It’s not unusual for contaminated soils to be found at a site when there is no obvious spill or release that contamination can be linked to. This scenario is often a consequence of the use…

Like many of our great Pennsylvania Cities, the City of York had quite the bustling downtown where business owners worked, lived and played. This was the norm in the early 20th Century before it became…

Cities throughout Pennsylvania are in the midst of an urban revival that is relying heavily on community involvement, education and sustainability. It should come to no surprise, that the capital of PA is playing an…

Brownfield redevelopment by its very nature is sustainable. It’s built on the same principle of recycling and reusing consumer goods, such as aluminum cans or reusable water bottles. Instead of consuming valuable open space and…

Environmental remediation and sustainability don’t always get lumped together. Much more emphasis is placed on green buildings, new and more efficient technologies, and recycling when it comes to sustainable practices and rightfully so. These innovations…

The EPA defines a brownfield as a site in which the reuse or redevelopment of is complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant or contaminant. Brownfields take on many shapes…

At this month’s Lancaster Commercial & Industrial Real Estate Council’s meeting Randy Patterson, Director of Economic Development & Neighborhood Revitalization, presented the City of Lancaster’s newly received City Revitalization Improvement Zone (CRIZ) designation. Pennsylvania’s CRIZ program is…

As an individual, recycling is one of the most effective ways to reduce your carbon footprint. Recycling consumer goods protects natural resources by preventing further extraction of resources and preventing pollution by closing the waste…