INDUSTRY VIEWFINDER 23


INDUSTRY VIEWFINDER


Smarter Stormwater Solutions for Extreme Weather & Amenity


Introduction Worsening weather patterns suffered by the UK as a result of climate change, coupled with the overall increase in development has led to an increase in surface water fl ooding in recent years. Increased stormwater events of water quickly running off sites into surrounding rivers includes the risk of pollution being washed into watercourses, and generally overloaded drainage systems. Stormwater management is therefore increasingly important, with the growing number of roads, pavements and buildings leaving less natural land to attenuate (hold onsite and slowly release) the increased rainfall. Managing the stormwater runoff from heavier and more frequent rainfall has become less of a ‘nice to have’ feature and more of a necessity, as our audience survey shows. Following research undertaken by Architects’ Datafi le canvassing


views on solutions in 2023, we have once again surveyed architects and designers to gain insight into the current landscape of stormwater management practices being specifi ed and utilised. This included ideas on what approaches are being adopted beyond ‘traditional’ engineered SuDS – were more architects incorporating green infrastructure, and what are their motivations for doing so? Or do they favour a ‘hybrid’ approach that incorporates both natural (‘green’) and engineered (‘grey’) solutions? This year’s survey delved deeper into the topic, looking at who is responsible for stormwater management strategies, training and legislation, client engagement and awareness, misconceptions and barriers, and decision drivers. The varied fi ndings help build a picture of industry practice; what’s working, and what are the areas requiring improvement.


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