Environmental & Social Compatibility
Environmental and Social (E&S) compartibility is a paramount requirement for any investments decisons taken by Financial Institutions. Therefore, the assessment of the Environmental and Social compliance (E&S assessment) with national and international regulations is essential for all solutions developed for our Clients. We ensure that all critical E&S topics identified during the assessment are properly considered throughout the implementation of the investment project
Pollutant management, and in particular the handling of hazardous substances in industrial and building renovation projects, is a key element of environmental assessment. With more than 30 years of experience in this field, our experts ensure that investment measures are implemented in an environmentally sound and cost-effective manner.
Your contact person
Dipl. Geogr. Albrecht Malcherek
Environmental Management
Tel.: +4366460169265
Mail: a.malcherek@ic-ces.at
ESDD & ESIA
Environmental and Social Due Diligence | Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
The environmental and social impact of human activities is an important issue when discussing plans, policies, projects or programs. An environmental and social assessment (ESIA) ensures the consideration of these aspects in the planning, implementation and operational phase of a project and is an integral part of the decision-making process. CES ensures that you are aware of the positive as well as the negative impacts of your plans, policies, projects or programs, while identifying ways in which you can minimize, mitigate and eliminate the negative impacts of the proposed measures.
CES assists in assessing the environmental and social acceptability of your project, following national and international guidelines as well as the requirements of International Financial Institutions.
CES experts work closely together with building physicists, cultural engineers, waste management experts and building technicians in interdisciplinary projects. CES works exclusively with accredited laboratories for technical and environmental chemistry.
Our services include:
- Site risk assessment
- Environmental Due Diligence (phases 1 + 2)
- Environmental and social screening and/or impact assessment
- Stakeholder mapping and stakeholder engagement planning
- Environmental conformity assessment of companies and facilities
- Feasibility studies for site remediation
- Discipline specific support during Environmental Impact Assessments processes
- Initial analysis of subsoil risk and suspected contaminated sites
- Cost estimation
CES and their specially trained experts provide more than 20 years of expertise in the field of contaminant detection and remediation management.
POLLUTANTS
A builder/developer is usually anxious to offer his property on the market without the risk of hazardous substances and in line with environmental and employee protection. Contamination investigation is thus linked to the deconstruction (i.e. demolition, conversion) of existing buildings.
Building pollutants in building construction include asbestos, old mineral wool (SMF/MMMF), coal tar and bitumen products (PAH), PCBs, wood preservatives, halogenated CFCs (in polystyrene), and mercury (in illuminants).
With the Austrian Recycling Building Materials Ordinance 2016 and the associated ÖNORMs (Austrian standards for building materials), a person who is familiar with dismantling has to carry out an investigation of harmful substances and impurities prior to the demolition or deconstruction of buildings with more than 750 t of residual building mass. Specific construction volumes define the scope of the investigation.
A professional investigation of pollutants and impurities forms the basis for an efficient (time, scope, costs) and orderly remediation and also offers the builder/developer the following added value:
- Ensure the value of the property
- Prerequisite for building certification (DGNB/ÖGNI, LEED, BREEAM, ÖGNB/TQB)
- Plannable construction management in accordance with the applicable environmental and waste laws
- Avoidance of user complaints, loss of reputation or environmental penalties
The investigation of pollutants and contaminants takes place in the form of document studies (inventory plans or notices/requirements, etc.), inspections, sampling including laboratory analysis and results in comprehensive results/photo documentation. If necessary, a remediation concept and a rough cost estimate are drawn up on this basis.
The investigation is typically carried out in the early phase of a project, since any redevelopments must be carried out before demolition or conversion and therefore have a significant influence on further construction planning.
Our services include:
- Exploration of hazardous materials (such as asbestos, PAH, PCB, other hazardous mineral fibers) in all buildings and real estate (housing, office, public buildings, industry, power plants)
- Elaboration of remediation and dismantling concepts (e.g. according to TRGS 519, ÖNORM B 3151), BauKG documents and cost estimates
- Support in tendering and allocation of pollutant remediation, demolition and disposal work
- Specialist supervision / Accompanying control / External monitoring and documentation of pollutant remediation, demolition and disposal work
- Measurement / sampling and laboratory analysis of air, dust and materials for pollutants
- Instruction / training on relevant health and safety rules
- Advice to licensed hazardous waste collection and treatment organisations
- Pollutant-related advisory services to developers and banks
- Implementation of the pollutant and material inventory before reconstruction or or demolition (ONR 192130; ÖNORM EN ISO 16000-32)
- Planning and monitoring of emergency measures
- Chemical waste management expert and construction supervision
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