Brownfield properties are sites that can range from abandoned or blighted residential structures to properties previously used for commercial or industrial purposes where the presence of potentially hazardous substances or materials may limit or complicate redevelopment or reuse. Brownfield cleanups yield significant positive effects on local community growth and wellbeing. Cleanups also drive new businesses and job opportunities. Community and development stakeholders are eager to revitalize Brownfield properties by investigating and remediating impaired sites, often times by using funding from state and federal grants.

For more than 40 years, GES has provided integrated environmental services, services that complement every phase of a Brownfield investigation and revitalization project. Our regulatory specialists know firsthand that the key to a successful Brownfield project is to ensure that the remediation efforts result in a meaningful revitalization of a site that repositions the property for reuse. GES assists regional and local economic development agencies, municipalities, developers and property owners in leveraging additional funding and works with all stakeholders by bringing leading-edge field methods, rapid characterization techniques, and appropriate remediation technologies to assess and efficiently cleanup the targeted properties. The results are restored assets suitable for planned land uses, with reduced liabilities and in the end, greater returns for the stakeholders.

Area of Expertise

• Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) /
• Preliminary Assessment
  Due Diligence ASTM Standard 1527-21 / EPA’s All Appropriate Inquiry Rule
• Phase II ESAs / Site Investigations
• Hazardous Building and Building Materials Assessments
  Sampling & Analysis and Quality Assurance Project Plans
• Grant Writing, Regulatory Advocacy and Community & Stakeholder Outreach
• Remedial Action Plan / Analysis of Brownfields Cleanup Alternatives
• Regulatory Negotiations
• Remediation Construction Oversite
• Treatment System Operation, Monitoring & Maintenance
• Leaky UST Remediation and Regulatory Closure
• Vapor Intrusion Investigation and Mitigation
• Ecological Evaluations
• Wetland Delineation
• Geologic and Hydrogeologic Characterizations
• Air Quality Services
• Environmental Regulatory Permitting (State/Local/Federal)
• Licensed Remediation Professionals (NJ, MA, CO, OH, WV)
• 3-D Subsurface Visualizations