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By Christopher Choi, James Van der Kloot
Looking back over the past 15 years, one of the keys to success of brownfields cleanup and reuse efforts nationwide has been the use of collaborative models for policy development and implementation. Brownfields advocates brought together expertise from a wide range of disciplines to work together to develop comprehensive solutions to issues such as liability, voluntary cleanup programs, financing structures, and investment in disadvantaged communities. The cumulative effect of these efforts has resulted in a sea change in the cleanup and real estate development markets.
More recently, the focus of many brownfields efforts has broadened to include green buildings and sustainable redevelopment (for this article, we will use the term “green development”), which can lead to lasting benefits to the environment, society and the economy.
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Industry Profiles
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Graham Stevens Hartford, CT
Brownfields Coordinator for the Connecticut Dept. of Environmental Protection
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Eric Williams Denver, Colo.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Frontier Renewal
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Roger Hathaway Hartford, CT
P.E., Vice President and Manufactured Gas Plant (MGP) practice leader, GEI Consultants Inc.
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Brownfield Stateside Report
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by Staff Report
In Michigan, some are predicting a better business climate for redevelopment and regulatory closure of contaminated properties thanks to a bill Michigan Governor Rick Snyder was scheduled to sign last week. The new regulations should have a positive impact on commercial real estate development and brownfields redevelopment resulting in the creation of jobs. |
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by VeruTEK
A property located on a bank of the East River and in a densely developed residential and commercial area, had its work cut out for it from an environmental remediation standpoint. The mission was to clean up the land and ultimately make one puzzle piece to a larger urban revitalization project that would be redeveloped as a public library and park ranger station.
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