There are many adjectives that you can use to describe the User Questionnaire established by AAI…..under -appreciated, neglected, forgotten, and misunderstood to name a few. How did six little questions manage to become so dreaded? Some clients have made it a policy not to fill out this questionnaire and other clients require a dissertation on the purpose of the questionnaire before they... Read More »
My previous experience with gas stations comes from a regulatory standpoint where the focus for evaluating the USTs was compliance. Currently, as an environmental professional, the evaluation of a gas station for a lender, involves more than just compliance when performing a Phase I ESA on gas station. The Energy Act of 2005 required that all USTs not inspected since 1998 to be inspected by August... Read More »
Entry by JoeDerhake Entry What is the industry standard name for a Phase II? Candidate names: Phase II Environmental Site Assessment, Phase II Subsurface Investigation, Phase II Environmental Testing, Soil Testing? Does it even matter? Well, perhaps not much, but I think we are better off to use a common vocabulary. According to ASTM E1903-97 ... Read More »
Entry by JoeDerhake Entry What is the industry standard name for a Phase II? Candidate names: Phase II Environmental Site Assessment, Phase II Subsurface Investigation, Phase II Environmental Testing, Soil Testing? Does it even matter? Well, perhaps not much, but I think we are better off to use a common vocabulary. According to ASTM E1903-97 ... Read More »
Entry by JoeDerhake Entry What is the industry standard name for a Phase II? Candidate names: Phase II Environmental Site Assessment, Phase II Subsurface Investigation, Phase II Environmental Testing, Soil Testing? Does it even matter? Well, perhaps not much, but I think we are better off to use a common vocabulary. According to ASTM E1903-97 ... Read More »
Entry by JoeDerhake Entry What is the industry standard name for a Phase II? Candidate names: Phase II Environmental Site Assessment, Phase II Subsurface Investigation, Phase II Environmental Testing, Soil Testing? Does it even matter? Well, perhaps not much, but I think we are better off to use a common vocabulary. According to ASTM E1903-97 ... Read More »
TRIENCE (noun) – pertaining to and the study of the ENVIRONMENT, ENGINEERING AND ENERGY as they pertain to facility management. Is Trience really a word? Do people really study these things? Are they teaching Trience in high school labs and college lecture halls? Is Trience part of the newly enacted federal government regulations developed to stimulate economic growth? The answer to three ... Read More »
