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Environmental Site Assessments for Property Financing
Many of our referrals come from trusted real estate professionals—lenders, mortgage brokers, real estate agents, lawyers, and developers. When market activity increases, there is a corresponding need for environmental support.
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Case Study: Phase One ESA for an Automotive Property Sale
AEL helped facilitate a smooth and timely property transfer, through expertise in automotive environmental site assessments and transactions.
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Environmental Reports and Confidentiality
As Professional Engineers, all communication we have with our existing and prospective clients is privileged and confidential, including documents we produce, as well as those sent to us for review.
Navigating Environmental Compliance: A Comprehensive Guide to O. Reg 153/04 and Site Assessments featured image
Navigating Environmental Compliance: A Comprehensive Guide to O. Reg 153/04 and Site Assessments
Key facts about O. Reg 153/04, Ontario’s provincial standard for assessment and cleanup of environmentally impacted land.
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Choosing the Right Environmental Professionals in Ontario
An experienced and professional engineering firm that specializes in environmental science will understand the nuances between different sites and scenarios, and the applicable regulations, and will help guide you through the process with ease.
What Happens if My Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) Report is Older than 18 Months? featured image
What Happens if My Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) Report is Older than 18 Months?
ESAs are a snapshot of the environmental conditions at a property at a moment in time. However, properties are dynamic and change over time. Consider over a few years an area can go from a farmer’s field to a residential development with businesses and infrastructure to support it. A property may have new tenants, or…
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Key Steps in an Environmental Site Assessment (ESA)
Environmental Site Assessments (ESA) are a prescriptive process (meeting CSA or O. Reg. 153/04 standards) used to understand the environmental condition of a property. An ESA can be used to make informed decisions about property transactions, identify certain baseline environmental features, meet regulatory requirements, and identify areas on a site requiring remediation. Generally, ESAs follow a phased…
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What is Required in Each Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) Phase?
Let’s explore what is required in each phase of an Environmental Site Assessment (ESA). Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) Activities Requires a non-intrusive historical review of the property, and surrounding properties. This includes documentation from government sources, records, aerial photos, interviews in which the owner must disclose all information about the site, and a…
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Environmental Site Assessment Basic Evaluation Checklist
If you have an Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) and would like to determine if it will meet your needs, ask yourself these questions as a starting point for evaluating. If you answer, “yes” to these questions, you may need to get a new or updated ESA. Record of Site Condition Age of the Report Outstanding…
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Are All Phase I ESAs Equal?
Comparing O.Reg 153/04 and CSA Standard Environmental Site Assessments in Ontario, and when one is required versus the other.