Building safely on landfill
Hartless, R.
Building safely on landfill - 2000 - Building Services Journal December 2000, 45-46(2) .
Outlines the regulatory framework surrounding the development of contaminated brownfield sites and describes some of the solutions suggested in "Protective measures for housing on gas contaminated land" to avoid the build up of potentially hazardous landfill gases including carbon dioxide and methane. The guide, which supplements BRE Report 212, aims to give more practical advice on the detailing of floors to exclude landfill gases for dwellings, examples of which are given in this article. Diags.
CONTAMINATED LAND
BROWNFIELD SITES
LANDFILL GASES
HOUSING
Building safely on landfill - 2000 - Building Services Journal December 2000, 45-46(2) .
Outlines the regulatory framework surrounding the development of contaminated brownfield sites and describes some of the solutions suggested in "Protective measures for housing on gas contaminated land" to avoid the build up of potentially hazardous landfill gases including carbon dioxide and methane. The guide, which supplements BRE Report 212, aims to give more practical advice on the detailing of floors to exclude landfill gases for dwellings, examples of which are given in this article. Diags.
CONTAMINATED LAND
BROWNFIELD SITES
LANDFILL GASES
HOUSING