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By Keith Henn, PG, Chris Pike, PE, William Wright, PE. Betty Li, PhD
“That land doesn’t mean anything to you?” In “Gone with the Wind,” Scarlett O’Hara learned that “land’s the only thing in the world worth working for, worth fighting for, worth dying
for, because it’s the only thing that lasts.” What if a vacant, blighted swath of land, regardless of ownership, could be
transformed into a dream home, a beautiful park, or a business? In this
article, we are going to walk you through state-of-the-art remediation
strategies …
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Features
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By Ken Kastman, P.E.
There is a new awareness in the selection of remediation
technologies at brownfield sites which considers the impact of remediation on
the environment. This approach, which considers sustainability issues, has been
dubbed "green remediation" and seems to be growing throughout …
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By Peter Hollingworth
Credit crisis may not be too strong a term for what is happening to the debt
markets in the U.S. and elsewhere today. The scope of the problem is
staggering. According to various reports in the …
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By Kevin M. Laberge, P.E.
Concerns over climate change and water quality are affecting how municipalities,
developers and brownfield professionals approach redevelopment projects. As
LEED green building and stormwater management requirements are increasingly
mandated by municipalities, some see the process becoming …
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By Daniel C.Walsh
New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has named Dr. Daniel C. Walsh, a top
state environmental official, to serve as the first director of the city’s new brownfield office.
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By Evans Paull
West Coast developer Gerding Edlen Development has set an ambitious five-year
corporate objective of building real estate projects that produce more energy
than they consume. With the $2.2 billion mixed-use Portland South Waterfront
brownfield redevelopment that …
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By Jamie Nesbitt
It is a daily ritual. Every morning before he leaves for work, San Diego
twenty-something Terrance Smalls unplugs his iPod Nano from his home computer,
plugs it into his car adapter for the rush-hour commute, and …
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By Derek Ezovski
An emerging environmental issue is creating liability for property owners and
driving down property values nationwide. It’s called vapor intrusion, and the concern is so serious that regulators in at
least three states have reopened formerly …
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Special Report
By Jennifer Senick, Randy Solomon, Medea Villeré
Interest in planning for sustainable communities has dramatically increased in
the past few years in New Jersey. It has been estimated that as much as 60% of
the content of sustainability efforts will need to be …
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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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Roger Hathaway Hartford, CT
P.E., Vice President and Manufactured Gas Plant (MGP) practice leader, GEI Consultants Inc.
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Brett Davidson Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
President and CEO, Wavefront Technology Solutions
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Rick Shean New Mexico Environment Dept., Albuquerque
Brownfields revolving loan fund coordinator and remediation oversight
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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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Industry Events
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Industry Experts
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Susan Boyle
Mt. Laurel
Senior Environmental Practice Leader, GEI Consultants
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