projects – Click
- Ground Engineering article – Pile reuse lays foundations for sustainability (article available to GE Subscribers) – click
- FPS Sustainability Charter – Click
- EFFC Circular Economy Guide – Click
Biodiversity Net Gain
- AGS Magazine article – Brownfield and Biodiversity Net Gain – opportunities and risks – Click
Foundation Re-use
- BRE, Reuse of foundations for urban sites: a best practice handbook, 2006: https://www.brebookshop.com/details.jsp?id=286884
- BSI, BES 6001 Responsible Sourcing of Construction Products: https://www.bsigroup.com/en-GB/bes-6001-responsible-sourcing-of-construction-products/
- CIRIA, C653 Reuse of foundations, 2007: https://www.thenbs.com/PublicationIndex/documents/details?Pub=CIRIA&DocID=283141
- CIRIA, Geotechnical baseline reports: a guide to good practice (C807), 2023: https://www.ciria.org/ItemDetail?iProductCode=C807&Category=BOOK&WebsiteKey=3f18c87a-d62b-4eca-8ef4-9b09309c1c91#:~:text=Geotechnical%20baseline%20reports%3A%20a%20guide%20to%20good%20practice%20(C807),ground%20conditions%20for%20infrastructure%20projects.
- EFFC Carbon Reduction Guide, 2022: https://www.effc.org/effc-carbon-reduction-guide/
- PAS 2080:2023, Carbon management in buildings and infrastructure: https://knowledge.bsigroup.com/products/carbon-management-in-buildings-and-infrastructure?version=standard
- DFI Journal – The Journal of the Deep Foundations Institute, 2019, Estimating Capacity and Reliability of Existing Foundations for Evaluation of Reuse: https://dfi-journal.org/papers/?abstract=2019130102
- Arup, Transform & Reuse: Low Carbon Futures for Existing Buildings, 2020: https://www.arup.com/perspectives/publications/promotional-materials/section/transform-and-resuse-low-carbon-futures-for-existing-buildings
- FPS / EFFC webinar on Low Carbon Fuels and Equipment (20th June 2024): https://www.fps.org.uk/events/low-carbon-fuels-and-equipment/