What’s the Deal with Opportunity Zones?

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 …

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8 Major Environmental Trends & Issues To Watch For In 2019

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 …

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A Concise Environmental Due Diligence Checklist

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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Future Careers at Essel

There is a place for everyone to work at Essel and find a long-time career. We are committed to helping you find a great fit! The three divisions of Essel are Environment, Engineering, and Staffing. Check out the list of future opportunities below. Environment   There are many options when working in our environmental division. This …

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What Affects Cost in Real Estate Development?

Numerous actions and activities are key to the success of a construction project and to real estate development in general.  Two of these are good communication and good planning. The planning phase itself is absolutely critical to real estate development, especially as it pertains to everything that happens before the first nail is hammered or …

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What is Soil Characterization in a Construction Project?

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Soil characterization is the process of testing the soil on a construction site in order to review subsurface conditions and ensure that the soil composition adheres to any state and federal regulations. For real estate investors, property managers and construction companies alike, the composition, depth, density, quantity and quality of soils on your site are …

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6 Examples of Technology Improving Project & Construction Management

Advances in Technology Are Advancing the Real Estate Construction Industry Progress in both regular and digital technology has come in leaps and bounds over the past few years, and shows no signs of stopping.  Such technology, especially in the digital vertical, has helped to improve numerous industries, including the real estate construction industry.  And this, …

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Why Dry Cleaners Pose Problems for Commercial Real Estate Properties

Dry cleaning businesses are quite common in cities, small towns and urban areas throughout the United States and Canada. So is the pollution (and contamination) that a dry cleaning business creates. Due the chemical nature and resistance to degradation, the contamination that a dry cleaning store creates can pose serious potential risk for a real …

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Most Common Construction Site Safety Violations in 2018

Through innocent accident, neglect, lack of oversight or incompetence, safety violations occur at construction sites all over the country. And the danger or injury to onsite workers, as well as the cost to real estate investors and owners, are real. And in some cases, can bankrupt a construction project from achieving completion. Now that we …

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