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Free CPD Seminar - Manchester
Manchester CPD - As part of the Construction CPD Road Seminar Tour 2012 CPSA will be holding a seminar entitled "Carbon Footprinting Demystified: Do we understand what a carbon footprint actually is?" at Ramada Manchester, Salford Quays, M5 3AW on Wednesday 14th March. The seminar explains the fundamentals of carbon accounting, the data required to produce a carbon footprint and why data reliability counts in carbon footprinting.The presentation will be made by Stuart Crisp, CPSA’s...
Site Guide for Contractors on Concrete Pipeline Lifting
This Site Guide Provides information on suitable equipment for safe offloading, lifting and installing concrete pipes and manhole rings whilst simultaneously offering construction time and cost savings.Download
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Water Footprinting of Wastewater Pipelines
A comparison between concrete and plastic pipes shows that the water footprint of a concrete sewer pipe is between 2.6 to 6.7 times lower than an equivalent size plastic pipe. Download
Carbonation (Part 2) Comparing the Carbon Footprints of Concrete & Plastic Pipes
Concrete pipes compare favourably to polypropylene and HDPE pipes when installed with a full granular surround and the effective carbon footprint of a DN2100 concrete pipe including carbonation can be around 38% lower than a DN2100 HDPE pipe. The gap is significantly bigger when other bedding designs are used.Download
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Free CPD Seminar
As part of the Construction CPD Road Seminar Tour 2011 CPSA will be holding a seminar entitled "Carbon Footprinting Demystified: Do we understand what a carbon footprint actually is?" at GALLEON SUITE, ROYAL NATIONAL HOTEL, Bedford Way, off Russell Square, WC1H 0DG on Thursday 17th November. The seminar explains the fundamentals of carbon accounting, the data required to produce a carbon footprint and why data reliability counts in carbon footprinting.The...
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