Vapor intrusion, the migration of volatile chemicals from the subsurface into overlying buildings, is among the latest hot-button issues in the redevelopment of brownfields. As more buildings–both residential and commercial–are built upon previously contaminated lands, indoor air quality has become a big concern for the public.
In fact, poor indoor air quality causes more apprehension and [...]
The federal Brownfields Tax Incentive was extended to Dec. 31, and with that has come some changes. The tax incentive now allows for: environmental cleanup costs at eligible properties to be fully deductible in the year incurred rather than capitalized and spread over a period of years; the types of properties eligible for the incentive [...]
Looking back at how brownfields perceptions and regulations have changed in the last 10 years, Charlie Bartsch–described as the godfather of brownfields by people nationwide–says we’ve finally made that connection between development and the environment.
Once the two terms were kept on separate tracks, never intersecting or coming together, says Bartsch, vice president of ICF International [...]
A unique pilot program in Washington’s King County is now being used as a model for other counties throughout the state.
The Interagency Compliance Team of King County (ICT) was established to address troublesome properties posing a contamination threat to the environment. It was started with grant monies from the EPA’s State and Tribal Response Program, [...]
After tackling such tenacious problems as methane contamination, developers that turned a former landfill into a major retail and office development in Tualatin, Ore., are happy to see the project is experiencing less stressful troubles.
“The problem people have now is it’s so successful, that parking is very tight down there,” Bruce Wood, president of Foundation [...]
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