The definition of remediation as it relates to this credit is the process of cleaning up a contaminated site by physical, chemical, or biological means. Is the physical removal of contaminated...

Is the site considered...

One of my projects choose to develop on a piece of land that is reclaimed and near an operating landfill and as thought in the design stage land contaminant would very likely to be found. So we...

In our jurisdiction, encapsulation of contaminated soils (with a "cap" that contains and prevents leaching) is considered acceptable for remediating a site. Is there precedence in LEED 2009 or 2....

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At the commencement of excavation work the project discovered an old diesel tank that had leaked. This meant that some of the soil was contaminated with diesel. The project took its...

My project is to be built on top of a landfill that was closed in 1961. I have a very comprehensive "Final Closure and Post-Closure Maintenance Plan" that details required monitoring of the site...

This is a 5000sq ft office building to be built in an existing building. When they dig the columns foundations they discovered two fuel oil 2 tanks. Both where removed but when the soil was...

Our project is the renovation of an existing building from 1955. No Phase II ESA was done, but we hired an environmental consultant to do an asbestos and lead paint survey. The report we got...

LEED does not establish a minimum % of the site that has to be considered a...

We are working on a major renovation of an existing office building built in 1951. A Phase I ESA study and sampling of suspectg asbestos-containing materials, lead-contatining paint, mold and...