ESWP: The "Business of Brownfields": Conference Program

Monday, April 19, 2010

5 :00 PM    -  6 :30 PM

Rivers Casino - A Case Study in Riverfront Brownfield Redevelopment
Michael Stern, Strada, Pittsburgh, PA

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

8 :30 AM    -  10:00 AM

1A  Overcoming Hurdles to Redevelopment - A Case Study of Technical, Economic, and Interpersonal Challenges Sayreville, NJ Site Redevelopment: A Unique and Challenging Brownfields Project
Jonathan Spergel, Manko Gold Katcher & Fox, Bala Cynwyd, PA

1B  Sustainable Concepts in Remediation

• Sustainability of Groundwater Remedies in a Technical Impracticability Demonstration
  William Ahlert, HDR Engineering, Inc., Bethlehem, PA
  
• Sustainable Construction Practices Incorporated into Award-Winning Lagoon Closure
  Steve Kretschman, WSP Environment & Energy, Pittsburgh, PA
  
• Main Street Brownfield Remediation/Sustainable Development
  Richard Cartwright, MECX, East Amherst, NY
  

10:30 - 11:30 AM

Keynote Session

12:30 PM   -  2 :00 PM

2A  Lessons Learned from Case Studies

• Brownfields in the Bankrupt Automotive Sector
  Brad White, Hull & Associates, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
  
• Crucial Agency Negotiations for Brownfield NFA
  James Peyton, Michael Baker Jr., Inc., Crown Point, IN
  
• Redeveloping Brownfields for Commercial, Retail or Mixed-Use Site: A Success Story in our Region
  Dave French, L.R. Kimball, Coraopolis, PA
  

2B  Brownfield Redevelopment and Municipal/Redevelopment Authorities
The Role of Redevelopment and Other Municipal Authorities in Brownfields Redevelopment
Steven Miano, Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin, Philadelphia, PA

2 :15 PM    -  3 :45 PM

3A  Creating New Habitats on Old Brownfields - Engineering Controls and Ecological Processes
Tracey Vernon - Moderator, Land Use Consultant, LLC
Jill Gaito, Green Center of Central PA, Harrisburg, PA
Sean Garrigan, Stomberg/Garrigan and Associates, Inc.
Jennifer Dowdell, Biohabitats, Inc.

3B  Innovative Investigation/Treatment

• Mitigation of Vapor Intrusion Risks:  Passive Wind Turbine System
  Dhruv Raina, WSP Environment & Energy, Pittsburgh, PA
• Multi-Phase Approach to Investigating a TCE Plume in a Karst Setting
  Mary Washko, Groundwater & Environmental Services, Inc., Warrendale, PA
• Use of a Permeable Reactive Barrier Wall for Treatment of a TCE Plume, Red River Army Depot, Texarkana, TX
  Marilyn Zumbro, KEMRON Environmental Services, Inc., Marietta, OH
• Innovative Approaches for Effective Reductive Dechlorination
  Vincent Ou, Ph.D., P.E., American Geosciences, Inc., Murrysville, PA

4 :00 PM    -  5 :00 PM

4A  Funding Issues

• Brownfields and Tax Increment Financing
  Evans Paull, Redevelopment Economics, Baltimore, MD
• Economic and Environmental Benefits of Brownfields Redevelopment
  Evans Paull, Redevelopment Economics, Baltimore, MD
• Brownfield Partnering to Achieve Success
  Nathan Strum, Allegheny County Economic Development, Pittsburgh, PA

4B  Laboratory Considerations

• TestAmerica Dissects the Frequency of Detections on Method Blank Analysis
  David Miller, TestAmerica Laboratories, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
  
• Better Decision Making through SEM/EDS Speciation of Inorganic Contaminants at Brownfield Sites.
  Ryan Hall, RJ Lee Group, Monroeville, PA
  

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

8 :30 AM    -  10:00 AM

5A  Urban Land Redevelopment

• Sustainable Benefits of Urban Farming as a Potential Brownfields Remedy
  Richard Hoff, The Mahfood Group, LLC, Bridgeville, PA
• Integrating Beneficial End-Use with Site Remediation Strategies
  Donald Nusser, PE, PP, Hatch Mott MacDonald, Pittsburgh, PA
• A Brownfield Neighborhood Thinks Green
  Malik Bankston, The Kingsley Center, Pittsburgh, PA

5B  Integrating LEED Concepts in Brownfields

• A Case Study - LEED Certified Affordable Housing Project completed on Landfill
  Terri Smith, The ELM Group Inc., Princeton, NJ
• Life Cycle Analysis of Residential Brownfield & Greenfield Developments: A Case Study of Summerset (Phase 1) in Pittsburgh PA
  Ronell Auld, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
• Commuting from US Brownfield and Greenfield Residential Development Neighborhoods
  Amy Nagengast, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

10:30 - 11:30 AM

Keynote Session

12:30 PM   -  2 :00 PM

6A  Success Stories

• Stackpole Industrial Complex Redevelopment, St Marys, PA
  Gary Hoover, L. Robert Kimball & Assoc., Inc, Ebensburg, PA
• From Brownfield to Boatyard
  Humbert V. Sacco, TPA Design Group, New Haven, CT
• Raymark Industries/Manheim Redevelopment Site
  Mara Tammaro, RT Environmental Services, Inc., King of Prussia, PA

6B  Allegheny Riverfront Vision Plan: A Different Look at Brownfields

Stephen Quick FAIA, Perkins Eastman Architects, Pittsburgh, PA
Rob Stephany, Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Stefani Danes, AIA, LEED AP, Perkins Eastman Architects, Pittsburgh, PA

If you have questions, please contact Conor McGarvey by e-mail: c.mcgarvey@eswp.com or by phone: 412-261-0710 x 11.

The 2009 Program can be viewed on the 2009 Proceedings Page.

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