by OmniEnvGroup | Nov 2, 2017 | Environmental Due Diligence, Phase I and 21E
Do you have questions about Phase I Environmental Site Assessments? You’re not alone. Omni Environmental Group gets a lot of questions about Phase I’s from property owners, property buyers and sellers, as well as from lenders whose primary job is not necessarily...
by OmniEnvGroup | Mar 26, 2015 | Environmental Due Diligence, Phase I and 21E
We recently came across a blog post on EDR’s commonground web site illustrating the importance of conducting a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (Phase I ESA) as part of the due diligence process during a real estate transaction. The post describes a...
by OmniEnvGroup | Apr 22, 2014 | Environmental Due Diligence, Phase I and 21E, Site Assessment
Who should perform (and who should pay for) the Phase I environmental site assessment? Is it the buyer of the property? Or is it the seller? Or is it the lender? Omni Environmental Group gets this question all the time. The answer is…it depends. Any of these 3...
by OmniEnvGroup | Nov 30, 2013 | Environmental Due Diligence, Phase I and 21E
ASTM International issued a revised version of E1527 Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process in November 2013. Omni Environmental Group has compared the new Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) standard to the...
by OmniEnvGroup | Dec 2, 2012 | Environmental Due Diligence, Phase I and 21E, Site Assessment
The American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) is revising the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Standard (ASTM E1527). This is the standard which guides the scope of Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (commonly called a 21E report in Massachusetts). ...
by OmniEnvGroup | Nov 11, 2012 | Environmental Due Diligence, Phase I and 21E
In our previous post, we discussed the different objectives and standards for a “21E” type of Phase I versus a MassDEP Phase I. A 21E-type Phase I is generally part of due diligence during a real estate transaction and is non-intrusive. A MassDEP-type...
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