Due-Diligence

Environmental Due Diligence EDR®’s Update on Revisions to the U.S. SBA’s Environmental Policies and Procedures (SOP 50 10 5(K))

EDR®’s Update on Revisions to the U.S. SBA’s Environmental Policies and Procedures (SOP 50 10 5(K))

On April 1, 2019, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s new version of environmental policies and procedures took effect (SOP 50...

5 Industries Being Transformed by GIS

5 Industries Being Transformed by GIS

With technology at the center of almost every aspect of a business, organizations today have a vast amount of data...

Risky Business: An Easy Way to Understand Weighted Risk Scoring Models

One way to simplify our complex, data-driven world, is to figure out how to easily summarize and digest the large...

Environmental Due Diligence Amazon and Whole Foods Market: Site Selection Model for Success

Amazon and Whole Foods Market: Site Selection Model for Success

Amazon And Whole Foods Market: Both focus on customer needs & offer a place where those can be served. But the similarities don't end there.

Appraisers U.S. SBA Officially Adopts $500,000 Appraisal Threshold

U.S. SBA Officially Adopts $500,000 Appraisal Threshold

Read about the U.S. SBA's change to its 7(a) and 504 loan program appraisal requirements, including what's changing and other...

Environmental Due Diligence NEWS FLASH: EPA RECOGNIZES ASTM FORESTLAND STANDARD AS AAI-COMPLIANT

NEWS FLASH: EPA RECOGNIZES ASTM FORESTLAND STANDARD AS AAI-COMPLIANT

EPA Replaces Reference to Old E 2247 Standard to Reflect 2016 Revisions At our May PRISM conference, Patricia Overmeyer, the...

Energy Carbon Dioxide Emission Levels: U.S. States Plan to Take on CO2

Carbon Dioxide Emission Levels: U.S. States Plan to Take on CO2

United States carbon dioxide emission levels are illustrated on a map showing the energy-related C02 levels. Red is bad, green is good.

Environmental Due Diligence Evolution of Data Collection: Past, Present and Future

Evolution of Data Collection: Past, Present and Future

Ask any veteran environmental professional what it was like doing a Phase I environmental site assessment in the early 1990s, and chances are you will get an earful about how difficult it was to access government data on property contamination.

Appraisers The Gap between Appraisals and Environmental Site Assessments

The Gap between Appraisals and Environmental Site Assessments

Learn how market pressures, regulatory guidance and technological advances are closing the gap between appraisals and environmental due diligence....

Environmental Due Diligence Guidance on ASTM’s REC-HREC-CREC Definitions

Guidance on ASTM’s REC-HREC-CREC Definitions

Read our guide on the differences between a REC, HREC and CREC under E 1527-13....

Environmental Due Diligence One Environmental Professional’s Take on ASTM’s Revised Vapor Encroachment Screening Standard

One Environmental Professional’s Take on ASTM’s Revised Vapor Encroachment Screening Standard

In December 2015, ASTM Subcommittee E50.02 (Real Estate Assessment and Management) approved revisions to the Standard Guide E2600 for Vapor...

Appraisers New Revisions to USPAP: Advice for Lenders, Appraisers

New Revisions to USPAP: Advice for Lenders, Appraisers

Read about changes to USPAP that should be noted when completing appraisal and review assignments during the effective period of...