Environmental Services

Environmental Monitoring

BBN's dedicated team of consultants provides industry leading environmental monitoring and assessments to foster a safe working environment and help you ensure your project adheres to best practices, backed by a NATA-accredited lab.

Who It's For

Do you need environmental monitoring?

Construction & development sites

A key aspect of construction environmental monitoring is air and water quality: tracking the levels of pollutants near the site and taking action to reduce or control emissions where necessary, whether that's air filtration, sediment control measures or a stormwater management plan.

Projects near sensitive environments

Monitoring safeguards and identifies vulnerable environments to avoid unnecessary damage and guarantee environmental due diligence, so you won't have to worry about beginning work in a potentially hazardous or harmful worksite.

Know Your Site

What we monitor

At BBN, our consultation services are extremely in-depth, ensuring you're aware of all aspects of environmental monitoring. To effectively monitor environmental impacts and safety issues, you need to be on top of these areas:

Soil

We'll collect soil samples to assess and monitor any potential environmental threats or issues, such as degradation or contaminant identification.

Atmosphere & air quality

BBN conducts airborne environmental monitoring to identify any potential hazards to your workers, including pollutant levels near the construction site.

Water

Our NATA-accredited lab can effectively monitor any issues found in water supplies to let you know if the area is safe to work in.

When To Act

When do you need environmental monitoring?

Environmental monitoring keeps your project compliant and your site safe, and it's often a condition of approval, not an optional extra. Common triggers include:

Project planning & approvals: baseline monitoring establishes site conditions before work starts and supports development approvals.
Active construction: ongoing air and water quality monitoring near the worksite, with action taken to reduce or control emissions where needed.
Stormwater & sediment control: sediment control measures and stormwater management plans need monitoring to show they're working.
Waste management obligations: construction waste and debris must be properly managed and disposed of, often under permit conditions. See our waste classification services.
Sensitive environments nearby: projects near waterways, habitats or residential areas need monitoring to avoid unnecessary damage and complaints.
Incidents or complaints: suspected pollution events, odour or dust complaints need prompt, defensible measurement.
Why BBN

Benefits of working with us

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At BBN, we're committed to providing a complete service that lets you know exactly how and when to safeguard your business from hazards. You can rest assured that we have the means and experience to help you at every turn.

With a NATA-accredited lab at our disposal, you'll have everything you need to effectively monitor environmental vulnerabilities without causing any disruptions to planned work.

BBN Consulting: industry leading environmental monitoring

To mitigate risk and ensure the safety of both the worksite and the workers, it's crucial that you seek professional help and advice. At BBN, we use our NATA-accredited lab to conduct all our tests and assess the viability of a build, including completing a full environmental due diligence report.

If you're in the planning stages of your project, don't forget to first check if the site is viable. To discuss our services or book an inspection, get in touch with us on 0421 748 867.

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FAQs

Have Questions? We’re here to help you.
What is environmental monitoring?
Environmental monitoring is the practice of monitoring and managing the environmental impacts of construction activities. This can include monitoring air and water quality, managing waste and debris, and protecting sensitive habitats and species. The goal of construction environmental monitoring is to ensure that construction projects are carried out in a way that minimises their impact on the environment and meets relevant regulations and standards.
When do I need environmental monitoring?
Most commonly when a development approval, environmental authority or management plan requires it as a condition. Baseline monitoring before work starts is also strongly advisable on any site with neighbours or sensitive receptors.
Who sets the trigger levels?
Usually your approval conditions or the relevant guidelines. Where conditions are silent, we set science based triggers appropriate to the site and receptors, and document the basis.
What happens when a result exceeds a trigger?
You hear from us straight away with the exceedance, what likely caused it, and the response options, not in a quarterly report after the response window has closed.
Can you install groundwater bores?
Yes. We design the bore network, manage installation and development, and run the ongoing sampling programme.
How often is monitoring required?
It depends entirely on your conditions: continuous for some parameters, weekly, monthly or quarterly for others. We scope the frequency directly from the approval wording.
Can you take over a programme mid project?
Yes. We audit the current programme against the consent conditions, flag any gaps, and transition the fieldwork without a break in the data record.