By now, we’ve all had an overload of information regarding the 2019 Novel Coronavirus and the outbreak of respiratory illnesses (COVID-19) it’s been causing. Whatever your state or city’s restrictions regarding the virus, we all want to keep ourselves, our facilities, and our employees as safe as possible. However, amid the abundance of information out …
Every year here at Essel Environment, we devote some time to look at pertinent environmental as well as ecological trends that we face in our global society. Some of these trends, such as climate change, are perennial and are very familiar; other trends, however, are relatively obscure, known primarily by researchers, academicians, or specialists in …
What is the composition of soil? Soil contains both organic and non-organic materials, both of which are necessary for good root growth and plant development. Depending on the type of plants being planted in the soil, some may have better adaptations to certain components than others. Through in-field testing (such as rolling soil together to …
A Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment (Phase 1 ESA) is a report that is used to assess current and historical uses or impacts on a property. It helps determine if there is any existing or potential contamination of the site that could cause harm to human health or the environment. A Phase 1 ESA is …
A phase 1 ESA can take fewer than two weeks for an ideal location with little to no development history. For a project with substantial documentation at the local and state level to review, the site assessment can last several weeks. Typical total time for a phase 1 esa = 2-4 weeks average. The time …
Every goal has its obstacles. From the inception of the idea of your business to the challenges you may have faced in implementing those concepts, you are no stranger to the hard work, determination, and patience required along the way. When it comes to finding a home for your business, actual bricks and mortar also mean the …
Albert Hammond’s famous song from the early 1970s says “It Never Rains in Southern California.” But over the past four-plus years his song title could be rightfully changed to “It Never Rains Anywhere in California!” In 2018 California entered its fourth year of a record-breaking drought. And it is one that has wreaked havoc upon …
If you’ve not yet heard of Opportunity Zones and what they are, I suspect you will soon enough. In fact, you’re going to hear about them right now, here! For they are being talked about on the news everywhere and especially throughout the investment and real estate industries. Yet very few people understand the impact …
From the Antarctic Sea Floor to the Montreal Protocol, a slew of ecological trends and environmental issues are emerging that predict to have major implications on conservation and biodiversity throughout the world in 2019 and beyond. In late 2018 a team of prestigious ecologists, scientists, futurists and other environmental researchers, led by William Sutherland, professor …
When it comes to purchasing real estate, especially commercial real estate, one essential rule of thumb that buyers, investors, lenders and appraisers need to go by is take nothing at face value and take nothing for granted! It’s as simple as this. Too many buyers are still unaware of the risks that property owners face …
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