If you ask developers about brownfield development, you’ll often get one of three responses: They’ve done it before and it was a disaster, they’ve never done it and never will, or they’re in the process of considering a brownfield property for purchase. Unfortunately, you’ll only rarely hear from someone who has done it and wants…
Dealing with a contaminated property for the first time can feel like a nightmare in wonderland. The headaches are numerous, and the costs can be outrageous. The bureaucratic maze of regulations can make your head spin, and even the terminology is impossibly complicated. Whether you’ve purchased a property only to learn later that it’s contaminated,…
Much has been written about how Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs, commonly known as “drones”) are set to transform the construction industry. From surveying and mapping to performing dangerous tasks, nothing in recent history has offered so much futuristic potential as the application of drone technology. In light of GLE’s recent investment in a drone, our…
Though we rarely think about them, a stormwater management system is a standard, and mandated, feature of every commercial property. Whether it uses a dry pond or a wet pond or some other structure, a stormwater management system is designed to prevent excessive runoff from your property onto a neighboring property, as well as to…
I frequently get calls from property managers and owners who have received an unexpected, and confusing, inspection report letter from their municipality, or Water Management District (WMD). These usually come from the respective regulatory department responsible for water management, and may talk about an “inspection report” that is required as a condition of their permit….
Nationwide, there are thousands of stormwater management systems, many of which are owned by commercial property owners. In fact, nearly every commercially developed property has some form of stormwater management system. In many cases, the system is so low maintenance that the property owner only thinks about it every few years, when the district-mandated inspection…
