The Pressure on UK Development The UK’s built environment sector is operating in a difficult climate. Rising material costs, tighter planning constraints and cautious investment markets are squeezing margins, especially during pre-construction. In this environment, ground risk assessment must be…
When are Phase I Environmental Reports Requested? You may have been asked by the Local Authority to have an assessment carried out for your site with respect to contamination as a condition of planning. This is a common condition which…
The Building Safety Act received Royal Assent in April 2022. Following thorough consultation, the secondary legislation was published in August 2023. This Act imposes a legal obligation on all individuals and organizations responsible for occupied high-rise residential buildings, termed as…
A quality combined discipline Geo-Environmental Site Investigation should determine the contamination status of the site, but also, accurately quantify the geotechnical parameters for future foundation, road and pavement design. Whilst most geotechnical parameters are solely numerical indicators of physical soil…
Introduction At Roberts Environmental, much of our day-to-day focus is delivering quality risk assessment and management of in-ground hazards. Most often, the focus of REL’s risk management are hazards arising from chemical contamination of soils and groundwater from legacy industrial…
At Roberts Environmental we are asked on many occasions to classify waste soils arising from development activities, solely using Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC) testing, which is incorrect and illegal as it fails to comply the Duty of Care Regulations. This…