Tagged: retrofit
Road Expo Scotland
Scotland’s largest traffic management and highways maintenance event. 7th and 8th November 2012 Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh Road Expo Scotland is the ultimate destination north of the border for road professionals looking to source the latest products and services and understand the implications of legislative changes. Further information and free registration can be found here:
Retrofit Vision Must Drive Industry Thinking
At the launch of CIRIA’s seminal guidance on Retrofitting for Surface Water Management, I was struck most by what a visionary piece of work this is. Every speaker seemed infected by the same passion for change, just as much as that passion is evident between almost every line of this ground-breaking 272-page document. There’s no [...]
Let’s Get Nibbling!
The new SuDS Retrofitting guidance by CIRIA was launched this last Monday (23 April), after a very long gestation period, and I was really pleased to finally have it available, and to have been part of one of the launch events. A few things sprang to mind as a consequence of the session, with the [...]
Doing the first loop of planning for sustainable urban drainage system retrofits: A case study from Odense, Denmark
Urban Water Journal, Volume 7, Issue 6, 2010 Abstract The planning and implementation of sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS) requires intensive collaboration between professions and institutions. To improve the conditions for such practice in Denmark, the first loop of a SUDS-based retrofitting project was completed in Odense over a 6-month period. The project involved officials [...]
CIWEM Surface Water Management Conference 14 June 2011
CIWEM held its Surface Water Management Conference in London on 14 June 2011. The conference reviewed the implementation of the Flood and Water Management Act and progress made by Local Authorities, especially Lead Local Flood Authorities in carrying out their flood risk management roles. The conference focused on surface water management and the key issues, [...]
“Stormwater Management – What about quality?” Conference (12/5/11)
A QUESTION of quality set the agenda for a keynote industry conference to discuss the future of urban stormwater management and surface water treatment in the UK. A speakers’ panel of highly-respected industry experts and leading academic took to the podium at the Arup Campus, Solihull on May 12, 2011 to to explore differing multi-national experiences in [...]
“Stormwater Management – What about Quality?” Conference (12/5/11)
A QUESTION of quality set the agenda for a keynote industry conference to discuss the future of urban stormwater management and surface water treatment in the UK. A speakers’ panel of highly-respected industry experts and leading academic took to the podium at the Arup Campus, Solihull on May 12, 2011 to to explore differing multi-national experiences in [...]
We’ve been retrofitting for years !
Few people would argue these days against the benefits of incorporating sustainable drainage techniques into new developments. But what about tackling our existing flooding and water quality problems ? The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) requires us to tackle a whole range of pollutants entering our water bodies and everyone is more than aware of the many flooding issues we have encountered in recent years, from both rivers as well as sewers.
On the Road to Minimise Flood Risk
A major new sustainable road drainage scheme is providing stormwater control and reducing flooding risk following the £9.5 million improvement of the A340 Aldermaston Road in Basingstoke.
Fastlink to SUDS
Part of a far-reaching transport and development action plan, the Fastlink bus link scheme along the Livingston / Edinburgh corridor required high performance storage and treatment of stormwater runoff in a constrained space. As West Lothian Council is committed to the principles of SUDS, the infrastructure construction incorporated a Stormcell® Storage system and Downstream Defender® hydrodynamic vortex stormwater treatment separators from Hydro International.
Hydro International Hosts SuDS Round Table Debate
Hydro International hosted SuDS: The State of the Nation, a Round Table debate to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing SuDS delivery.
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