2011 Programme

Top 8 reasons to attend:

1. Thames Water Lee Tunnel project
   David Puller, Chief Engineer with Bachy Soletanche  will provide an update on progress made with the deepest diaphragm wall shafts in the UK – a 97m deep Beckton Shaft
2. Basement Impact Assessments
   Gavin Sexton, Principal Planner at London Borough of Camden and David Whitaker, Associate, Arup will investigate the influence that Basement Impact Assessments have had on planning applications and basement work in the Borough and reveal why these were introduced
3. Developer perspective
   Richard Elliott, Head of Construction, British Land will provide an outlook on key areas of investment across the portfolio and highlight the role that basement development will play.  He will also share key examples of successful working practice with designers and contractors
4. International case study
   What can we learn from major projects overseas and where do the major opportunities lie? Hong Kong? Middle East? US? Duncan Nicholson, Director at Arup will touch upon hot spots outside the UK and Jim Cook and Alexander Nikolic from Buro Happold will detail the key challenges with building a large basement in Boston and how those were overcome