As cities grow and storms intensify, conventional drainage is failing — and Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems offer a smarter way to manage water that protects against flooding while enhancing the urban environment. This program equips civil and environmental engineers to design SUDS that mimic natural processes, controlling runoff at source and delivering water quality, biodiversity, and amenity benefits.
With flood resilience and sustainable design now central to development approval, SUDS expertise is an increasingly essential and valued skill. This course combines drainage hydraulics with sustainable design principles and introduces emerging trends in blue-green infrastructure and climate-resilient drainage.
Course Objectives
Upon the successful completion of this program, attendees will be able to:
- Understand SUDS concepts and the drainage hierarchy
- Compare SUDS with conventional drainage
- Apply the SUDS management train
- Assess runoff and design storms
- Design source control techniques
- Design permeable pavements
- Design swales and filter strips
- Design detention and retention basins
- Design ponds and wetlands
- Design infiltration systems
- Design green roofs and rainwater harvesting
- Apply water quality treatment in SUDS
- Apply SUDS hydraulics and sizing
- Manage SUDS maintenance and adoption
- Apply relevant standards and guidance
- Apply emerging trends in blue-green infrastructure
Course Outline
- Module 1: SUDS Concepts & Drainage Hierarchy
- Module 2: SUDS vs Conventional Drainage
- Module 3: The SUDS Management Train
- Module 4: Runoff Assessment & Design Storms
- Module 5: Source Control Techniques
- Module 6: Permeable Pavements
- Module 7: Swales & Filter Strips
- Module 8: Detention & Retention Basins
- Module 9: Ponds & Wetlands
- Module 10: Infiltration Systems
- Module 11: Green Roofs & Rainwater Harvesting
- Module 12: Water Quality Treatment
- Module 13: SUDS Hydraulics & Sizing
- Module 14: Maintenance & Adoption
- Module 15: Emerging Trends: Blue-Green Infrastructure & Climate Resilience
Who Should Attend
This course is intended for civil, environmental, and drainage engineers, urban planners, and landscape professionals involved in surface water management and sustainable drainage design. A civil engineering foundation is helpful.
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