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 planning, design, and execution stages of construction or development projects. It emphasizes best practices for 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 environments.
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Identify 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 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
- evaluation of impacts on the root system
- excavation distances in relation to the tree and tolerances
- preparation of effective documents for tree preservation (plans in AutoCad format vs. integrated report
- reading of plans
- nature of the work
- basic parameters for carrying out various work (workspace or construction site, etc.)
- Work Settings
- possible work technique and limitation regarding tree conservation
- excavation with air or water jet
- excavation standards, excavation in loose soil and blasting, alternative solutions (Berlin wall, trench box, lost formwork, etc.)
- ground protection works (types of works, specific usage contexts for each, 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.)
- evaluation of transplantation feasibility
- presentation of possible techniques (description, examples, etc.)
- cost evaluation
Registration for training: Trees and construction
Nb : Form-325