CL:AIRE eAlert - March 2020

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What strange times we are living through! Here at CL:AIRE we are still working, albeit from our various home offices. For obvious reasons, our face-to-face training for the next few weeks has been cancelled and all delegates on cancelled courses have been contacted and offered alternative dates. Should this situation continue, rest assured, we will contact those concerned.

In the meantime, in addition to getting that paperwork done or reading that report you've been intending to for a while, some CPD might be a useful way to spend this enforced 'stay at home' time. Check that your Asbestos Awareness certification is up-to-date and if not, have a look at our full course or the new refresher course. We also have other eLearning courses which are available 24/7.

You might want to consider writing up a Case Study. If you have an idea, project or technology that you would like to write about, please get in touch by raising a new Help Request via our Help Desk and if you think of other things that CL:AIRE can do to help you through this time, please don't hesitate to get in touch in the same way.

Stay safe and well,
The CL:AIRE Team

In this eAlert...

WALL - New section on NSZD created
Environment Agency strategy for safe and sustainable sludge use published
Homes England presents their Land Hub
UK Government launches Freeports consultation
CPRE publish their State of Brownfield 2019 report
MHCLG publishes "Planning for the Future"
Contamination Expo - CL:AIRE discount for exhibitors
CL:AIRE TRG Annual Report 2019 - available to download
SuRF International publish latest notes of meeting
CL:AIRE launches eLearning refresher Asbestos Awareness for Land Professionals - available from 3 March 2020

Industry News

WALL - New section on NSZD created

The Water and Land Library (WALL) has recently created a new section for peer reviewed publications relating to Natural Source Zone Depletion (NSZD) available here.
CL:AIRE invites industry professionals to recommend additional documents that they would like included in this library.

Environment Agency strategy for safe and sustainable sludge use published

The Environment Agency recently published its strategy setting out their principles & priorities on the safe & sustainable use of sludge on land

Homes England presents their Land Hub

Homes England recently presented the details of their Land Hub which identifies development sites that they plan to bring to market. Sites are displayed geographically and people are able to view site specific details and search locations by post code. Further information is available here.

UK Government launches Freeports consultation

The government is currently seeking views about the creation of up to 10 freeports in locations across the UK. These will have different customs rules than the rest of the country, that are innovative hubs, boost global trade, attract inward investment and increase productivity.

CPRE publish their State of Brownfield 2019 report

CPRE has recently published their "State of Brownfield 2019" report. It is available to download here

MHCLG publishes "Planning for the Future"

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has set out the Government's plans for housing and planning following the announcements in the 2020 Budget in a document called, "Planning for the Future". Selected headlines include:

Contamination Expo - CL:AIRE discount for exhibitors

The Contamination Expo reaches every corner of the industry to bring the contamination and geotechnical sectors together in this unique two day event. The event boasts 120 expert-led seminars and 260 cutting-edge suppliers, all intending to improve global land & water contamination prevention and remediation. See for yourself on 16 & 17 September!

CL:AIRE TRG Annual Report 2019 - available to download

CL:AIRE has released the Technology and Research Group (TRG) Annual Report for 2019.

It contains the following parts - of particular note is Appendix 1 which describes the breadth of CL:AIRE's activities undertaken during the year:

SuRF International publish latest notes of meeting

SuRF international met on 29th January 2020 and their latest notes of meeting are available to view here

CL:AIRE launches eLearning refresher Asbestos Awareness for Land Professionals - available from 3 March 2020

CL:AIRE is delighted to launch a new eLearning course - Asbestos Awareness for Land Professionals REFRESHER. Based on the extremely successful industry-leading half-day full Asbestos Awareness for Land Professionals eLearning course, it is split up into 6 short modules lasting 1.5 hours with a 30 minute assessment.

CL:AIRE Training & Events

Here are CL:AIRE's current course and training dates for 2020.
Click on the dates to book.

All courses (except eLearning and Gas verification) are also available on a bespoke basis. Enquire via the Help Desk.

Non-Licensable Work including NNLW - for Land Professionals

18 Jun 2020 - Reading

Non-Licensable Work including NNLW - for Groundworkers

Bespoke basis only. Please enquire through the Help Desk.

Asbestos Awareness for Land Professionals - Full course and Refresher New

Introduction to Brownfield Site Investigation

Options Appraisal and nine other Remediation Technologies FREE

Industry Events

A selection of upcoming events throughout the industry.

AGS Annual Conference, 2 April 2020, Birmingham

POSTPONED
Information

Brownfield Summit 2020, 12 May 2020, London

Likely to be POSTPONED until October or November 2020.
Information

5th International Conference on Contaminated Land, Ecological Assessment and Remediation, 13-15 May 2020, London

RESCHEDULED to 9-11 June 2021
Information

SoBRA Summer Workshop, 16 June 2020, Birmingham

CANCELLED
Information

UKELA Annual Conference, 26-28 June 2020, Plymouth

Registration and a vegan buffet lunch from Friday midday, followed by six plenary sessions and Working Party sessions through the weekend.

Earlybird closes 28 March 2020.
Information

Brownfield Redevelopment: Midlands 2020, 1 July 2020, Dudley

Will bring together local authorities, developers, policy-makers, landowners, remediation companies, and other stakeholders to explore solutions to key challenges.
Information

Contamination Expo Series 2020, 16-17 September 2020, Birmingham

The Contamination Expo Series is Europe's leading event for Contamination and Environmental professionals.
Information

RemTech, Europe, 23-26 September 2020, Ferrara, Italy

The most important Italian event on Remediation Technologies will be held in Ferrara, North-Eastern Italy.

Call for Abstracts closes 31 May 2020.
Information

Brownfield Development Festival 2020, 8 October 2020, London

One day of networking, three conference streams, Brownfield Awards and a Gala Dinner
Information

Interesting Sustainable Land Reuse News Stories in the media in March

Huge knowledge gap over health of soil

How to clear the oil spills of the Amazon rainforest

Disclaimer: These articles are not produced nor endorsed by CL:AIRE and links are for your information only.

Membership Update

CL:AIRE's Membership continues to grow. We would like to thank the following new and renewing members for their support:
Principal Members: Fisher German Priestner, RSK Group, Willmott Dixon Group

Full details on the benefits of your CL:AIRE Membership.

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