SUDSnet Conference 2009

SUDSnet National Conference 2009

Proceedings from this 2-day meeting can be accessed below. They include a mix of research and practitioner presentations on SUDS and SUDS-related topics.

CONFERENCE CONTACT NAMES:

SUDSnet Director: Prof. Chris Jefferies (UWTC, Abertay)

SUDSnet Network Manager: Dr. Rebecca Wade (UWTC, Abertay)

SUDSnet Coordinator at Coventry University: Dr. Susanne Charlesworth

SUDSnet Admin Assistant: Leanne Gallagher (UWTC, Abertay)

Proceedings from: SUDSnet 2009 (Sustainable Drainage Systems Conference)

Venue and Date: Coventry TechnoCentre. November 12th and 13th 2009

Click here for the conference book (pdf file)

Click on each presentation title below to view slides from the event

SUDSnet National SUDS conference 2009 – PROGRAMME

Day 1: Thursday 12th November 2009

9.30 – 10.30	REGISTRATION & TEA/COFFEE

10.30	Welcome and Announcements: Rebecca Wade (SUDSnet, University of Abertay Dundee)	5 mins
10.35	Introduction: Chris Jefferies (SUDSnet, University of Abertay Dundee)	10 mins
10.45	Keynote Speaker: Paul Shaffer (CIRIA) Current Guidance and Best Practice	20 mins
10.55	Discussion	10 mins

Session 1: SUDS for Roads and New Developments

	CHAIR: Chris Jefferies
11.05	Keynote: Neil McLean (SEPA) Making In-Roads to Greening Streets	20 mins
11.25	Chris Jefferies (University of Abertay Dundee) co-authors: Taye Akinrelere, and Frank Guz SUDS for Roads	20 mins
11.45	S Seekkubadu (Mayer Brown Ltd) co-authors: C Mant, JB Williams, P Stewart, E May, S Aldridge, W Brown An Assessment of the Performance of Sustainable Drainage Systems Integrated into the Design of a Major Development Area	20 mins
12.05	Nicolas Bastien (Heriot-Watt University) co-authors: Scott Arthur, Stephen Wallis, Miklas Scholz Towards Best Management of Runoff in New Developments	20 mins
12.25	Discussion	20 mins

12.45pm LUNCH and NETWORKING (Technocentre restaurant) 60 mins

POSTERS and DISPLAY STANDS (Conference rooms)

Session 2: Planning and SUDS

	CHAIR: Rebecca Wade
1.45	Roger Nowell (GreenEstate)and Bob Bray (Robert Bray Associates Ltd) A SUDS strategy and Planning Model to inform housing redevelopment in Sheffield	20 mins
2.05	Steve Wilson (EPG ltd) co-authors: Bob Bray, Simon Bunn, Eithne Flannagan A Local Authority Adoption Guide for SUDS	20 mins
2.25	Frank Warwick (Coventry University) co-authors: Susanne Charlesworth, Paul Cole, Jim Newton Planning for the Bigger Picture: The Feasibility of Sustainable Drainage in Coventry	20 mins
2.45	Bill Walton (Severn Trent Water) Sustainable Drainage Systems Guidance Severn Trent Water’s Approach to Adoption	20 mins
3.05	Discussion	20 mins

3.25 TEA/COFFEE and Networking 20 mins

Session 3: SUDS Applications

	CHAIR: Sue Charlesworth
3.45	Bruce Ferguson (University of Georgia, USA) co-authors: Olivia Mikalonis and Benjamin K Ferguson Deck Construction and Performance for Impervious Surface Reduction	20 mins
4.05	Matthew Travis (Enzygo Ltd) Co-author: Keelan R Serjeant Keeping the Greens Green – Golf course SUDS and Rainwater Harvesting: A paradox of two holes	20 mins
4.25	Bob Bray (Robert Bray Associates Ltd) SUDS as an urban design discipline – providing added value to development	20 mins
4.45	Discussion	20 mins

POSTERS and DISPLAY STANDS (Conference rooms)

6.30 pm CONFERENCE DINNER (Technocentre restaurant)

Day 2: Friday 13th November 2009

9.00 – 9.30	Day 2 REGISTRATION & TEA/COFFEE
9.30	Welcome to day 2 and Announcements: Rebecca Wade (SUDSnet, University of Abertay Dundee)	10 mins

Session 4: SUDS and Floods

	CHAIR: John Blanksby
9.50	Stephen Tingle (Renfrewshire Council) Modular Surface Water Management Plan	20 mins
10.10	Will McMinn (University of Edinburgh) co-authors: Qinli Yang, Miklas Scholz Potential Use of Natural Flood Retention Wetlands to Control Diffuse Pollution	20 mins
10.30	Discussion	20 mins

10.50 am Parallel Workshops and TEA/COFFEE 60 mins each

Workshop 1 - SUDS and Floods. Lead by John Blanksby

Workshop 2 - SUDS and Amenity – Value by design. Lead by Robert Bray

Session 5: SUDS Performance 1 (rainwater harvesting, paving and heat pumps)

	CHAIR: John Howe
11.50	Stephen Coupe (Hanson Formpave) co-authors: Susanne Charlesworth, Amal Faraj Permeable Paving and Rainwater Harvesting: Legislation and Performance	20 mins
12.10	Jamie Beddow (Coventry University) co-authors: S Charlesworth, N Thomas, A Jones An Investigation of Pollutant Retention By TarmacDry Pervious Pavement Structures	20 mins
12.30	Kiran Tota-Maharaj (University of Edinburgh) co-authors: M. Scholz, P. Graboweicki, T. Ahmed, S. Coupe Molecular characterization of bacterial populations in urban runoff for combined permeable pavements and geothermal heat pumps.	20 mins
12.50	Discussion	20 mins

1.10pm LUNCH and NETWORKING (Technocentre restaurant) 60 mins

POSTERS and DISPLAY STANDS (Conference rooms)

Session 6: SUDS Performance 2 (wetlands and ponds)

	CHAIR: Steve Coupe
2.00	Kate Heal (University of Edinburgh) co-authors: Catherine Morgan, Steve Wallis, Rebecca Lunn Improving the Design of Urban Stormwater Ponds	20 mins
2.20	Miklas Scholz (University of Edinburgh) co-authors: Atif Mustafa, Rory Harrington Microbial Communities Removing Nitrogen within an Integrated Constructed Wetland Treating Rural Runoff	20 mins
2.40	Virginia Stovin (University of Sheffield), co-authors: Ian Guymer, Jean Lacoursiere Towards an understanding of the effects of vegetation on residence times in ponds	20 mins
3.00	Discussion	20 mins

3.20 TEA/COFFEE and Networking 20 mins

Session 7: Vegetated SUDS

	CHAIR: Neil McLean (SEPA)
3.40	Susanne Charlesworth (Coventry University) co-authors: Ernest Nnadi, David Lawson Utilising Green and Food Composted material in Vegetated SUDS Devices: Pillows and PVC	20 mins
4.00	Virginia Stovin (University of Sheffield), co-authors: H. Kasmin and E. Hathway Towards a generic rainfall-runoff model for green roofs	20 mins
4.20	Michelle Mayer (Coventry University) co-authors: Susanne Charlesworth, Paul Cole Using GIS to assess the pollution remediation characteristics of vegetated porous paving, Kenilworth, Warwickshire.	20 mins
4.40	Andy Waite (Coventry University) co-authors: Susanne Charlesworth, James Bennett An Investigation of the Pollutant Retention and Hydraulic Properties of Various Grass Species for Utilisation in SUDS Devices’	20 mins
5.00	Discussion	20 mins
5.20	Close of meeting	10 mins

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