The Land Assessment Services Blog

10/30/13 Update

Land Assessment Services is ready to implement ASTM E 1527-13, as November 2nd marks its release date, we are told. This new version updates ASTM E 1527-05 and changes some key definitions, adds an emphasis […]

7/29/13 Update

Land Assessment Services does not make a habit of throwing out half-baked conclusions and cover-your-self RECs in its environmental site assessments. It’s easy to meet the letter of the law and produce a Phase I […]

5/8/13 Update

My sources tell me that we’re looking to September of this year for the EPA’s sign-off on ASTM E1527-13 as meeting the requirements of its All Appropriate Inquiry (AAI) Rule. Phase I Environmental Site Assessments […]

4/2/13 Update

LAS is ready to implement ASTM E 1527-13 when it is approved, and in fact we are already incorporating a section devoted to vapor intrusion screening in our ESA reports if the subject property is […]

11/5/12 Update

With the pending election a real detriment to positive aggressive real estate investment right now, and even more concern about spending money for due diligence, it’s still essential to do a Phase I environmental site […]

5/23/2012 Update

When I broke into the profession in 1991, a typical Phase I environmental site assessment was called any number of names: Phase I audit, Phase I Site Investigation, Environmental Site Review, Environmental Site Evaluation, etc. […]

3/9/2012 Update

It’s also important to pick your environmental professional carefully. The old saying, “you get what you paid for” is very true here. If you are quoted a bargain-basement price coupled with a blazing-fast turnaround time, […]