Alexander Vasilievich Shchur, Head of the Department of Occupational Health and Safety delivered a course of lectures on the topic ‘Construction Ecology’ at the Civil Engineering Institute of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University from December 3 to December 10, 2018. Some issues of the environmental impact caused by the construction and mining industry and methods of restoration of areas affected by technogenic disasters were covered, taking into account the Belarusian experience in the remediation of contaminated areas.