Faced with an ever-increasing demand for housing and a shortage of available land in highly urbanised areas, public and private developers are under pressure to build on former brownfield sites.

In addition to this urban regeneration issue, housing and business parks are also being created in areas that are less densely populated, but which may contain pollution specific to a rural environment. Most developers are now aware of the importance of this environmental aspect of construction projects, both in terms of risk management and the need to be fully aware of the financial stakes involved. Pollution diagnostics must be carried out before a site is acquired to avoid any surprises in terms of soil contamination. We work with our clients from the outset of their projects to ensure that they meet their legal obligations and advise them on the management of the construction programme (conceptual design, health risk assessment, interpretation of environmental conditions, management plan, residual risk analysis).

Letourneur Conseil carries out soil contamination diagnoses in the context of: the closure of an activity, to ensure that the site is made safe in accordance with ICPE regulations; the sale/acquisition of a site, to determine whether the site is contaminated and, if so, the health compatibility and cost of any remediation; accidental contamination, etc.