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PM Environmental News:January 2010 Business Digest July 2009 Mr. Bryant LaPres has also joined the Grand Rapids office of PM Environmental, Inc. as Sustainability and Energy Consultant. Mr. LaPres is a recent graduate of Aquinas College in Grand Rapids. Mr. LaPres has a degree in Sustainable Business and has completed internships with Amway and the consulting firm Fishbeck Thompson Carr & Huber, serving as technical support for energy auditing, carbon footprint analysis and sustainability projects in western Michigan. Mr. LaPres will also serve in the environmental due diligence group on projects scheduled for renovation or redevelopment. July 2009 Mr. Nathan Gillette, AIA, LEED-AP, has joined the Grand Rapids office of PM Environmental, Inc. as Director of Sustainability and Energy Consulting. Mr. Gillette is a licensed architect who spent the last ten years working for sustainable and green building design, construction and LEED documentation. He most recently served as Principal Architect at Bazzani and Associates. He is experienced in numerous development tax incentive programs relative to energy efficiency, brownfield redevelopment and historic designations. he has successfully accomplished as design architect and construction manager for nine separate LEED certifications including LEED-NC, LEED-CI, LEED-CS and LEED for Homes. July 2009 Mr. Reid Sisson, M.S. has joined PM Environmental, Inc. as Chattanooga Office Manager and Senior Project Consultant. Mr. Sisson has over 12 years of experience in environmental consulting in the private sector and government (Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) and Tennessee Valley Authority) with emphasis on environmental due diligence including Phase I and II ESAs, UST Management, Brownfield Redevelopment, Wetland Delineation (40 hour - U.S. Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Course) and Stormwater Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control (Level I and II TDEC). He most recently worked in commercial real estate in Tennessee and Georgia and is familiar with the local community, regional banks, and the importance of environmental due diligence in new purchase and refinancing situations. January 2009 The Grand Rapids location has moved closer to the downtown-area. This allows the employees in this region to better service its clients across Western Michigan. The Chattanooga, Tennessee office has moved its office to be more centrally-located as well. Please take note of our new addresses, phone numbers will remain the same and are listed below as well. Click on the logo to visit our website! West Michigan Office Tennessee Office October 2008 Berkley, Michigan - PM Environmental, Inc. (PME), a full-service environmental consulting firm has moved its Metro Detroit office location in to a formerly-abandoned industrial site located on Eleven Mile in Berkley, Michigan. The industrial property had previously remained vacant for nearly three years. The site was perceived by others to be undesirable because of complications resulting from real or perceived environmental contamination and the poor disrepair of the building. PME’s President and Principal, Mike Kulka, P.E. saw this as an opportunity for his growing firm. August 2008 PM Environmental, Inc. (PME) has purchased a GPR unit and is now offering in-house geophysical surveys. PME average approximately 80 geophysical surveys per year. The purchase of the unit reduces costs to PME's clients. This also means there will be less lead time when meeting deadlines for its clients. "The purchase of this equipment reduces PME's reliance on subcontractors which means more competitive pricing and reduces the time it takes to complete environmental due diligence services," confirms the company's Manager of Site Investigation Services, Mr. Adam Patton. PME staff has received extensive training in the use of the unit. What exactly does the unit do? The GeoXH handheld device locates underground storage tanks, electric and gas utilities, water and wastewater service, land reform projects, and other applications. This is used when on-the-spot positioning is crucial. The Utility Scan 400 MHz detects and maps utility pipes, shallow engineering, and performs environmental applications. This radar system has the ability to map-out subsurface features 2-dimensionally and 3-dimensionally. May 2008 Grant DeWitt of PM Environmental, Inc. to present at the Environmental Management Association's General Membership Meeting. to be held at COBO Hall Exibition Center Tuesday, May 6, 2008. "Determination of Free-Phase Conditions Using Ethylbenzene/Xylenes Ratios" March 2008 Metro Detroit Location, March 3, 2008 - PM Environmental, Inc.(PME), a full-service environmental consulting firm and Strategic Energy Solutions, a leading geothermal design and engineering firm have joined forces in the redevelopment of a 25,000 square foot abandoned industrial site located on Eleven Mile in Berkley, Michigan. [More Details...] PME Completes package deal for big-name Law Firm Phase I Environmental Site Assessments were completed on 12 fast-food restaurants and further due diligence efforts are being completed on the sites that required more than just the Phase I. The request for proposal came in on February 14 th and all of the Phase Is were completed in the time frame requested by the law firm on the foreclosed properties. The efforts are on-going regarding the sites that required Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, PME has pulled together with all of its efforts to complete all of its projects within the requested time frames set forth by its clients. With large jobs coming in at a steady rate as they have been, teamwork is moved to the forefront more than ever. As always, our staff completes all work in a timely-manner and within budget. A business associate recently stated at a business luncheon “Do not choose to take part in the current recession.”, and the company has certainly chosen not to do so. Safiedine Oil Co. Seeks Preferred due diligence vendor to complete environmental due diligence Services When a large oil company was looking to purchase 26 gasoline dispensing stations, it called on the experts at PM Environmental, Inc. to complete the due diligence package knowing full-well the firm would deliver fast and accurate results. With large projects like these coming in at a constant rate, PM Environmental, Inc. is finding itself having to hire more employees and even open new offices. PME completes work for Beaumont hospital PM Environmental, Inc. (Hazel Park, MI) is pleased to announce the completion of environmental due diligence services for William Beaumont Hospital’s acquisition of properties from Bon Secours Health System, Inc. PME completed Phase I ESAs, Phase II ESAs, and Baseline Environmental Assessments when appropriate for the purchase of five primary properties including the main Bon Secours Hospital, medical buildings and nursing homes. Additionally, PME completed environmental reviews for 13 lease properties to determine whether due care obligations existed to ensure the protection of hospital employees and patients. PME worked closely with Beaumont Services Company, LLC to provide the due diligence reports within the time constraints of the acquisition.
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