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Thursday, June 9, 2005
Lands of Lost Opportunity:
How to Make Brownfields Green Again
5:30 - 7:30 pm
Carpenter’s Hall, 320 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA
Continuing Ed. Credits:
This program is worth 1.5 AIA/CES (HSW) LUs.
Redeveloping a brownfield site can be an intimidating process. Many brownfields sites are in prime locations along waterfronts, downtown main streets or transportation corridors with great access to existing infrastructure, but redevelopment of these sites is hampered by the fear of contamination and associated liability. Many government incentive programs exist to help communities redevelop brownfields to return these properties to community assets, promote infill, reduce sprawl and protect greenspace.
This session will focus on issues associated with remediating and developing brownfields and the achievement of relevant LEED Sustainable Sites Credits. The panel will discuss local case studies and how they are addressing federal and state funding sources, tax incentives, remediation schemes, gaining community support, state voluntary response programs, minimizing liability and institutional controls.
Schedule:
5:30 - 6:00
Refreshments (hors d'oeuvres and beverages)
6:00 - 7:30
Kristeen Gaffney, John Edelstein, Colleen Kokas
& J. Robert Gallagher
Panelists include:
Kristeen Gaffney: Kristeen currently serves as the Land Revitalization Coordinator in EPA’s Region III office in Philadelphia. The Region III office serves the states of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. In previous roles at EPA, Kristeen served as a brownfields coordinator for two years and air quality specialist for seven years. Kristeen will briefly discuss EPA brownfield grants, federal liability protection for buyers of brownfield sites, federal tax incentives for brownfields projects, and EPA technical assistance for green buildings.
Jon Edelstein: Jon has been the Manager of Brownfield Redevelopment for the City of Philadelphia since May of 2000. Prior to this appointment, Jon worked in the Philadelphia Department of Commerce facilitating services to business via the Mayor's Business Action Team. Jon will be showcasing two brownfield redevelopment case studies: one on an inner city site and one on a waterfront site.
Colleen Kokas: Colleen is the Brownfield Manager within the Office of Brownfield Reuse at the New Jersey DEP. With over 20 years of experience in project financing, cleanup negotiations, litigation and cost recovery support, and brownfield policy development, Colleen is recognized as one of the state's most knowledgeable experts on brownfield development and financing. Colleen advises developers on all aspects of brownfield remediation, and plays a lead role in advising municipalities and developers on not only conducting investigations and cleanups, but also applying the most suitable brownfield incentives available. Colleen will be discussing resources available through the New Jersey DEP to assist brownfield redevelopment projects.
J. Robert Gallagher, PE: Mr. Gallagher has over 35 years experience in the environmental field performing all aspects of environmental engineering. Mr. Gallagher is a consultant working with the Buzby Task Force on a redevelopment plan for the 37 acre Buzby Landfill site in Vorhees, NJ. Mr. Gallagher’s professional experience includes working for the Philadelphia Water Department, Senior Engineer at the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC), Director of Engineering at Ages Corporation working on the design and construction of landfills and Vice President of Engineering at Kaselaan and D’Angelo. While at Kaselaan and D’Angelo, he first become involved with the Buzby Landfill and has remained the Technical Consultant for the township through the Remedial Action process. He has had his own consulting firms since 1990 and continues to provide support for the final plan for Buzby to turn this landfill into a showcase for future Brownfield developments. The task force, comprised of local community members, has been spearheading efforts to redevelop the Buzby site for the past three years. The Buzby Task Force devised a plan to create an Asian Garden with nature trails and bike paths and turn a ‘closed landfill’ into a community resource. A non-profit organization (501-c) was formed to assume the duties of the task force and will be responsible for implementing the Asian Garden concept, raising money to complete the design, and administrating the day to day operations of the site.
Special thanks to Carpenter's Hall for their hospitality.
RSVP:
RSVP by June 3 at
www.acteva.com/go/dvgbc/
Cost:
Pre-registered
$20 members
$25 Non-members
$10 students
At the door
$25 members
$30 Non-members
$15 students
Questions:
Contact Jeff Sawyer,
215-564-0250
jsawyer@dvgbc.org
Host organizations:
Delaware Valley
Green Building Council and
AIA Philadelphia's
Committee on the Environment
Event sponsor:
The DVGBC thanks Brownfield Redevelopment Solutions, Inc.
for their sponsorship of this event.