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Contamination, the environment and sustainability: Implications for chartered surveyors and their clients (ARCHIVE)
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The challenges presented by contaminated land and environmental issues, such as the flood risk caused by climate change, and the need to live in a more sustainable way mean that the demand for best advice has never been more important. Surveyors are uniquely placed to provide this advice to clients in all property sectors.
This guidance note aims to support and guide the professional activities both of those who are already highly proficient in this area and also those who are less experienced.
This publication was reviewed and a new standard was published in 2018: 'Environmental risk and global real estate'. -
Work programme for sustainability appraisal
The aim of sustainability assessment is to demonstrate how a particular development proposal will meet the goals of sustainable development. The scope, detail and content of a sustainability assessment will vary from case to case depending upon the size of the proposed development and the extent of the expected impacts.
The information required for the assessment should include a description of the proposal, a site analysis, detail of the significant effects and any appropriate solutions or mitigation measures to offset adverse impacts.
This form provides a schedule of activities which are required to meet the assessment measures of each of the typical sustainability criteria, covering environmental, economic and social criteria.