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Soil remediation

NC-2009 SSc3: Brownfield Redevelopment
posted by Mark Meaders on Jun 28, 2012, 4:12 pm

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...

Last reply: Larry Sims, Jul 6, 2012, 2:48 am

Brownfield site

NC-2009 SSc3: Brownfield Redevelopment
posted by eirini matsouki on Nov 13, 2011, 5:28 am

Is the site considered...

Last reply: Lisa Sawin, May 16, 2012, 6:34 pm

Reclaimed land near landfill

NC-2009 SSc3: Brownfield Redevelopment
posted by William Wong on Dec 13, 2011, 5:13 am

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...

Last reply: Larry Sims, Dec 13, 2011, 11:14 pm

Encapsulation of impacted soils

NC-2009 SSc3: Brownfield Redevelopment
posted by Keith Robertson on Aug 2, 2011, 5:57 pm

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....

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Nov 21, 2011, 11:51 pm

Project found old diesel tank

NC-2009 SSc3: Brownfield Redevelopment
posted by Tanja Arnesson on Oct 20, 2011, 3:57 am

Hi,

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...

Last reply: Larry Sims, Oct 20, 2011, 7:36 am

is a closed landfill automatically a brownfield?

NC-2009 SSc3: Brownfield Redevelopment
posted by Amanda Redmond-Neal on Aug 12, 2011, 1:42 pm

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...

Last reply: Larry Sims, Aug 26, 2011, 9:28 am

Find buried fuel oil 2 tanks!!!

NC-2009 SSc3: Brownfield Redevelopment
posted by javier bolanos zeledon on May 3, 2011, 10:57 pm

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...

Last reply: Larry Sims, May 4, 2011, 6:07 am

SSc3 Brownfield Documentation

NC-2009 SSc3: Brownfield Redevelopment
posted by Josh Mauldin on Apr 11, 2011, 12:28 pm

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...

Last reply: Larry Sims, Apr 12, 2011, 1:58 am

Partial Brownfield

NC-2009 SSc3: Brownfield Redevelopment
posted by Shannon Terrell on Mar 25, 2011, 1:08 pm

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

Last reply: Larry Sims, Mar 25, 2011, 3:24 pm

Achieving Brownfield Redevelopment credit without Phase II ESA

NC-2009 SSc3: Brownfield Redevelopment
posted by Waylon Lo on Jun 11, 2010, 3:06 pm

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...

Last reply: Larry Sims, Jun 28, 2010, 3:26 am