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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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Excess Soil Explained
Management of excess soils often considers environmental impact, regulatory compliance, transportation logistics and potential reuse or disposal options.
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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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Creating Success Stories from Challenging Sites
Every site is unique, and AEL takes careful consideration of client goals, site-specific challenges, budgetary constraints, and time limitations for each of its clients.
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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.
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Exploring AEL’s Data Visualization Tools
In recent years, data visualization tools have helped to illustrate site conditions in a more accurate and timely manner than ever before. The advent of GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) technology has revolutionized site condition monitoring by providing crucial insight at record speed. This groundbreaking technology streamlines the reporting process and…
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GC/MS Testing for VOC’s On-Site at a Commercial Warehouse
A large commercial warehouse located within the greater Toronto area had several locations with VOC contamination in the underlying soil. The VOCs needed to be remediated, but it was unknown how deep or widespread the contamination was, requiring the VOC impacted areas to be delineated. Soil boreholes were drilled and sampled within the building footprint;…
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Hydrocarbon Remediation During an Active Automotive Facility Renovation
Case study for in-situ remediation of PHC impacted soil found during renovations at an active automotive facility. The project involved a customized in-situ soil blending solution for rapid remedial results.
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Industrial Pier Baseline Case Study, Southern Ontario
Introduction This case study considers a federal property located in Southern Ontario, consisting of multiple industrial piers used for cargo shipping, handling, and storage. AEL was retained to conduct Phase One and Phase Two Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) on three of the piers in support of an upcoming lease of the property. A Limited Phase…
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Navigating the Leasing Landscape
By carefully managing environmental risks and responsibilities in deals involving leased property, both the lessor (property owner) and the lessee (tenant), can enter into the agreement confident that they have protected their own interests, while ensuring compliance with applicable regulations. Leased Site Contamination Risks There are risks associated with leasing and owning such contaminated properties,…