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By Dave Graham; Jessica Brandt
Few other cities have had their industrial past immortalized like Chicago.
Perhaps it’s because of its rapid and rugged rise from a marshy, frontier outpost into one
of the nation’s leading metropolises. Perhaps because of the grit of its entrepreneurs and its
workers, who rebuilt upon the city’s own ashes a more prosperous one that dared to reach for the sky. Or, perhaps
we were just damn lucky to have a run of great writers who …
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Features
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By Ken Kastman, P.E.
What we measure is what we think about, and we think about what we measure.
Most people reading this magazine would agree that brownfield development …
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By Dave Graham, P.G., Michael Berkshire, Leed AP
Sustainability and green design are key to the redevelopment of brownfields
within the City of Chicago. It is not enough to redevelop properties using
standard architectural design and construction practices which do nothing to
provide healthier …
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By Kelly Novak
Even though the concept of sustainability was born in the late 1970s, today it
seems that everyone from movie stars to large corporations to government and
nongovernment organizations, and, yes, even brownfield redevelopers, are
touting and …
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By Barry Hersh
An important strength of brownfield redevelopment has always been its contribution to sustainability—reusing contaminated land makes great sense as an alternative to sprawl. As concerns about global warming fuel interest in everything that saves energy and reduces carbon footprint, the …
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By Becky Hannum
As brownfield revitalization has vaulted into fashion this decade, two areas of
opportunity for enrichment remain largely untapped, even as trailblazers show
how these elements can add huge value to a rehab or a new project. …
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By Jamie Nesbitt
Detroit may very well be the true Rocky Balboa of American cities. Just when you
think it’s down for the count, the battered metropolis stumbles to its feet from the
blood-stained canvas, fearless and focused and …
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Regional Report
By Jamie Nesbitt
n September, a host of scientists, students and officials from all levels of
government gathered to celebrate the opening of Gateway Park, a new life
sciences and bioengineering center in Worcester, Mass. The center, part of …
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By James C. Epolito
The $70 million expansion of automotive supplier Lear Corporation’s corporate headquarters and technical center on Telegraph Road in Southfield,
Mich., is a brownfield redevelopment that has sparked the revitalization of a
busy industrial corridor and greatly …
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By Deniene Husted
Dos Lagos, in Corona, Calif., is a 543-acre, highly integrated,
pedestrian-oriented community that blends a variety of land uses in a dynamic
and self-sustaining environment. The Dos Lagos master developer, SE Corp.,
planned the mixed-use community …
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By Lenny Siegel
On Aug. 11, 2007, more than 25 people gathered at the Faith Tabernacle Church in
Biloxi, Miss., for the Southern Mississippi Community Brownfields Workshop, one
in a series of “Brownfields 101” workshops being organized by the …
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By Patrick Roulstone, Luciano P. Piccioni
A fresh perspective on Ontario’s brownfields shows an almost limitless potential
for renewing communities by reusing dormant or underutilized lands.
Municipalities all across Ontario play reluctant host to brownfields. These
sites are often in older …
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Special Report
By Brett McGovern
A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling should have many brownfield developers
breathing a collective sigh of relief. As a result of the decision in the United States v. Atlantic Research Corp., it looks as though developers …
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Special Report
By Jamie Nesbitt
It all began with an old tire. Well, an old tire and a man passionate about
cleaning up his hometown. Doug Scott was a fresh-faced law school grad when he
took a job with the city …
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Special Report
By Michael W. McLaughlin, P.E.
Through this series of articles, you know that there have been many successful
projects constructed on closed landfills throughout the U.S. But getting the
deal done for these projects is a unique and challenging process. Purchase
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Special Report
By John Philip Bachner
“Recommended Practices for Design Professionals Engaged as Experts in the
Resolution of Construction Industry Disputes.” Chances are you’ve never heard of it, even though it’s probably the most widely endorsed such document ever produced by the
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View from the Field
By Donald K. Richardson, CPG, RBP
A technical brownfield certification presents tangible benefits to consumers,
society and certificate holders. A meaningful certification program will
facilitate client selection of a qualified person for their project, enhance
EPA’s definition of an environmental professional and …
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Departments
Legislative Briefs
By Deborah Goldblum
I recently sent my second child off to college. When we arrived on campus, there
were signs posted that read, “Welcome to the Class of 2011.” Similarly, in May of 2007, EPA and the states officially …
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Opinion
By Kevin Noell
The redevelopment of contaminated sites has clearly moved into the mainstream of
public consciousness. Increased public awareness of the environment and the
increased emphasis on urban infill redevelopment have caused a seismic shift in
how the …
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Women
By Jamie Nesbitt
Sometimes visionaries fall into their roles accidentally.
Take Phoenix Brownfields Project Manager Rosanne Sanchez, for instance. After studying business and marketing at the University of New Mexico, she landed a job as project manager of a small environmental consulting firm. She …
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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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Industry Profiles
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Amy Steinmetz Montana
Petroleum Brownfields Coordinator, Montana DEQ
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Brett Davidson Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
President and CEO, Wavefront Technology Solutions
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Laura Coyne Indiana
Community Development Program Manager
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Brownfield Stateside Report
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by Staff Report
In Michigan, some are predicting a better business climate for redevelopment and regulatory closure of contaminated properties thanks to a bill Michigan Governor Rick Snyder was scheduled to sign last week. The new regulations should have a positive impact on commercial real estate development and brownfields redevelopment resulting in the creation of jobs. |
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Susan Boyle
Mt. Laurel
Senior Environmental Practice Leader, GEI Consultants
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