TREES AND CONSTRUCTION
Trainer : Luc Nadeau
Luc Nadeau is a forest engineer and owner of the firm Nadeau Foresterie Urbaine Inc. He has extensive practical experience in tree protection on large and very large-scale construction sites.
This training aims to provide the knowledge and skills necessary to protect trees throughout the process of planning, designing, and carrying out construction or development projects. It emphasizes best practices in conserving existing trees, considering their ecological, social, and economic value. The goal is to ensure their long-term survival and their ability to continue providing ecosystem services for decades after the work is completed.
Training Objectives:
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Understand the importance of trees in urban and peri-urban areas.
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Identify the potential impacts of construction projects on tree health.
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Apply arboricultural management principles in site planning.
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Implement physical and biological protection measures before, during, and after the work.
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Collaborate effectively with urban planners, engineers, architects, and arborists to integrate trees into projects sustainably.
Target Audience:
Urban planners, landscape architects, engineers, municipal technicians, construction contractors, inspectors, environmental professionals, arborists.
Training content
- assessment of impacts on the root system
- excavation distances relative to the tree and tolerances
- preparation of effective documents for the preservation of trees (plans in AutoCad format vs. integrated report)
- reading of the plans
- nature of the work
- basic parameters for the execution of various work (workspace or construction site, etc.)
- Work settings
- possible work technique and limitation in relation to tree conservation
- excavation with air or water jets
- excavation standards, excavation in loose soil and blasting, alternative solutions (Berlin wall, trench box, lost formwork, etc.)
- soil protection structures (types of structures, specific usage contexts, construction methods)
- fences (types, usage context for each type, construction techniques)
- site pruning, compensatory pruning
- warning signs
- permanent terrain raising and lowering (construction and work techniques, etc.)
- feasibility assessment of transplantation
- presentation of possible techniques (description, examples, etc.)
- cost assessment
Registration for training: Trees and construction
Nb : Form-325