{"id":75166,"date":"2021-07-07T06:43:31","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T06:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/?p=75166"},"modified":"2022-08-12T13:05:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T13:05:09","slug":"engineers-invited-to-take-part-in-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/engineers-invited-to-take-part-in-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineers invited to take part in survey to improve understanding of cost estimates for UK brownfield sites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Quantity surveyors and civil engineers have until the end of July to take part in a survey that will help to improve the accuracy of indicative cost estimates for UK brownfield sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The British Geological Survey (BGS) is inviting as many participants from the industry as possible to take part in an anonymous survey<\/a> that will inform research designed to improve understanding of indicative cost estimates for a range of foundation types, low-rise residential housing and engineered risk-mitigation measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These risks relate to potential property damage from natural and anthropogenic hazards on brownfield land, including: <\/p>\n\n\n\n