Green Cleanup Symposium

PHILADELPHA-- Decision-makers from government, private industry and academia will convene on February 10-11 to discuss the latest developments in green cleanup, reuse technologies and techniques at one of our nation’s first engineering schools, Drexel University.

The Green Cleanup Symposium: Integrating Green Approaches for Site Cleanup and Sustainable Reuse, hosted by Drexel in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will comprise an intensive, two-day series of moderated discussions highlighting topics including:

1. The ABC’s of sustainable reuse;
2. Cleaning up properties while applying green practices;
3. Cutting edge analysis tools for planning long-term cleanups, and
4. Ecological revitalization at contaminated properties.

In addition to meeting with federal, state and local environmental officials, participants will hear first-hand from those in the fields of cleanup, redevelopment, and design about their experiences, both the success stories and lessons-learned, on cleaning and revitalizing former contaminated properties while applying green principles.

Space is still available. Go to
http://www.drexel.edu/academics/coe/cities/greencleanupsymposium.html
to learn more about the wide array of topics being covered, and a list of presenters and organizations being represented.

PA Business of Brownfields conference

Brownfields Conference to be held in Pittsburgh

The 15th annual Business of Brownfields Conference (BoB) will be held in Pittsburgh from April 19-21, 2010.

Sponsored by the Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania, BoB highlights the technical, legal and financial aspects of brownfields reclamation and development. The annual conference attracts Brownfields professionals from government, consulting firms, law firms, contractors and financers.

The 2010 technical program of the conference will feature the five main actions of brownfields development:

* Public Health/Institutional Controls
* Marketing & Finance
* Working within Legal/Regulatory Framework
* Site Characterization
* Site Remediation

For more information on the conference, visit www.eswp.com/brownfields/index.htm.