Subscribe to new posts about Post a new question about

Forum discussion

International Projects - Environmental Site Assesment

Jean Marais

b.i.g. Bechtold DesignBuilder Expert

LEEDuser Basic Member

581 thumbs up

April 16, 2010

Post a reply

Tristan Roberts

Representative

Vermont House of Representatives

LEEDuser Expert

7780 thumbs up

Fri, 04/16/2010 - 21:50

I hope someone else might have more insight, but I don't know the details of the ASTM standard, nor did a LEED consultant I checked with. In the U.S. we don't normally need to be familiar with the details of it.You might check this Phase I ESA blog site, which has some more in-depth knowledge.

Emil Andersson

Green Certification Coordinator

Skanska Sweden

LEEDuser Basic Member

20 thumbs up

Wed, 03/14/2012 - 16:23

Hi Jean I’m currently having the same problem as you describe above, a Swedish project with a local site assessment by an environmental engineer. Have your documentation been reviewed and if so, where there any problems with the local assessment?

Jean Marais

b.i.g. Bechtold DesignBuilder Expert

LEEDuser Basic Member

581 thumbs up

Tue, 06/26/2012 - 07:45

I submitted the local site assesment documentation (which was all in German) and summarized the finding in a narritive in english. The Credit is anticipated according to the review comeback.

Larry Sims

Principal

Studio4, LLC

LEEDuser Expert

120 thumbs up

Fri, 07/06/2012 - 05:41

LEED maintains "the intent of the credit can be met by demonstrating that a regulatory agency (the EPA or other agency with jurisdiction) has determined that the site is contaminated. LEED also accepts local remediation standards sufficient to meet the credit intent. Provide an executive summary from the investigation's report, explaining the extent of contamination and required action. Follow an accepted (local) standard for remediation, and summarize in a narrative.

Jenna Beltram

Architect

Stantec

LEEDuser Premium Member

2 thumbs up

Tue, 04/02/2013 - 16:30

I am also having a similar problem on a project in Haiti. However, we have not been able to find an environmental professional to conduct the assessment. This type of site analysis is not typically done in Haiti. Does anyone know of the requirements for the environmental professional or if some other similar type of professional could conduct the assessment?

Larry Sims

Principal

Studio4, LLC

LEEDuser Expert

120 thumbs up

Tue, 04/02/2013 - 19:02

http://www.ceepcocontracting.com/html/ceepcointernational.php

soha yamani

Senior Sustainability Engineer

Metec Consultants

LEEDuser Basic Member

12 thumbs up

Tue, 12/17/2013 - 14:45

I'm Having the same problem in a project in Egypt , as Ministry of Environment only provide Environmental Impact Assessment which is totally different , and i couldn't find any consultants or agencies, so i was wondering if the project team can do this assessment for the project , or what are other possibilities