Conferences

Sustainable Property Transactions: Deal Making & Redevelopments of Contaminated Sites
[November 12, 2008 - November 14, 2008]

The Concept:

Attend Sustainable Property Transactions: Deal Making & Redevelopments of Contaminated Sites with Vapor Intrusion and Green Building Sessions in Focus November 12-14, 2008 in San Francisco.  

Navigating complex deals involving contaminated real property and sustainable development is not for the faint of heart. Empower yourself with legal, financial, technical, risk management and sustainable development tools and educate yourself with three days of challenging and thought-provoking debate, networking, presentations and panel discussion. If there is one conference you can attend this year in this economy this is the ONE that will allow you, the practitioners, to successfully close deals and complete sustainable site redevelopments. 

In the wake of a down turn capital market with the continued tightening of credit and unrest in the financial markets, environmental risk and sustainability management issues are gaining even more importance in business and real estate transactions. There…

PROCEEDINGS AVAILABLE-Sustainable Property Transactions: New Trends, New Deals & Redevelopments & Vapor Intrusion Session In Focus
[May 17, 2008 - May 17, 2008]

The Concept:

If you missed this conference on April-2-4, 2008, get the next best thing by purchasing the Conference Proceedings for the low price of $295.00. Your choice: printed copy in a 3-ring binder or on CD. Order online by clicking REGISTER ONLINE or call us at 1-800-9NO-RISK.

These Proceedings are chock-full of presentations and background information totaling over 600 pages of must-have information. The Proceedings incorporate extensive speaker presentations, biographies, case law reviews, essential regulatory and legislative texts and government and industry guidances, articles, organizational information alerts, book chapters and background materials. They cover all three days of the conference, including the Vapor Intrusion Session, and include on-site handouts. See below for more information on Sustainable Property Transactions: New Trends, New Deals & Redevelopments.

Conference attendees returned home better equipped to close their deals, mitigate transactional and legacy risks…

Vapor Intrusion Affecting Contaminated Property Deals
[January 23, 2008 - January 23, 2008]

The Concept:

Whether you are an environmental professional, prospective buyer/developer, seller, site owner, lender or insurer, virtually all stakeholders in a real property transaction can be adversely affected by vapor intrusion (VI) problems. All types of sites can be affected, especially those that have petroleum or solvent related contamination. Brownfield sites are logical candidates for vapor intrusion based on their history of former commercial and industrial use affecting soils and ground water. With most state voluntary cleanup programs using risk-based cleanup standards and institutional controls, it is important that responsible parties and their consultants involved in the site investigation, cleanup and redevelopment consider vapor intrusion pathways. One of the challenges to the use of risk-based cleanups and institutional controls is vapor intrusion causing once closed sites to be reopened. 

This vapor intrusion session in focus will cover the following: 1) industry standards and practices…