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Environmental Due Diligence

Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Risk Decisions

Posted on by Joe Derhake PE

Entry by JoeDerhake Entry When doing Phase I Environmental Site Assessments, sometimes the facts are on the border between a recognized environmental condition and an environmental issue.   This blog is my latest in a series of borderline decisions.   Here is the scenario: the Phase I ESA finds a classic REC on site.  Let’s say we…

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Environmental Due Diligence

No substitute for experience when it comes to HUD Project Capital Needs Assessments

Posted on by fromeo

Due to market conditions, the last few years have seen an increase in HUD/FHA loans.  In turn, the need for HUD due diligence reports has increased.  Consultants who have specialized in this area in the past have a backlog of work for several weeks, and in some cases, months.  As the law of supply and…

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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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Environmental Due Diligence

Environmental Professionals as Required by ASTM E1527 (3 Comments)

Posted on by Joe Derhake PE

Entry by JoeDerhake Entry There has been much discussion about the creation of a national environmental professional registration system and having a new ASTM Standard to require that a ‘Registered’ Environmental Professional conduct a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA). I support such a requirement, as Environmental Professionals too often have to compete with either…

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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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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

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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