Uncategorised Article Count: 2
About CL:AIRE Article Count: 9
Accounts Article Count: 5
News Article Count: 635
CL:AIRE's charitable remit is to encourage discussion and debate of important issues in the world of sustainable land reuse.
If you would like to submit an article on the latest developments in your field, or have an idea for a topic you would like CL:AIRE to cover, please email enquiries@claire.co.uk
All articles are reviewed in-house to ensure quality and independence.
DoWCoP Article Count: 38
News of particular interest to DoWCoP QPs.
Local Authority News Article Count: 1
Projects and Initiatives Article Count: 1
CL:AIRE is heavily involved with a number of projects and industry-led initiatives (e.g. on waste reuse, sustainable remediation, asbestos in soil, etc) and plays a significant role in the dissemination of useful, relevant and peer-reviewed information on issues affecting the brownfield and contaminated land sector. CL:AIRE also encourages project partners to undertake technology demonstration and research projects (“CL:AIRE projects”) to raise the contaminated land industry's awareness of, and confidence in, technologies that have been applied on real sites.
CL:AIRE actively seeks the participation of site owners, consultants, developers, remediation companies, technology providers and academics to become project partners.
For more information about any of these projects or services that we may be able to provide, please contact one of CL:AIRE’s project team by phone on 01182281488.
Benefits of CL:AIRE Project Partnership
Establishing a partnership with CL:AIRE will provide a range of key benefits:
Service Providers (consultants, contractors, labs, technology vendors)
- Profile – CL:AIRE is committed to promoting business opportunities for all our project partners, by linking problem holders with solution providers and promoting within the UK and abroad
- Dissemination – Benefit from bulletins, project reports, eAlerts, conferences and workshops and our website portal to reach over 2,000 contacts in the UK and abroad
- Credibility – Our unique approach allows your demonstration to be reviewed by an experienced, highly-regarded and credible third party (the Technology and Research Group)
- Business opportunities – Expand your business through our network and sponsorship opportunities at our national and regional conferences and events
- Access – CL:AIRE endeavours to give you access to suitable sites for testing and trialling new technologies.
Site Owners and Developers
- Profile – Benefit from tailored publicity in our bulletins, reports, eAlerts and on our website to communicate your organisation’s commitment to sustainability to our 2,000 strong UK and international network
- Confidence – Our credible, third party review of your project by the highly-regarded Technology and Research Group can help provide much-needed confidence
- Knowledge – Gain a better understanding of technologies that may be applied to your sites
- Potential Cost Savings – Discover opportunities for improving efficiency and using cost-effective land management options
- Partnership – CL:AIRE can work collaboratively with your current partners
- Community – Our community guides and teaching aids inform and promote remediation within communities, and serve to manage risk communication on a wider scale.
Research Groups
- Profile – Enjoy valuable publicity for your latest developments to a wider market
- Dissemination – Benefit from bulletins, project reports, eAlerts, conferences and workshops and our website portal to reach over 2,000 contacts in the UK and abroad
- Strategy – Discuss and refine your approach with CL:AIRE and benefit from our team’s wealth of knowledge and data archives
- Funding – In certain cases, CL:AIRE can help acquire funding for key research projects through our network partners
- Access – We will endeavour to give you access to an appropriate site to develop your technology.
Definition of Waste: Code of Practice Article Count: 6
The DoW CoP provides a clear, consistent and efficient process which enables the reuse of excavated materials on-site or their movement between sites.
Use of the DoW CoP supports the sustainable and cost-effective development of land. It can provide an alternative to Environmental Permits or Waste Exemptions.
The DoW CoP enables:
- the direct transfer and reuse of clean naturally occurring soil materials between sites
- the conditions to support the establishment/operation of fixed soil treatment facilities
- the reuse of both contaminated/uncontaminated materials on their site of origin and between sites within defined Cluster projects
ReCon Soil
Framework and Guidance Article Count: 6
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Executing DoWCoP Projects Article Count: 8
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Supporting materials Article Count: 3
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Register of Materials Article Count: 1
SuRF UK Article Count: 6
SuRF-UK is the United Kingdom’s Sustainable Remediation Forum – an initiative set up to progress the UK understanding of sustainable remediation and sustainable land management. SuRF-UK is also a member of International Sustainable Remediation Alliance (ISRA).
If you are interested in the work of SuRF-UK, please contact Nicola Harries (nicola.harries@claire.co.uk).
We recognise that there is a lot of information, so we have provided the SuRF-UK User Guides to get you started. Further information is provided in the SuRF-UK Roadmap below.
SuRF-UK User Guides
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SuRF-UK Roadmap
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To navigate through the SuRF-UK web pages, please hover over the relevant section that you require on the road map and short cuts will direct you to the relevant page, alternatively navigate using the articles index below.
Framework and Guidance Article Count: 2
The following documents can be downloaded:
Executing Sustainable Remediation Article Count: 5
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Supporting materials Article Count: 4
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SuRF International Affiliates Article Count: 1
Asbestos in Soil, Made Ground, Construction and Demolition Materials Article Count: 3
SuRF-UK is the United Kingdom’s Sustainable Remediation Forum – an initiative set up to progress the UK understanding of sustainable remediation. SuRF-UK is also a member of International Sustainable Remediation Alliance (ISRA).
SuRF-UK Roadmap
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To navigate through the SuRF-UK web pages, please hover over the relevant section that you require on the road map and short cuts will direct you to the relevant page, alternatively navigate using the articles index on the right.
Land Forum Article Count: 2
Conland Expert Panel Article Count: 1
GWSDAT Article Count: 3
Sabre Article Count: 1
EuroDemo Article Count: 1
SUBR:IM Article Count: 1
SIReN Article Count: 1
CoSTaR Article Count: 1
Generic Assessment Criteria (GAC) Article Count: 1
CL:AIRE Projects Article Count: 1
NQMS for Land Contamination Management Article Count: 1
The National Quality Mark Scheme for Land Contamination Management (NQMS) is a scheme that has been developed by the National Brownfield Forum (formerly known as Land Forum) to provide visible identification of documents that have been checked for quality by a Suitably Qualified and experienced Person (SQP). It provides increased confidence and improved quality of submissions made under regulatory regimes, particularly planning applications, related to previously used land.
The National Brownfield Forum has facilitated the development of this nationally recognised system for ensuring a satisfactory standard of work that, through endorsement by the Forum and through joint ownership by National Brownfield Forum members, can be considered to have support and acceptance across the community.
The initiative is supported in principle by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and a positive response has also been received from individual devolved administrations.
NQMS Roadmap
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To navigate through the NQMS web pages, please hover over the relevant section that you require on the road map and short cuts will direct you to the relevant page, alternatively navigate using the articles index on the right.
Framework of Scheme Article Count: 2
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Supporting SQP Process Article Count: 4
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Useful Information & Links Article Count: 3
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LNAPL Illustrated Handbook Article Count: 7
Gas Protection Verification Accreditation Scheme Article Count: 0
The Gas Protection Verification Accreditation Scheme (GPVS) is a scheme that seeks to raise standards in membrane inspection, verification and reporting and provide all stakeholders involved in land contamination management with confidence that risks associated with ground gases have been adequately managed. The scheme applies to both the practical installation of the gas mitigation measures and to the verification reporting process. Recognising different personnel often undertake inspection and reporting, there are two separate accreditation routes to demonstrate competence ‘Specialist in Gas Protection Verification’ (SGPV) and ‘Technician in Gas Protection Verification’ (TGPV).
GPVS Roadmap
To navigate through the GPVS web pages, please navigate using the articles index on the right.
Scheme Framework Article Count: 8
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GPVS Processes Article Count: 5
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Useful Information & Links Article Count: 4
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Accredited Person Application Process Article Count: 1
ReCon Soil Article Count: 5
Early Careers Article Count: 5
Membership Article Count: 3
CL:AIRE Membership
CL:AIRE's Membership Scheme has two branches:
- CL:AIRE Principal Membership is for organisations looking to raise their company profile within and outside the industry and is available for an annual contribution of £3,000 ex VAT.
- CL:AIRE Supporter Membership is for organisations looking to improve and gain greater technical support and is available for an annual contribution of £500 ex VAT per organisation (£100 ex VAT for public sector).
Water and Land Library (WALL) Article Count: 1
Key documents Article Count: 4
Risk assessment (INFO-RA) Article Count: 15
Options appraisal (INFO-OA) Article Count: 3
Implementation of the Remediation Strategy (INFO-IMP) Article Count: 3
Site Characterisation (INFO-SC) Article Count: 3
Project Management (INFO-PM) Article Count: 4
Initiatives Article Count: 5
Risk Assessment Article Count: 3
Con Land Forum Article Count: 11
Events and Training Article Count: 8
20th Anniversary Conference Article Count: 1
Resources Article Count: 1
What we do Article Count: 3
Research Projects Article Count: 0
CL:AIRE supports a broad range of research interests into the characterisation, monitoring and remediation of contaminated land and is involved in the Research Projects which can be viewed and searched in the list on the right.
CL:AIRE projects are either technology demonstration projects (TDPs) or research projects (RPs) and they cover site investigation techniques, monitoring or remediation solutions.