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By Elizabeth Brewster
Thanks to ever-rising fuel prices and a renewed federal commitment to sustainable construction, green building practices and technologies are generating a lot more interest these days.
The concept of green building encompasses many different areas, such as air quality, stormwater management and recyclable materials, but energy efficiency is top of mind, say observers.
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Features
Regional Report
By Steve Dwyer
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By Steve Dwyer
J.R. Capasso, CPG, Brownfields Coordinator, City of Trenton, N.J.
Capasso manages Brownfields remediation and redevelopment projects, technical and regulatory compliance, community outreach, and state and Federal grant and loan programs for numerous sites in the City of …
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LOCATION: 139 Center Avenue Townhome Redevelopment, Little Falls, N.J.
PROPERTY SIZE: 7.1 acres, zoned residential
PROJECT TEAM: The entities involved in the project included TRC Companies, a joint venture partner, and local regulators.
MISSION: TRC purchased this former …
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PROPERTY SIZE/END USE: 6.8 acres site, with 4.5 acres being residential development. The construction of 42 mixed-income residences, which commenced in January 2009, made possible through the remediation of contaminated soil to unrestricted use standards, commencing …
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LOCATION: A 1,200-acre wholesale nursery located in Riverhead, N.Y.
DISTINCTION: The Northwind 100kW wind turbine is noted to be the largest wind turbine project in Long Island, N.Y. The parties’ collective work on the Half Hallow Nursery …
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CONNECTICUT
The Property Transfer and Voluntary 22a-133x Programs DEP or a LEP can have the oversight role. In Voluntary 22a-133y Program a LEP must maintain the oversight role. More Information and Current LEP Roster
Other major Remediation …
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Strategic Alliances
By Elizabeth Brewster
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Green energy is serious business in China.
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View from the Field
By Warren A. Koshofer and Anthony R. Slimowicz
At the height of the Cold War, 15 of the 25 largest aerospace companies in the
United States were based in Southern California, and the U.S. counted on these
companies to build modern military weapons like …
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View from the Field
By Steven M. Sommers
It is difficult to raise capital in the current economic times even for a
greenfield development. Raising capital for a brownfield redevelopment has historically been a more
difficult proposition. Lenders are scarce and only …
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View from the Field
By Andrew Savagian
Wisconsin—that funky looking state tucked under Lake Superior and known more for Green Bay Packer football and its long run as “America’s Dairyland” than anything else—would not be a place people think of when it comes to brownfields and …
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Departments
Channel Surfing
By Steve Dwyer
They say you must grow or die: Isn’t that the truth. What started as a print presentation of Brownfield Renewal (the former Brownfield News & Sustainable Development magazine] is branching out in a myriad of select …
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Environmental Remediation
By William Geiger
A site cleanup protects human health and the environment, provides reuse options for the land, creates jobs and reduces sprawl. However, a raised awareness to climate change is forcing individuals to step back and look …
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From the Editor
By Steve Dwyer
Green-building trends are picking up momentum, and rightly so. The Obama
administration has jumped on the green-build/energy efficiency bandwagon with
both feet flying, greasing the skids through funding, and seeing the powerful
benefits and payback these …
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Green Professionals
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Over the past several years renewable energy has become one …
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Market Update
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Web Exclusive
In Transit
By Steve Dwyer
Move over corn, soy and sugarcane, it appears there’s a new bio-fuels “sheriff” in town that some predict will reshape if not revolutionize the clean, green fuel production and distribution marketplace.
Time was when the integration …
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Perspective
By Samuel W. Butcher
Redevelopment of any brownfield property is a challenge but in many instances the challenge of redeveloping small brownfields becomes disproportionately large. Small brownfield properties require a different approach.
Most industry stakeholders know …
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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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David Miller New Orleans, La.
Principal, Renaissance Property Group, LLC, a real estate development company specializing in tax-advantaged finance programs
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Rick Booth St. Louis, Mo.
National Leader for Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, and Legal Market Sector, Golder Associates Inc.
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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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