Half-dozen sites will receive massive state funding to assist returning formerly abandoned, contaminated or otherwise unproductive property to commercial and residential uses.
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ACWR's green railcar innovation is saving $250,000 per year in diesel fuel costs and cutting pollution by 40 percent. …
Small Projects Make Big Difference in Communities Across America. …
Awards will create green jobs and reduce energy costs. …
Expansion initiative could have impact on brownfields redevelopments abroad. …
Thirteen states can make easier transition without ‘multi-billion dollar gambles.’
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Through the financial assistance of the U.S. EPA and the dramatically improved methods of evaluating environmental risk, state like Ohio, Pa. and West. Va. are seeing an uptick in brownfield assessment, and with it job creation. …
Six project in the Commonwealth have been identified for urban redevelopment. …
I traveled within the last several months to visit relatives in Northern Europe
and to Engineers Without Borders (EWB) assignments deep into Central America.
My mind is reeling with the dichotomy of cultures.
What in the world is the meaning of a “brownfield” in these cultures? Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway are …
With 32 innovative brownfield projects to choose from in selecting the 2010 Brownfield Renewal Awards, our independent panel of judges had their work cut out for them this year.
The three diverse projects they selected represent the gold standard of brownfield redevelopment across three distinct industry spheres of influence:
• Social Impact: Manchester Street Park, Lawrence, Mass.
• Economic Impact: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minn.
• Environmental Impact: Stafford Park, Stafford Township, N.J.
Although …
Brownfields have been defined as “property that has remained idle, abandoned or underutilized because of contamination or the threat of contamination.” That definition certainly applies to the Atlantic Terrance property prior to its redevelopment. Located in urban downtown Brooklyn, N.Y., this one-third acre property was a
gasoline filling station from 1939 to 1969 with multiple petroleum Underground Storage Tanks (USTs). The project, formally known as …
The first time you visit Palouse, Wash. you start making plans to move there. The
Palouse region of southeast Washington State is one of the most photogenic
landscapes in the country with endless rolling hills of wheat, and prairie
grass dotted with farms.
Nestled in river valley is the city of Palouse (pop. 1,025). Located twenty minutes …
In Kentucky, the brownfield redevelopment contingent is “throwing a party”—but not the type of party one would assume. In an effort to drive Kentucky
brownfield redevelopment to a higher level, these parties are known as “grant funding parties.”
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Everyone loves an underdog—in sports, in business and beyond. Consider the city of Ranson, West Va., and
its sister city, Charles Town, which are located about an hour northwest of
Washington, D.C., at the edge of the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area.
Charles Town, …
Brooke Furio,
Sustainable Local Government Lead, Superfund Division, Community & LandRevitalization Branch, U.S. EPA, Region 5—Cleveland.
Since the late 1990’s Furio has worked on brownfields and land revitalization issues for the U.S.EPA
in Region 5. In 2005, he spent 3 years on loan to the city of Cleveland as …
PROPERTY SIZE/END USE: Warrensville Heights, Ohio is an economically challenged, post-industrial,
inner-ring suburb of Cleveland. At the heart of this community is a 17-acre
Brownfield site that the city plans to redevelop with a cluster of community-oriented programs: …
PROPERTY SIZE/END USE: Tech Town is a 30-acre urban office campus strategically located in downtown
Dayton near Wright Patterson Air Force Base, the University of Dayton and Wright State University.
Tech Town is one anchor of the Ohio Aerospace Hub of Opportunity and
Innovation. The campus supports both new and established companies working to
commercialize new technology in the fields of remote sensing, RFID and
information …
PROPERTY SIZE/END USE: The 20-acre redevelopment includes a 5-plus acre former Kidde Brass & Aluminum foundry located less than three blocks from the Ranson City offices on
the Commerce Corridor. The mixed-use urban infill development is designed to
meet LEED-ND certification for neighborhood development, and will be the first
of its kind in West Virginia. This development as designed currently will
include approximately 5.2-acres of parks, recreation …
