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By Elizabeth Brewster
Despite the financial uproar in the insurance world last fall,
brownfield developers appear to have little to fear among the major
environmental insurance carriers.
“There are a lot of very strong, financially secure
providers in environmental insurance,” said Ken Cornell, executive vice
president of JCH Environmental Insurance Brokers in New York City. Even American
International Group Inc. (AIG), which has received more than $150 billion in
assistance from the federal government to head off bankruptcy, still maintains
an A rating …
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Features
Case Study
By Keith F. West
Facts:
Name: Powerhouse Basin, First Phase of Navy Yard Infrastructure
Project Size: 70 Acres (340 acres for …
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By Steve Dwyer
Last fall, the Regional Green-house Gas Initiative (RGGI), a cooperative effort
by 10 Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states, went live as the first mandatory,
market-based CO2 emissions reduction program in the U.S. The 10-state RGGI
agreement consists …
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Perspective
By David E. Cranston
Remarkably, viable environmental cost recovery claims— recovering brownfield remediation costs from the parties responsible for the
contamination—are frequently not pursued, leaving substantial funding resources untapped. Understanding where cost recovery may be viable can turn a marginal …
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Perspective
By Glenn Tofani
More frequently, development is occurring at sites having
subsurface contamination. When volatile or semi-volatile contaminants are
present, the potential for migration of those compounds to interior spaces must
be considered and addressed. Two general types of mitigation measures have been …
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Regional Report
By Steve Dwyer
The Southwest region spreads out over a vast area that is sometimes called the “wide open spaces.” Petroleum has brought the region most of its wealth, as the region consists of
large deposits of petroleum and …
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By Steve Dwyer
Lynne Birkinbine Environmental
Manager, city of Tucson Environmental Services Birkinbine manages
brownfields projects and environmental compliance for the city of Tucson, and
has been involved with the Fort Lowell Restoration project since the city
acquired the property. She works closely …
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LOCATION: 1 Park Ave., Oklahoma City, Okla.
SIZE: 1.45 acres, of which 250,600 sq. ft. comprise the building’s footprint.
SITE BACKGROUND:
Hotel opened in 1911 and was one of the first buildings in Oklahoma City to have air …
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LOCATION: Corner of Lomas and 2nd St., Albuquerque, New Mexico.
SIZE: 1 acre
SITE BACKGROUND: Built adjacent to a superfund site called the Fruit Avenue Plume, the New Mexico Environment Dept.’s Remediation Oversight Section provided SHC-NM with …
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LOCATION: Tucson, Ariz.
SIZE: 5.5 acres
SITE BACKGROUND: Between 1873 and 1891, the site was a supply base for the U.S. Army “Apache Campaigns.” In 2006, the city of Tucson acquired the property …
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Bay Marina Drive, …
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Located at the former …
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State of Practice
By Ken Kastman
The talk in Washington and around the country is about the development of “green jobs” within a “green economy.” Green jobs mean something different to whomever is using the term. Trying to
find a consistent definition …
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State of Practice
By Markus Niebanck
On any journey through unfamiliar terrain the experienced traveler checks the map
early and often. On extended sojourns, especially those through lands that
change in appearance but gradually, the re-checking of the plan grows less
reflexive. …
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State of Practice
By Jim Michelsen
Smaller closed landfills (30 to 100 acres), present redevelopment
opportunity for recreational, residential, institutional, and commercial uses
due to their location. In addition these sites may qualify for greenhouse gas
(GHG) reduction aspects and brownfield redevelopment aspects with Leadership in …
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Departments
Executive Briefs
By Steve Dwyer
If the first 40 days following the Presidential election are a precursor of things to come, the first 100 days of
President Barack Obama’s administration could serve as the dawning of a new era that will …
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Industry Snapshot
Providing you with useful market data at-a-glance:
US Metropolitan Office Market
What’s Hot
What’s Not …
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Legislative Briefs
By Charlie Bartsch
Congress is off to a tumultuous start, grappling with controversial procedural issues as well as an economy in crisis. Typically, a new Congress
spends much of its first month in organizational and pro forma sessions. The
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Profiles
By Kara A. Allison
As recognized industry leaders in brownfields redevelopment, Hemisphere
Development LLC and Hull & Associates, Inc. have assisted with the redevelopment of hundreds of former
abandoned and underutilized industrial properties around the country. This
combined experience and …
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Transportation
By Steve Dwyer
Hotel valet doorman—when they are not assisting hotel guests or
parking vehicles—have some “down time” to make observations about the vehicles
that populate the city streets. Chris Nichols and A.J. Franklin were convinced
that something was missing on the streets …
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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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Colleen Kokas New Jersey
Brownfields Manager, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
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Doug Scott Springfield
Director, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
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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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