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01 June 2010

Free CEEQUAL seminar hosted by ICE Scotland

The fundamentals of using CEEQUAL to assess the environmental and sustainability performance of civil engineering and public realm projects will be explained by CEEQUAL Chief Executive Roger Venables at a free seminar at the ICE Scotland in Glasgow on 19 July.

The second speaker will be Emma Clark, Senior Sustainability Consultant at AECOM, who has just completed the first assessment of a renewables project using the CEEQUAL assessment methodology.
Emma says of her experience of using CEEQUAL on a proposed wind farm project: “The CEEQUAL assessment tool provides a framework for those involved in the design, construction and operation of a project to integrate environmental, social and sustainability benefits and to gain acknowledgement for sustainability measures that are being incorporated into the project.”

Emma will talk about her experience of carrying out a CEEQUAL assessment, and outline its benefits for developers, designers and the construction industry overall.

The seminar runs from 4pm until 7pm and takes place at Scottish Engineering, 105 West George Street, Glasgow G2 1QL. It is free to attend, but places are limited and prior registration is essential. Download a booking form, or email Charles Perkin.

CEEQUAL is operated by and for the UK construction industry to promote improved sustainability in project specification, design and construction and to demonstrate the commitment of the civil engineering industry to environmental quality and social performance. CEEQUAL has already been applied to several large-scale construction projects in Scotland, notably the new Upper Forth Crossing (Clackmannanshire Bridge), which achieved a ‘Very Good’ Whole Project Award last year.

Other projects in Scotland currently being assessed under CEEQUAL include the White Cart Water Flood Prevention Scheme, Glendoe Hydro Scheme, Glencorse and Assynt Water Treatment Works and the Forth Replacement Crossing design.

For further information about CEEQUAL, please visit www.ceequal.com.

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About CEEQUAL

CEEQUAL is a scheme operated by and for the UK construction industry to promote improved sustainability in project specification, design and construction and to demonstrate the commitment of the civil engineering industry to environmental quality and social performance.

The scheme rigorously assesses performance across 12 areas of environmental and social concern, rewarding projects on which clients, designers and constructors go beyond the legal and environmental minima to achieve distinctive environmental standards in their work.

Applicants for a CEEQUAL Award report a range of benefits from using CEEQUAL as a driver for improvement and having their project assessed. These include:

• Reputation-building and good PR – including delivery of the applicant’s environmental, sustainability and/or corporate social responsibility policies.
• Improvements to projects and best practice – ranging from whole-life costing, waste minimisation, resource efficiency (materials, water, energy), to reducing complaints and environmental incidents.
• Demonstrating commitment to the environmental agenda – to clients, within the team and the organisations involved, and to the industry as a whole.
• Enhanced team spirit – developing a positive “we must score well here” attitude and rewarding teams that have gone the extra mile.

Since the Scheme’s launch in 2003, more than sixty CEEQUAL Awards have been made. Projects that have achieved an Award are listed on the CEEQUAL website.

Currently about 150 further projects are being assessed and the total value of projects that have been or are being assessed now exceeds £13 billion.

For more information about CEEQUAL please visit www.ceequal.com.

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