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Environmental Professionals as Required by ASTM E1527 (3 Comments)

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…

TCE by Another Name would Smell as Putrid

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…

SBA Reports

Entry by: Gary Reynolds So what report do you need for your 504 or 7a loan?  This depends on the current and past businesses that occupied your property.  SBA has created a NAICS codes list of “Environmentally Sensitive Industries”.  The type and depth of an environmental investigation to be performed varies with the risks of…

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

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…