Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will have learned:- What are the typical due diligence assessments conducted for a commercial real estate transaction?
- Why these assessments are required.
- Related regulations and Overview
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Most of the lenders will require environmental and structural due diligence or assessment performed for commercial real estate transactions in United States. Based on the findings of these assessments, lenders can negotiate the loan amount, rate or simply deny the loan, similar to home inspection. The American Society of Testing and Material (ASTM) have provided guidelines for conducting Environmental and Structural Assessments. This module provides a general summary of different types of due diligence assessments and their purpose. -
Most lenders will require Environmental and Structural Due Diligence or Assessment performed for commercial real estate transactions in the United States. Based on the findings of these assessments, lenders can negotiate the loan amount, rate or simply deny the loan, similar to home inspection. The American Society of Testing and Material (ASTM) has provided guidelines for conducting Environmental and Structural Assessments. This module provides details about Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) and their purpose.
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Most lenders will require Environmental and Structural Due Diligence or Assessment performed for commercial real estate transactions in the United States. Based on the findings of these assessments, lenders can negotiate the loan amount, rate or simply deny the loan, similar to home inspection. The American Society of Testing and Material (ASTM) has provided guidelines for conducting Environmental and Structural Assessments. This module provides details about Phase II Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) and their purpose.
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Private and public sector entities seeking to do business in the United States must comply with environmental, health and safety regulations determined by each individual state. This module provides a general summary of environmental compliance requirements and the state governing agencies.
Learning Objectives:
After completing this module, you will have learned:- What the typical environmental compliance factors for a business are.
- Why these permits are required.
- What an Environmental Compliance Audit is.
- The cost and impact of non-compliance
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All types of facilities in the private and public sector, including cities, schools, farms and industrial facilities generating domestic or industrial wastewater are required to obtain and maintain a Water Quality Permit. The permit requires the facility to treat the wastewater to the quality specified by the governing agency. The discharge of treated wastewater into or adjacent to water within a state must be authorized by the State’s Environmental Agency.
Learning Objectives:
After completing this module, you will:- Gain an understanding of the Regulatory Background
- Understand differences in wastewater from commercial vs. domestic sources
- Determine the required permits pertaining to wastewater management for a specific source.
- Gain an understanding of Wastewater Treatment
- Gain an understanding of Wastewater Plant Operation and Maintenance
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Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) is widely used in geological, hydrological, archaeological, engineering and forensic investigations to detect buried objects in the subsurface. GPR has arguably the highest spatial resolution of any geophysical imaging method, approaching centimeters under the right conditions.
Learning Objectives:
After completing this module, you will learn:- Principles of operation of the GPR system
- The physical properties that influence the GPR signals
- GPR data acquisition using different systems
- GPR data processing and interpretation
- GPR applications and case studies
- GPR advantages and limitations
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Electrical resistivity techniques are routinely used to solve hydrogeological (e.g., finding water bearing units (aquifers)), environmental (e.g., delineating groundwater plumes), and engineering (e.g., locating subsurface voids) problems. Electrical methods measure the flow of electric current in the ground thereby investigating electrical properties of the subsurface. The resulting subsurface geoelectrical image (represented as changes in electrical resistivity with depth) can be interpreted in terms of lithology (different rock types) and their properties such as porosity, saturation, and the chemistry of the fluids filling the pores (Figure 1). Therefore, in order to interpret electrical resistivity data, it is important to understand the electrical properties of rocks and soils.
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An important aspect of Stormwater Compliance is to prepare a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP). One must implement the Best Management Practices (BMP's). Additionally, as certain activities are required in order to remain in compliance with the terms of a permit, specifications for each activity should be found in the SWPPP.
Learning Objectives:
After completing this module, you will:- Understand what Stormwater Compliance is
- Be able to determine the required permits pertaining to Stormwater management for a specific industry
- Be introduced to Stormwater Permits and Pollution Prevention Plans
- Understand implementation of the permitting and monitoring process
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The U.S. Clean Air Act was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on December 17, 1963. The act was meant to address air pollution nationally; this formidable task has required several significant amendments since its initial passage. Air emissions originate from point sources such as large stationary fossil fuel power plants, smelters, industrial boilers, petroleum refineries, and manufacturing facilities and non-point sources such as on-road mobile, non-road mobile, and biogenic. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) oversees these types of emissions in Texas.
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Industrial Hygiene is a science and art devoted to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, prevention, and control of those environmental factors or stresses arising in or from the workplace which may cause sickness, impaired health and well-being, or significant discomfort among workers or among citizens of the community.
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Industrial Hygiene is a science and art devoted to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, prevention, and control of those environmental factors or stresses arising in or from the workplace which may cause sickness, impaired health and well-being, or significant discomfort among workers or among citizens of the community. Air and Noise Monitoring are two biggest assessments conducted as a part of Industrial Hygiene Assessment.
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OSHA develops safety standards in the Code of Federal Regulation and enforces those safety standards through compliance inspections conducted by Compliance Officers. The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), created under the same act, works closely with OSHA and provides the research behind many of OSHA's regulations and standards.