MassDevelopment, the state of Massachusetts’ finance and development organization, reveals it’s providing loans to clean up two contaminated properties in Brockton, Mass.
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The former East Plant in West Virginia was one of the 30-plus projects nominated for a Brownfield Renewal award in 2010. Although it did not win one of the three awards, this effort exemplifies the gold standard of brown and green development.
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A groundbreaking energy conservation and cleanup initiative is taking shape at a Superfund site in Davis, Calif.
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Most sustainable design strategies implemented in health care facilities focus on reducing energy and water consumption, and in today's climate of economic and environmental instability, the health care industry is fast recognizing the value of sustainable design and operations in enhancing staff well-being and patient health. …
At this abandoned, blighted factory—consisting of 187,227 square feet in 21 different structures on 13.5 acres in the three separate parcels—a tour some time ago by a Wisconsin state legislator produced a brutally honest but necessary wake up call.
The state official had toured the former canning facility a few years ago and remarked that it reminded him “of Europe.” Unfortunately, this wasn’t a compliment: The lawmaker wasn’t …
A public-private partnership didn't settle for any "type" of tenant to inhabit a former GM auto plant. Doing their homework, the team systematically pinpointed manufacturing as the optimal end use. Now all they need is the tenant to emerge.
When General Motors announced its intention to close the 2 million-square-foot stamping plant in Wyoming, Mich some community members wanted to see outdoor retail powerhouse Cabela's move into the location, which …
During a recent chat, a brownfield supervisor from U.S. EPA Region 4 posed an excellent question: When brownfield project sponsors go to secure funding at the federal, state or local levels, do the respective funding bodies know who they are dealing with? More to the point, have they "kept score" of past successes (or failures) of project sponsors? Do the public entities even have the metrics that indicate if you're "good for it?" …
Brownfields and crop development—for the express intent of producing foods—are concepts that have always been strange bedfellows. Mutually exclusive. An oil and water mixture. They are, however, becoming more inextricably linked than ever as urban agriculture re-development stakeholders are exploring a growing number of brownfields on which to establish an urban ag presence.
Unlike using a brownfield for time-honored end-uses: Residential, commercial or light industrial re-developments—some emerging …
The Tamiami Trail (U.S. Highway 41) Petroleum Brownfields Revitalization Initiative is intended to advance local economic development and greenspace projects, and support historic preservation efforts along the 70 miles of scenic Highway 41. The corridor includes the cities of Bradenton, North Port, Palmetto, Sarasota, and Venice. EPA Region 4 and the Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection are working with other federal, state and …
