Environmental Standards brownfield redevelopment professionals function seamlessly within the multi-disciplinary teams often needed to complete property redevelopment projects. We have successfully guided clients through many redevelopment projects by applying science and current technology to develop efficient, cost-effective redevelopment strategies that make the best use of the flexibility allowed in various brownfield programs.
Site Assessment
Environmental risk associated with real estate transactions is a concern to all parties involved. Current and historical environmental practices and conditions at a property must be identified so that a realistic picture of the total environmental liability is known prior to the transaction. We provide services associated with Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments, calculation of liabilities and remedial costs, real estate portfolio analysis, and project management and oversight. Anchored in the ASTM guidelines for Environmental Assessment and US EPA’s All Appropriate Inquiry Regulations, our Phase I assessment examines each facility and property considering its expected future, current, and historical use. If the first phase of property assessment identifies potential environmental liabilities, we can proceed to a Phase II assessment that investigates site conditions more thoroughly by conducting media sampling to identify specific issues.
Remediation
There are times when planning for remedial action is just as (if not more) important as actually executing the remedy itself. Environmental Standards has a broad range of professionals with multi-disciplinary experience that allows the firm to tailor remedial action plans, Quality Assurance Project Plans, and other project control or planning documents to site-specific circumstances. Our remediation plans and control documents carefully take into account logistics issues, project budgets, scale, and simple practicalities associated with remediating a site and returning it quickly to productive use.
Environmental Standards professionals not only design remedies - they have the knowledge and expertise to execute the associated work. In addition, we are often asked to act as the client’s eyes and ears during remedial action implementation. From excavation and disposal to complex in-situ chemical remediation, Environmental Standards helps our clients better monitor remediation system performance. Our remedial action is conducted in as economical a manner as possible, while at the same time provides clients value through the application of a broad assortment of remedial technologies.
