Details
1-day course
CPD Credit: 6.5 hours, C1/C2
Course
Overview
Our society
continues to adapt to innovations in technology, long established patterns
disrupted by climate change and our desire to make healthier lifestyle choices,
amongst other factors. Our infrastructure at all scales, village, town and
city, needs to evolve to take advantage of these changes and engineers have a
vital role to play in shaping the landscape and driving this transition.
Employing nature
based solutions improves climatic resilience in the face of increased risk of
flooding and extreme temperature. These techniques, working with the prevailing
geography can minimise environmental impact, and sensitively applied will strengthen
the best qualities of a locality, enhancing amenity and popularity.
The purpose of this
course is to provide an introduction to the concepts, techniques, processes and
systems founded on the principles of nature based solutions. The course will
equip practicing engineers with an understanding of the opportunities and challenges
they can expect to encounter, along with strategies and technical guidance to
navigate project stages in line with statutory NTA work stage structure
programme, setting out tactics to manage project risks, provide more robust
assessments and deliver a better outcome for both the environment and
engineering projects.
The course includes
a series of short targeted workshops and exercises, demonstrating how the
techniques apply, allowing participants to explore and test the methods
themselves with the support of the tutor.
Course Aim
This course is
intended to be an introduction to the design and delivery of urban
infrastructure founded on nature based principles. Structured on the Statutory
NTA work stages, it will walk through the process and provide a guide on how to
identify and respond to conditions as a project typically proceeds. The course
will cover the following aspects:
- Why Urban
Infrastructure needs to evolve
- Identifying,
evaluating and understanding the physical environment
- Who are the
stakeholders and how to engage with them
- Exploring a brief
and generating a concept in response
- Iteratively
developing outline design and binding in the technical response to support the
emerging proposals
- Tools, techniques
and methods to refine proposals to detailed design
- Onboarding
contractors and construction oversight
- Operations and
maintenance
- Case studies
Course Objectives
After the course,
the participants should have gained:
- An understanding of
the value and benefits of Nature Based Urban Infrastructure Design &
Delivery.
- An overview of how
to appraise site conditions to determine options and concepts.
- Insight into key
considerations when developing a concept which is then used for consent and
statutory assessment purposes.
- An appreciation of
the prevailing Statutory processes and design stages in terms of design detail,
content and documentation.
- Insight into
examples of employing these techniques into the design of engineering projects.
Course Programme
Morning Session
- Introduction to the
need and value of Nature Based Urban Infrastructure Design &
Delivery.
- Project appraisal,
stakeholder communication and concept design.
- Detail design
development, contractor engagement and site operations.
Afternoon Session
- Operation and
maintenance
- Case Studies – the
good and the bad!
Who should attend
This course will be
of interest to any civil engineer, drainage engineer, roads engineers, local
authority officers and contractors working with public realm, architects,
landscape architects, urban designers involved in the design and delivery
of projects through the development consent process in the Republic of Ireland,
in both private and public sector.
Trainer Profile
Stephen O’Malley - BE (Hons), FCIHT, FICE, FIHE
Stephen is Chief Executive of Civic Engineers, he is passionate about urban infrastructure and sets about his work aiming to engineer less; this is about clustering and proximity, reaching first for nature-based solutions and applying these principles with a high degree of emotional intelligence.
The skills Stephen has developed to engineer healthy, active and attractive urban neighbourhoods are broad – civil, transport, highways, flood risk, drainage, utilities, structures, ground remediation engineering – to name some. Stephen’s fusion and practice of these engineering skills enables the creation of inspirational public spaces that have a positive impact on the environment and enable people to lead healthier and happier lives. This broader, more creative and collaborative approach sets Civic Engineers practice apart and has seen Stephen recognised as an industry expert in his field. With a role as an Architecture & Design Scotland Panellist, Membership of the Academy of Urbanism, a Design Council Associate and a New London Architecture Expert Panel Member for Wellbeing.
Climate sensitivity and its protection has been a founding feature of our Practice since its inception and it is embedded in our vision, our values and our designs. Stephen advocates for this agenda through his roles as the Chair of the Manchester Climate Change Partnership (MCCP) Net Zero New Build Task Force, Ministry of Housing and Local Government (MHCLG) High Streets Task Force Expert and as the Chair of the ICE North West.
Engineers Ireland supports the Sustainable Development Goals. This event contributes to Engineers Ireland's Sustainability Framework.
Please contact the Team for further information on scheduled course dates and In-Company options. You can reach us by phone: 01 665 1305 or email cpdtraining@engineersireland.ie