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Environmental Due Diligence

TCE by Another Name would Smell as Putrid

Posted on by Joe Derhake PE

Entry by JoeDerhake Entry When doing a Phase I ESA, we all know that significant on site use of TCE, PCE, or vinyl chloride amount to a recognized environmental condition. But will we recognize these chemicals if they are called by an obscure brand name? For example, Petzinol is a branded solvent that contains a…

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Environmental Due Diligence

Radon-An Invisible Killer

Posted on by Sue Krobthong NEHA NRPP

Entry by: Sue Krobthong, NEHA, NRPP Naturally occurring and chemically inert…although radon can come from man-made situations like landfills or use of radium-containing building materials, the vast majority is NATURALLY occurring and can be found in one thing that can been found everywhere from the breakdown of uranium (the same element used to make nuclear…

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Commercial Real Estate Finance | Environmental Due Diligence

The Misunderstood User Questionnaire

Posted on by summer-gell

There are many adjectives that you can use to describe the User Questionnaire established by AAI…..under -appreciated, neglected, forgotten, and misunderstood to name a few.   How did six little questions manage to become so dreaded? Some clients have made it a policy not to fill out this questionnaire and other clients require a dissertation on…

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Commercial Real Estate Finance | Environmental Due Diligence

Are Gas Stations Taboo for lenders

Posted on by khouston919

My previous experience with gas stations comes from a regulatory standpoint where the focus for evaluating the USTs was compliance. Currently, as an environmental professional, the evaluation of a gas station for a lender, involves more than just compliance when performing a Phase I ESA on gas station. The Energy Act of 2005 required that…

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Environmental Due Diligence

Phase II by any name is still Soil Testing (5 Comments)

Posted on by Joe Derhake PE

Entry by JoeDerhake Entry What is the industry standard name for a Phase II?  Candidate names:  Phase II Environmental Site Assessment, Phase II Subsurface Investigation, Phase II Environmental Testing, Soil Testing?     Does it even matter?   Well, perhaps not much, but I think we are better off to use a common vocabulary.   According to ASTM…

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Environmental Due Diligence

Phase II by any name is still Soil Testing (4 Comments)

Posted on by Joe Derhake PE

Entry by JoeDerhake Entry What is the industry standard name for a Phase II?  Candidate names:  Phase II Environmental Site Assessment, Phase II Subsurface Investigation, Phase II Environmental Testing, Soil Testing?     Does it even matter?   Well, perhaps not much, but I think we are better off to use a common vocabulary.   According to ASTM…

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Environmental Due Diligence

Phase II by any name is still Soil Testing (3 Comments)

Posted on by Joe Derhake PE

Entry by JoeDerhake Entry What is the industry standard name for a Phase II?  Candidate names:  Phase II Environmental Site Assessment, Phase II Subsurface Investigation, Phase II Environmental Testing, Soil Testing?     Does it even matter?   Well, perhaps not much, but I think we are better off to use a common vocabulary.   According to ASTM…

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Environmental Due Diligence

TRIENCE (noun) – pertaining to and the study of the ENVIRONMENT, ENGINEERING AND ENERGY as they pertain to facility management

Posted on by kitzke

TRIENCE (noun) – pertaining to and the study of the ENVIRONMENT, ENGINEERING AND ENERGY as they pertain to facility management. Is Trience really a word?  Do people really study these things?  Are they teaching Trience in high school labs and college lecture halls?  Is Trience part of the newly enacted federal government regulations developed to…

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Environmental Due Diligence

Phase II by any name is still Soil Testing

Posted on by Joe Derhake PE

Entry by JoeDerhake Entry What is the industry standard name for a Phase II?  Candidate names:  Phase II Environmental Site Assessment, Phase II Subsurface Investigation, Phase II Environmental Testing, Soil Testing?     Does it even matter?   Well, perhaps not much, but I think we are better off to use a common vocabulary.   According to ASTM…

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Environmental Due Diligence

Energy Audits and Disclosures–New Law (1 Comment)

Posted on by Joe Derhake PE

Entry by JoeDerhake When you buy a car, the fuel efficiency is on the window.  Well, in California starting January 1, 2010 the same will be required of buildings. California commercial buildings will be benchmarked by the Energy Star Standards as required by California Law, Assembly Bill 1103.    After January 1, 2010 building owners will…

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