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Environmental Due Diligence

Due Diligence in Motor City – why Phase I ESAs are different in Detroit

Posted on by wes-skinner

The Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (or ESA), considered by many in the real estate and finance industries as the most essential form of environmental due diligence, can vary in complexity and challenge when conducted in a city with a storied industrial history known as the automotive capital of the world.  The development of Detroit…

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Partner Spring Webinars

Posted on by Kelly Javier

Partner Engineering and Science, Inc. is pleased to launch our spring webinar series. This series offers new and updated webinars that discuss commercial real estate trends, standards updates and changes as they affect the commercial real estate industry. Registration for all webinars is at no cost to industry professionals. Webinar Topics Include: The Essentials of Seismic Risk…

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Commercial Real Estate Finance | Environmental Due Diligence | Fannie Mae | Freddie Mac/Fannie Mae | Multi-Family | SBA Real Estate Finance

Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessments – A Comprehensive Overview

Posted on by Joe Derhake PE

A comprehensive overview of Phase I ESAs, their use and purpose, and the various types of Phase 1s required by different entities.

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Environmental Due Diligence

Phase I Environmental Site Assessment – SBA

Posted on by Gary Reynolds

You’ve been told you need to have a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) and now may be looking for answers to the questions: Why you need one Where you get them How much they cost How long do they take Will it meet the Small Business Administration (SBA) environmental requirements . When ordering a Phase I…

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Environmental Due Diligence

Selection of a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Vendor In North Carolina

Posted on by Amy Rudegeair

When ordering a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment in North Carolina, careful consideration should be given the credentials of the firm and their experience with similar property types. Partner Engineering and Science has been involved in more than 5,000 environmental site assessments in North Carolina covering a wide range of property types.

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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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