Knowledge & Insights
Practical guidance on how environmental monitoring works in the field
Written from the practical side of monitoring — deployment, power, communications, attendance, relocation and recovery. Where a project needs specialist technical judgement, that stays with the appointed specialist; these notes cover what happens on site.
Articles
- 01
Construction noise
Section 61 Explained: Prior Consent and Construction Noise Monitoring
What Section 61 prior consent broadly is, why a project may seek it before noisy works begin, and how construction noise monitoring can sit within the wider project approach.
- 02
Standards context
BS 5228 in Practice: Construction Noise & Vibration Monitoring
How BS 5228 relates to construction noise and vibration control in practical terms, and what field monitoring delivery looks like against project-supplied criteria.
- 03
Field deployment
Where Should Noise, Vibration & Dust Monitoring Equipment Be Positioned on Site?
Security, mounting, exposure, power, signal, access and the movement of the works — the practical questions that decide whether an agreed monitoring position survives a project.
- 04
Project planning
Baseline Monitoring Before Construction Starts
What baseline monitoring means, why pre-works data can be useful for context, and how a baseline deployment is handled through to live construction monitoring.
- 05
Vibration
Vibration Monitoring Near Heritage & Sensitive Buildings
Why works near older, listed or otherwise sensitive structures often involve vibration monitoring, and how positions are mounted, protected, kept live and recovered.
- 06
Dust & air quality
Dust & Air Quality Monitoring During Demolition & Excavation
Demolition, excavation, earthworks and haul routes — practical dust and air quality monitoring deployment, upkeep and relocation as the works move.
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