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GI DESIGN TO EC7

To complement our NHBC 2017 roadshow and the interest shown there, Surepath Training are running again their intensive half day course that aims to address the likely impact of EC7 on ground investigation design.

EC7 has been here for a decade now and its use in industry is becoming more widespread all the time.  The 2015 update of the Code of Practice for Ground Investigations, BS5930, says GI’s ‘should’ follow the guidance in EC7 on GI quantum.  This coupled with the adoption of EC7 in Building Regulations and NHBC standards means that GI design is potentially set for some significant changes.

The course will be taught against a background introduction to design practice to EC7, and the requirements for ground characterisation and parametric assessment in particular.  The majority of the course will focus on EC7 design requirements for GI’s, including a design exercise to examine the scale of changes that could be required. The course will introduce also changes to logging and reporting requirements to suit EC7.

This course is running in Chesterfield on 4 May 2017.  Please call or email us to reserve your place on this course, or to discuss running it bespoke for your company or team.  Discounts are available for group bookings or delegates attending more than one course.

COURSES IN APRIL 2017

Surepath Training, our sister company, have several courses coming up in April that may be of interest.  They include:

  • Retaining wall design to EC7 on 19 April
  • CDM 2015 – Two Years On on 25 April
  • Slope Stability – Principles and Practice on 27 April

We are also repeating our half day course on GI design to EC7 in late April – date TBC.

Each course is running in Chesterfield.  Discounts are available for group bookings or delegates attending more than one course. Please call or email us to reserve your place on a course.

NHBC BFT 2017

We have been busy for the last 4 weeks delivering our part of the NHBC Building for Tomorrow 2017 roadshow!  “Ground Investigation Good Practice” was the subject of our contribution.  It has been great meeting so many people and cascading the news on the GI changes coming due to EC7 and BS5930:2015.

More news on this road trip to follow….

COURSE CALENDAR FOR 2017

We are pleased to announce that our sister company, Surepath Training, have released their course calendar for 2017 on their website.  Alternatively you could just click on this link to access your own copy in a new window.

We hope the expanded list of courses offered as ‘open’ courses rather than just bespoke will be welcomed and will aid the planing of your staff development activities.  Remember discounts are available for group bookings or delegates attending more than one course. Please call or email us to reserve your place on a course.

They can be contacted through Andy Goodwin on 01246 807808, or you can email him at andy.goodwin@surepathtraining.co.uk.