Category: Property and Construction
How to surrender your EPR/PPC permit – Lessons learned from recent RSK experience
Property and ConstructionOctober 08, 2020
Many industrial operators are looking to surrender their industrial environmental permits – regulated under either the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 or Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012 – as part of ongoing consolidation or other changes. RSK has worked on several such projects in recent years, so has collated some lessons learned to help operators to achieve permit surrender as quickly and cost-effectively as possible.
How to resolve conflicts between badgers and development schemes
Property and ConstructionOctober 06, 2020
Today (6 October) is National Badger Day! Celebrate by hearing from Richard (Dez) Delahay, a director of RSK Biocensus and a professor of wildlife biology at the University of Exeter, who provides a fascinating insight into these interesting critters and how we can resolve conflicts between badgers and development schemes.
Love is in the air: How environmental monitoring can improve health and well-being in buildings
Property and ConstructionJuly 13, 2020
Air quality may have improved while people have stayed at home, walked more and travelled less during the coronavirus pandemic, but, as the world gets ready to restart, harmful levels of pollution in our towns and cities will begin to rise again. But have you ever thought about how this air can permeate through to the indoor environment and affect the health and well-being of those inside?
A mine of information: Q&A with Dr Tom Henman
Property and ConstructionJanuary 31, 2020
Ahead of this year’s Brownfield Land Scotland 2020 conference, which is taking place on 5 February in Edinburgh, UK, Environment Analyst caught up with RSK geosciences Director Dr Tom Henman, who shared his thoughts on the risks from mine related CO2 emissions.
🌎 As a global leader in the delivery of sustainable solutions, we won’t shy away from our role in the huge task the world faces – this has guided our growth over the last year.
💚 We strive for sustainability in all that we do and our commitment to this has been reaffirmed in our FY22 sustainability report.
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#Sustainability #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Sustainable
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@facaderemedialconsultants's team were on-site with a contractor in Bristol, progressing another Building Safety Fund project! 👏
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😮 Natural wetlands are disappearing three times faster than forests: 35% of global wetlands were lost between 1970 and 2015, and overall, 85% have been lost since the 1700s.
💧 It's #WorldWetlandsDay, which aims to raise awareness of the vital role of wetlands for people and the planet.
💚 We need to change our mindset around these essential habitats and their importance.
#Wetlands #Environment #Environmental #Sustainability #Sustainable
📢 We are delighted to welcome leading infrastructure group @pensarinfrastructure to the #RSKFamily.
💧 This strategic move will see Pensar join RSK Australia and bolster the Group’s expertise in water and critical infrastructure in the region.
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#WaterSector #WaterIndustry #Water #Australia #Infrastructure
💚 From carbon neutrality to net zero, many terms and key phrases are often used interchangeably to talk about sustainability.
🤔 But what do all these keywords and phrases mean?
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#Sustainability #Environment #Sustainable #Environmental #NetZero #CarbonFootprint
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RSK Geophysics Michael Puntorno out on-site providing SafeGround service avoidance for @rskgeosciences as part of a site investigation next to the River Trent.
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🌎 As the scale of worldwide habitat loss becomes clear, the biodiversity crisis is gaining more attention on the global stage.
🌳 We asked green roof and ecology expert Dusty Gedge for his views on creating more sustainable urban landscapes.
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#GreenRoofs #Biodiversity #Environmental #Environment #Sustainability #Ecology
Malcolm Croft is 86 years old and is still working hard at our @structuralsoils lab! 💚
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#Inspiration #WorkCulture #EmployeeAppreciation #Employee #Inspiring
📢 RSK CEO Alan Ryder's interview with the @financialtimes' Andrew Hill in the How To Lead series is a fascinating study in how to develop a successful business with 11,000 employees in 40 countries while pursuing a passion for engineering practical solutions to the world's greatest challenges.
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#Leadership #Business #Engineering #Development #Environmental #Sustainability #Environment