ASTM’s Standard Guide For Property Resilience Assessments Of Buildings
Climate risk considerations have taken center stage in commercial real estate. ERIS met with the chair of the new ASTM task group focused on standardizing property resilience assessments to discuss the committee’s work and what the new guide means for...
Episode 10 – Connecting the Phase I to Long-Term Stewardship: ASTM’s Continuing Obligations Standard
Although ASTM's Standard Guide for Identifying and Complying with Continuing Obligations (E2790-20) doesn't get the star treatment the Phase I standard enjoys, it plays a critical role in the environmental due diligence continuum, kicking in for property owners who acquire contaminated sites.
Webinar – Final ASTM E1527-21 Update!
Watch the webinar recording of Final ASTM E1527-21 Update! from January 5, 2023.
Watch the webinar recording of Dry-Cleaning Sites: Important Considerations for Environmental Due Diligence and Remediation from July 19, 2022.
Webinar – How to Identify and Manage PFAS Risks in CRE Transactions
Watch the webinar recording of How to Identify and Manage PFAS Risks in CRE Transactions from February 8, 2022.
Webinar – A revised ASTM Standard for Phase I ESAs is HERE
Watch the webinar recording of A revised ASTM Standard for Phase I ESAs is HERE from November 1, 2021.
ASTM International’s waste management committee (D34) has approved a new standard to analyze soils and biosolids for potential contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
What Affordable Housing Developers Should Know About Emerging Contaminants
Environmental attorney Dianne Phillips wrote an article for Affordable Housing Finance addressing important considerations for affordable housing developers regarding emerging contaminants...
After EPA Rule Changes, Which ASTM Phase I ESA Standard Should You Use?
On November 1, 2021, ASTM International released its revised standard for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments. On March 14, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPA”) published a Direct Final Rule that confirmed the new ASTM standard, ASTM E1527-21, could be used to...
You don’t need to wait for EPA to tell you to do the right thing!
This morning we read that it might take EPA a bit longer than anticipated just a few days ago to bless the new ASTM standard for environmental site assessments.
New Phase I environmental site assessment standard refines existing requirements
Real estate professionals are no doubt familiar with the use of Phase I environmental site assessments (Phase I ESAs) in the context of the sale, purchase or lease of real property.
Revised Phase I ESA Standard Released by ASTM
ASTM International released its revised standard for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments on November 1, 2021. The new standard (ASTM E1527-21) updates the 2013 version of the standard (ASTM E1527-13), which is widely used by the commercial...
All (New and Improved?) Appropriate Inquiry
ASTM announced revisions to its standard practice for Phase I environmental site assessments (E1527-21) on November 1, 2021 (the “Standard”).
All (New and Improved?) Appropriate Inquiry ALL
Phase I environmental site assessments (“Phase I ESAs”) play an important part in real estate due diligence and can constitute “All Appropriate Inquiry” (“AAI”) under the liability protections afforded by the U.S. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”)...
The New Phase I ESA Standard is Here – ASTM E1527-21
Here's what CRE transaction parties need to know about the Phase I ESA standard changes.
Revised Phase I ESA Standard Released – ASTM-E1527-21
On November 1, ASTM International (ASTM) released a revised standard for conducting Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (Phase I ESAs).
A Revised ASTM Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Standard is Coming
ASTM is expected to release a revised international standard for Phase I ESAs in December of 2021 that will clarify a number of key components of the standard and elevate the importance of PFAS.
A Change Is on the Horizon: A Revised ASTM Standard for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments
After a lengthy committee process, ASTM International revised its standard practice for Phase I environmental site assessments (ASTM E1527) for the first time since 2013.
