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COVER STORY --
By Jamie Nesbitt
Fruitvale Village, a transit development in Oakland, Calif.,
has been called "the future of urban planning." Photo by Eric
Fredericks.
Sixty years ago, the Curtiss-Wright airplane manufacturing plant in
Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, was a key to the nation’s best defense in one of the
largest global conflicts in history, housing a company responsible for the
biggest mass production of B-29 bomber engines on record. At its height, over
15,000 men and women walked through its doors each morning to assemble thousands …
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Features
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By Jonathan W. Redding, Greggory C. Brandt
Environmental practitioners have witnessed many trends in the
evolution of environmental laws, regulations and policies, as well as evolving
scrutiny for certain chemicals of concern. In the late 1990s, a revolution took
place during which contaminated soil and groundwater no …
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By John Spizzirri
Chicago History Museum, 1CHi-30497; Municipal Pier; Chicago; Photographer—Fulton-Lawson Company.
Navy Pier has remained a vital component of Chicago’s lakefront architecture since …
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By Chris Ollenberger, Jack Crooks
Dealing with a coal-mining legacy at a mountain site in Canada
The Three Sisters Mountain Village is thriving as a mixed-use
development with tourist appeal, after engineers were able to stabilize
underground …
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By Lauren Howard
Crystal, crank, chalk, glass, ice, speed, zip. Whatever you call it, the illegal
street drug formally known as methamphetamine, or simply meth, has rapidly
become a national menace, causing more drug-related, local law enforcement
issues than …
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Regional Report
By Alan G. Brake
A brownfield in the South Bronx is about to be greened, thanks to a sustainable
housing competition conducted by the Department of Housing Preservation and
Development (HPD) and AIA New York. An architect-developer team consisting of
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By Jamie Nesbitt
In The Jungle, Upton Sinclair described this arm of the Chicago River as a “great open sewer … where the filth lasts forever and a day.” Serving as a grim backdrop for the lives of a …
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By David Seter
Heroes and Hardhats at Miller Children’s Hospital in Long Beach
It seems a natural fit, a brownfield program’s focus on healthy
communities, and the expansion of a children’s hospital onto formerly …
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By Sam Coleman
When thousands of fans jam the American Airlines Center at Victory
Park, they probably don’t think about old power plants that have long since gone
dim. Likewise, visitors who shop and dine at the park aren’t likely to ponder
over …
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By William Glenn
It’s a tricky job nursing a designer’s concept—through the bench,
pilot and field tests—and into a viable, commercial technology. Success requires
a timely mix of expertise and money, regulatory support and market interest. The
newly-launched Ontario Brownfield Innovation Partnership (OBIP) …
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Special Report
This is the third in a series of articles debunking common brownfield myths.
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Special Report
By Michael W. McLaughlin, P.E., David I. Mayes, P.G.
Not so long ago, closed landfill sites were redeveloped, if at all,
for recreation and park uses. “You can’t build a building on a closed landfill,”
was the catchphrase of the day. As more commercial and institutional buildings
were successfully …
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View from the Field
By Robb Rice
Brownfield developers face numerous challenges in their efforts to
successfully remediate and develop contaminated sites on time and on budget. The
ability to get past the complex process of securing a brownfield property,
secure financing and then gain regulatory approvals …
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Departments
Opinion
By Stephen C. Jones, Paul R. McIntyre
EPA’s “Standards and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries” Rule
(more commonly referred to as the “AAI Rule”) became effective November 1, 2006,
and established a new, highly touted standard for environmental due diligence
conducted by prospective purchasers in commercial real …
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By Mark P. McIntyre
Standing beneath the great blue whale at the American Museum
of Natural History on Earth Day 2007, New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg
unveiled a blueprint of smart growth for the nation’s largest city, as it plans
for one …
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By Todd S. Davis, Esq
WHY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON BROWNFIELDS IS THRIVING
Dear Todd:
Can residential development on brownfields make economic
sense? If so, what advice can you give to ensure a successful redevelopment?
Sincerely,
Can U. Dothat New York, New York
Dear Mr. Dothat: …
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By Chris Olson
Some of you may have happened upon the article “Raising
Alexandria” in a recent issue of Smithsonian Magazine. The article
chronicles archeological excavations conducted beneath the city 2,000 years
after its founding by Alexander the Great, and the race to …
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By Peter Hollingworth
According to the N BAs (N BA), there are approximately 500,000 and probably more than 1,000,000 brownfield sites in the United States alone, representing 2.5 to 5 million acres. They further estimate that environmental hazards are present in 20 to …
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By Kim Satzger
Underutilized or abandoned former industrial properties are
a national concern. Many of these properties with lingering environmental
issues—brownfields—likely have not been redeveloped due to the uncertainties
associated with legal liability and cleanup costs. The legal and procedural
steps to test, …
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By Barry Hersh
Part of the fascination and strength of the brownfields movement is that projects can be seen from so many perspectives: as real estate transactions, environmental remediation projects, Smart Growth, environmental health and justice, land recycling, economic and community development. Over …
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Women
By Kara E. Hensley
Photo Credit: Kara E. Hensley
Vicky Keramida, founder, president and CEO of KERAMIDA
Environmental, Inc., stands in front of "The Guarding," painted by her father,
A. Keramidas (1905-1980), which has come to represent the firm's unique approach
to environmental consulting.
Most would …
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Renewal Magazine
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With the Washington budget showing no signs of a quick-and-easy resolution, federal brownfields programs are unlikely to get much of …
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Brownfields and crop development—for the express intent of producing foods—are concepts that have always been strange bedfellows. Mutually exclusive. An…
At this abandoned, blighted factory—consisting of 187,227 square feet in 21 different structures on 13.5 acres in the three…
PROJECT GOAL: To revitalize land that had been sitting idle for years by putting the property back into productive…
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Job Board Listings
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Environmental Project Manager (Toledo, Ohio)
SME, consultants in the Geosciences, Materials and the Environment, seeks an experienced Environmental Professional for its growing Toledo office. For 47 years, SME has provided cost-effective, pract…
Certified Residential Appraiser (Columbus, Ohio)
CJob Description:- The client, is seeking HUD approved, Certified Appraisers in the Ohio area. - Knowledge of ACI software is a plus.- $20 per month cell phone credit - Guaranteed bi-weekly pay checks…
Revit Drafter (Boston, Massachusetts)
Aerotek is currently seeking a Revit Technician.This is a contract through the end of February with strong possibility to extend/go perm. Qualifications:-5 years architectural office experience-3 year…
Structural Engineer (Saginaw, Michigan)
We are working with an Architecture Firm in Saginaw, MI, and they are looking for a structural engineer. A good candidate for the position is a licensed Engineer or an Engineer in Training with 3 year…
SAP SRM Consultant (Charlotte, North Carolina)
The position is open due to the lack of SAP SRM business process domain knowledge within their existing team and this person will fill be the subject matter expert for their SRM systems. A big part of…
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This Weeks Poll
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  Will the EPA Workforce Development and other similar environmental jobs programs signal the start of a revitalized U.S. job market?
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Industry Profiles
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H. Keith DuBois Concord, New Hampshire
Brownfields Program Coordinator, New Hampshire Dept. of Environmental Services (NHDES)
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Whitepapers
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by Jody Kass, Laura Truettner, John Fleming, and Jeff Jones
The new report by New Partners for Community Revitalization (NPCR) shows how New York State is revitalizing neighborhoods plagued by multiple brownfield sites, while stimulating economic growth and creating local jobs.
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By Jody Kass, Laura Truettner, John Fleming, Jeff Jones
Brownfields redevelopment policy in New York is in transition as the area-wide approach emerges as an innovative tool for urban revitalization. |
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by Laura Truettner
In April, 2011, New York State awarded $6.5 million in new grants under its landmark Brownfield Opportunity Areas (BOA) program, bringing the total state investment in BOA to $34 million. |
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Press Releases
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| Brownfields Forum, BOA EXPO,
Award to Suffolk County Executive-Elect Steven Bellone |
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Susan Boyle
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