BWB Consulting - Integrated Engineering and Environmental Consultants

Example of Environmental and Geotechnical Projects

(Listed by Alphabetical Geographical Location.)

• Birmingham: Centenary Plaza

  The BWB design, which removed the need for transfer structure and the resultant downstand beams, will result in major cost and time savings.....

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• Birmingham: Curzon Street

  Bespoke structural engineering solutions required to optimise the construction of the blocks each with their own distinct engineering challenges to tight construction......

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• Birmingham: The Fort

  The 79 acre site was found to be contaminated with a variety of contaminants, mainly petroleum hydrocarbons and heavy metals. Significant contamination was present.....

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• Birmingham: The Heights on Corporation Street

  The Heights Complex has been built on a key site adjacent to Aston University providing students with state of the art ergonomic living accommodation and recreational.....

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• Birmingham: Heritage Court

  Due to the unusual shape of the building footprint, the entire structure, which is over 100m in length, was designed not to require movement joints......

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• Birmingham: The Orion Building

  Due to the high concentration of vertical loadings the substructure design comprised large diameter bored piles, with an acoustic.....

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• Bristol: Temple Plaza

  Temple Plaza is a proposed 10,000m² office development on the sites of the Grosvenor and George and Railway Hotels on Temple Gate....

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• Coventry: Keresley Park

  BWB provided Engineering and Environmental services in the redevelopment of this major ‘brownfield’ site from pre-acquisition through masterplanning to advanced detailed design..

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• Derby: Joseph Wright Six Form College

  A key element of the design was to integrate the need for clear open spaces within the multi-storey building whilst maintaining a route for services through the structural fabric....

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• Derby: Leicester Square

  Remains of a buried Roman wall to be left insitu; Chlorinated solvents were present under site as a result of dry cleaning processes....

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• Derby: Pride Park

  Originally site was derelict industrial land that had been historically used by the rail, gas and aggregate industries, heavily impacted by contamination and ground gases ....

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• Derbyshire: Tetron Point, Swadlincote

  BWB provided geotechnical and environmental consultancy services for the restoration of the former open cast coal mining site located off the A444 at Swadlincote.....

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• Derbyshire: Toyota, Burnaston

  BWB proposed an innovative alternative scheme that shaped the parking area such that all rainwater run-off was collected.....

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• Doncaster: Quest Park

  Scheme comprises a mixture of motor trade, retail, industrial and office space on an acre site next to the River Don, the site having previously been developed for industrial usage....

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• Doncaster: Westmoor Park

  The earthworks constrained by minimum clearance to overhead electric cables, have been designed to provide a cut to fill balance.....

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• Glasgow: Esporta Golf and Country Club at Dougalston

  The use of curved steel roofs throughout assisted in blending the building into the surrounding landscapes, despite a number of civil engineering difficulties.....

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• Harlow: Town Centre Redevelopment

  Before redevelopment could commence, it was necessary to relocate the listed Water Gardens and certain public sewers....

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• Hull: Motor Vehicle Training Centre

  BWB have undertaken the geo-environmental investigations on the site and subsequently undertaken the civil structural design of the buildings.....

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• Hull: Performing Arts Centre

  Results of the chemical testing undertaken on the soil sample showed elevated levels of hydrocarbons and heavy metals within the soil where deemed.....

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• Leicester: The Newarke Building, De Montfort University

  A buried roman wall was located during the cutting across one of the building, this had to be retained and so the sub structure was redesigned to bridge this roman artifact.....

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• Lincolnshire: Witham St Hughs, Swinderby

  A major obstacle that was overcome in this project was the reluctance of the Water and Highway Authorities to drain their highway and adoptable drainage.....

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• London: IKEA Edmonton

  IKEA purchases 8 hectare (20 acre) contaminated brownfield site adjacent to an operational gasholder, BWB.....

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• Nottingham: Corner House

  Redevelopment of part of the existing General Hospital site, caves were known to be present, an extensive probing exercise to ensure absence of voids under foundations.....

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• Nottingham: Cumberland Place

  Redevelopment of part of the existing General Hospital site, caves were known to be present, an extensive probing exercise to ensure absence of voids under foundations.....

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• Nottingham: Eastside, The Island

  Prestigious multi-million pound development scheme that will transform a 17 hectare (42 acre) site at the heart of Nottingham´s Eastside Regeneration Zone.....

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• Nottingham: Experían

  Site previously accommodated the Wilford Power Station, consequently, contamination, land gas and difficult ground conditions all had to be addressed at design stage.....

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• Nottingham: Galleries of Justice

  Previously, known as the Shire Hall, extensive investigation into the underlying sandstone which was known to contain a number of caves and voids....

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• Nottingham: Glasshouse

  The Glasshouse is a mixed use residential/retail development being constructed on a site created by the demolition of two adjoining.....

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• Nottingham: Haydn Road

  The potential for gas generation due to biodegradable waste in the landfill area necessitated its removal.....

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• Nottingham: Litmus Building

  The Litmus Building is Phase I of The Litmus Project, which is the largest residential new-build project of its type, yet built in Nottingham.....

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• Nottingham: Nottingham Business Park

  BWB have been involved as geo-environmental, civil and structural engineering design consultants for this major regional business park development since.....

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• Nottingham: Trinity Square

  BWB successfully negotiated the revised City Council plans which will create a high quality and largely traffic free environment on the critical frontages.....

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• Nottinghamshire: Top Wighay Farm, Hucknall

  Expert Witness evidence to support and justify position was prepared and presented to the Inquiry by BWB, and substantiated under intensive cross examination.....

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• Peterborough: Kingston Park (phase one)

  In just 5 weeks BWB completed: mobilised site, further groundwater investigation, sampling and monitoring, completed groundwater QRA and FWRA, gained approval from EA.....

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• Rugby: Junction 1 Retail Park

  Our geo-technical and environmental division undertook a significant investigation to establish the extent of contamination due to the previous use of the site....

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• Stoke on Trent: Michelin Site

  Contamination issues included heavy metal contamination, buried asbestos materials, hydrocarbons and chlorinated solvents plus archaeological and bat surveys to assess......

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• West Midlands: Sandwell and West Birmingham Ambulatory Care Centre

  Very tight tolerances were imposed by the Hospital Trust in respect of vibration and deflection within the imaging suites and operating theatres.....

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