CIP Updates Construction Environmental Manual

Construction Industry Publications (CIP) continues its work with Build UK to ensure the Construction Environmental manual includes industry recognised health, safety and environmental policies and standards.

To this end, CIP works with Build UK Contractor Members, including Wilmott Dixon, Kier, and Wates.

This integrated approach aims to improve the knowledge and practices of those on site. Plus, it does this without duplicating information or publishing conflicting advice.

The latest update includes:

• A fully revised and updated Site Set Up Section
• Amendment to ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 consequent upon the ‘climate action changes’ made to ISO management standards
• A note on ‘Stop’ letters as issued by the Environment Agency
• An updated Register of Legislation
• Details on the launch of a pilot edition of the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard and the need to consider climate adaptation during the design process
• A note on the use of Public Procurement Notices
• Amendments to BS 8500 Standards and their applicability to increasing the use of ‘lower carbon concrete’
• The nuisance potential of mud transferred off a site and the Clean Air Zones table has been updated.
• In the Waste Section, a section has been added describing how compliance with Environmental Permitting/ Licensing/Authorisation is monitored by the Regulators and the use by the Environment Agency of Compliance; Assessment Reports (CAR); the reconsideration by the Environment Agency of the classification of waste (‘amber’) wood destined for board manufacture or incineration as non-hazardous; the newly issued Regulatory Position Statements (RPS) on the treatment and use of water containing suspended solids or concrete on construction and on the use of whole waste tyres and the revised RPS on using IBAA
• The section on the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme is updated
• New guidance for net zero carbon buildings launched by the Science Based Targets
• Updated links to free Social Value Measurement Tools