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By Steve Dwyer
The site was the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. The introduction speech was delivered by Blake Jones, CEO of Namaste Solar, a Boulder, Colo.-based solar electricity company.
In February, Jones had the honor of introducing President Barack Obama as the new commander-in-chief prepared to sign the 2009 Economic Recovery bill. Before the introduction, Jones spoke to the audience about how his solar energy business had suffered mightily in 2008 as the economy went into a …
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Features
Breaking Ground
By Nicole A. Walker
What do dynamic cultural exhibitions, spectacular native architecture, an oral
history theater, and a dynamic family visitor center have in common? They are
just some of the core components of one of Oklahoma’s most ambitious and …
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Case Study
By Howard J. Lalli
Facts:
Name: Aerotropolis Atlanta
Project Size: 130 Acres
Estimated Cost: $1.5 billion
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Industry Snapshot
By Mark Knaack
After a tumultuous year of financial market collapse and insurance corporations seeking government assistance, the brownfield industry might feel uncertain about the future of cleanups,
specifically Insurance Fixed-Priced Cleanups (IFCs). But, the outlook is not as
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Perspective
Green Roofs in Boston. Solar power in Houston. Green jobs in
Portland. Recycled mills in Alabama. Sustainable design in Laredo. What do these
have in common? They are EPA Brownfields Sustainability Pilots.
The push for all things green and sustainable …
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Regional Report
By Elizabeth Brewster
There's trouble in many a Midwestern river city, as manufacturers pull out of town and leave behind unemployment and contaminated industrial sites. But the heartland states are taking advantage of their flexible brownfield funding options to help remediate contaminated land …
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By Elizabeth Brewster
Susan Erickson,
Chief, Environmental Stewardship Grants and Loans Unit, Environmental Science and Services Division, Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality, Lansing
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LOCATION: East end of the Menomonee Valley area of Milwaukee
PROPOSED USE: The museum features exhibit space as well as a restaurant, retail shop, meeting space and special events facilities.
SITE BACKGROUND: The land was formerly owned …
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LOCATION: South channel of the Grand River in Grand Haven, Mich.
PROPOSED USE: luxury and loft-style condominiums and two-story residences, hotel, convention center, outdoor amphitheatre, restaurants, retail stores and service businesses.
SITE BACKGROUND: The site was used throughout …
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LOCATION: 20th Street and Dr. Andrew J. Brown Avenue, Indianapolis
PROPOSED USE: expansion for …
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LOCATION: The Aurora, Ill., downtown riverfront
PROPOSED USE: outdoor music venue, visitors center, botanical …
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State of Practice
By Jennifer Senick
Notwithstanding the overlapping challenges of illiquid credit markets, "toxic" mortgage debt, increasing unemployment and lower fuel prices, the trend for growth in the green building movement continues to trend upward. This is evidenced not only by the growing …
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State of Practice
By Kelly Novak
"Shovel-ready" is a term that state and community brownfield offices have been familiar with for years, and landowners have often used the term to attract investment. Today, in light of economic concerns and the need to quickly get community reinvestment …
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Legislative Briefs
By Charlie Bartsch
On February 17, President Obama signed the $789 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 1) into law, following final Congressional passage. House and Senate conferees moved with considerable, and unusual, speed to finalize the stimulus bill—reaching agreement on February …
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Profile
By Elizabeth Brewster
All sustainability, like all politics, is local. Those are the words of William McDonough, a veteran of the green architecture movement and a man who sees the new Obama administration as a harbinger of the sea change going on in …
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Transportation
By Steve Dwyer
The city of Flagstaff, Ariz., is helping change the way people perceive getting around town—and its revitalizing a 100-year-old brownfield property in the process.
A parcel of land—located at 116 West …
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Women
Laurie Burt, Commissioner, Massachusetts Department
of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) Burt joined the Massachusetts Department of Environmental
Protection as Commissioner in September 2007. Over the past18 months, her
efforts have been …
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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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Linda Lannen San Diego, Calif.
Chief Information Officer, Kleinfelder
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Paul Arnold, PE Lowell, Mass.
Principal and Brownfields Initiative Leader, TRC Cos.
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Ken Johnson Saint Paul
Senior Vice President of the St. Paul Port Authority; founding member
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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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