Retrofit Highway SuDS Masterclass
Retrofit Highway SuDS Masterclass
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Water Sensitive Cambridge and The Cambridge Room are hosting Kevin Barton from Robert Bray Associates, a leading expert in SuDS design and integration for a full day seminar.
An engaging one-day course exploring the use and design of bioretention raingardens to manage polluted runoff from urban hard surfaces.
Led by recognised pioneers and leaders in the field of SuDS since 1996, this in-person masterclass explores the principles of bioretention raingarden design - raingardens designed to manage polluted runoff from urban hard surfaces. Through an interactive training experience we’ll highlight the core requirements and the potential to deliver valuable co-benefits through urban raingarden design.
The day will describe the origins of the ‘raingarden’ idea and the development of ‘bioretention’ in Portland Oregon and other US exemplars as well as looking at great examples in the UK. It will discuss design criteria, critical detailing, silt management, the importance of soil specification, suitable planting and the potential obstacles to good design, including implications for management.
The class assumes delegates have a basic understanding of SuDS principles as described in the Ciria SuDS manual (C753F) or similar.
About the trainer:
Kevin Barton FLI : As Managing Director at Robert Bray Associates, Kevin has led and overseen the design and implementation of many successful and award-winning landscapes.
Kevin has been invited to present on climate resilient landscape topics at conferences and professional forums in the UK and Europe. He has also delivered lectures and workshops to universities in the UK and Czech Republic.
Kevin is a Design Council Specialist Expert for climate resilient design and SuDS, and has provided expert SuDS training and guidance documents to a number of councils and NGOs. Kevin also delivers the national Designing SuDS and SuDS Evaluation training on behalf of CIRIA.
More masterclasses:
This is one of two classes in the series, aimed at professionals to develop their knowledge about SuDS.
Location
The Cambridge Room, Grafton Centre, Cambridge, CB11PS