Steve Parker

Water & environmental #civilengineering, with a focus on sustainability. Freelance #design & #CAD support to #Consultants, #Architects, #Construction firms etc.

[Steve Parker @SPCivEng]

We are an independent #construction #consultancy providing professional #design services. We add value to projects by applying our experience & knowledge in delivering schemes from concept to delivery. https://t.co/8UfVOeCeAQ

[Steve Parker @SPCivEng]

We offer professional #CivilEngineering #design services in #Cornwall & beyond. See our website for more info. https://t.co/8UfVOeCeAQ

[Steve Parker @SPCivEng]

Another interesting project from the archives that we designed: #sustainable rock rolls & reinforced turf to protect eroding rail embankment. Cheaper & greener than hard engineered structure! #CivilEngineering

[Steve Parker @SPCivEng]

We designed 2 large #soakaways with >80m3 storage and >750m2 #permeablepaving to serve a new apartment block near Truro. #SuDS #drainage #design #CivilEngineering

[Steve Parker @SPCivEng]

We designed surface water #drainage by attenuated discharge to the beach, with runoff reduced by providing a #raingarden, as well as #sewagetreatment & a drainage field. #SuDS #design #CivilEngineering

[Steve Parker @SPCivEng]

Need #sustainable #drainage #design? We can help. https://t.co/8UfVOeCeAQ

[Steve Parker @SPCivEng]

What a difference some trees can make! Two streets, same city, same day, same time. We can and must do better in the UK!!! #highways #climatechange #biodiversity #landscape #trees

[Steve Parker @SPCivEng]

We helped to resolve foul & surface #drainage problems at a large Devon holiday park. Mis-connections, poor maintenance, infiltration and working outside holiday season were just some of the problems to overcome! #CivilEngineering #designs

[Steve Parker @SPCivEng]

A nice example of #soakaway #design serving 2 new houses on a tight site with high groundwater in #Cornwall. #SuDS

[Give A Shit About Nature @giveashitnature]

Need a fence? What you really need is a deadhedge.

It's a barrier made of dead branches stacked between two rows of posts. You feed it with branches, fallen limbs, and woody yard debris. Over a season it becomes denser than most commercial fencing. Over years, the bottom layers compost down and the top gets refilled with whatever you trim that week.

Wrens, robins, and ground-foraging birds nest in the structure. Hedgehogs, field mice, frogs, and toads shelter in the base. Solitary bees, ladybirds, and beetles overwinter in the cavities.

Germany has been planting deadhedges as wildlife corridors since the 1990s. The UK uses them for riverbank restoration.

A wood fence costs thousands of dollars and supports no wildlife. A deadhedge costs nothing, gets denser every year, and provides habitat for dozens of species you want in your yard anyway.

[Protect the Wild @ProtectTheWild_]

You know what I'm sick of? Being labelled 'weird' or 'radical' or 'extreme' for literally just wanting to live in a world where we just bloody leave animals alone.

Isn't it actually the least extreme position to hold to want as little harm and suffering as possible?..

[Steve Parker @SPCivEng]

Stop Dentists Blocking Compensation: Reform GDC Rules on Indemnity Insurance https://t.co/DVuIDqEsRU via @UKChange

[Steve Parker @SPCivEng]

We don't aim to be the cheapest, we aim to do the best quality job at a reasonable price. #CivilEngineering #design services in #Cornwall & beyond. https://t.co/8UfVOeCeAQ

[Steve Parker @SPCivEng]

Did you know we offer #CivilEngineering services from #preplanning to #detaileddesign in the water & environmental sectors? If you need a #FloodRiskAssessment, #SuDS / #drainage design, see our website for more info. https://t.co/8UfVOeCeAQ

[Steve Parker @SPCivEng]

We don't just do building #drainage you know!!! We produced #design options to restore silted up lakes choked with #invasivespecies on a residential complex. This will prevent #flooding & restore valuable #habitat & amenity for the community. #civilengineering

[Steve Parker @SPCivEng]

A tricky one, but we provided surface water #drainage by part #soakaway, part attenuated discharge to the sewer, with runoff reduced by using #SuDSPlanters & permeable paving. #SuDS #design #CivilEngineering

[Protect the Wild @ProtectTheWild_]

We have a once in a generation chance to finally end fox hunting for good. See comments.

[Steve Parker @SPCivEng]

I've just taken action to stop the spread of factory farming and tackle ammonia pollution. Join me and call for cleaner air. https://t.co/3DACdsH98n

[Steve Parker @SPCivEng]

As innovative engineers we always look to collaborate on #highways, #suds & #drainage to maximise #landscape & #biodiversity benefits. https://t.co/8UfVOeCeAQ

[Steve Parker @SPCivEng]

Another interesting project from the archives that we designed: #sustainable #drainage & #sewagetreatment #design for distillery in N Cornwall. No #infiltration allowed, had to limit discharge to greenfield rates & provide 130m3 #storage

[Steve Parker @SPCivEng]

A nice example of a #soakaway and #sewagetreatment & drainage field design for 2 new holiday lodges near Liskeard. #SuDS #drainage #design