2019 Archive
What is Environmental Compliance?
Environmental compliance is essential to the viability of your business. The consequences of overlooking environmental regulations can be severe. But as important as it is, PM...
PM Environmental Clients Awarded $1.5 Million in Brownfield Grants
In June, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded over $64 million in Brownfield grants to 149 communities across the United States. A Brownfield is classified as...
Environmental Due Diligence: Lessons from the Trenches
PM Environmental’s due diligence team shares the advice they give most often, and the consequences of not heeding that advice.
Environmental due...
What is a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment?
If you are considering purchasing a commercial real estate property, you may have heard the term Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA). So, what is a Phase I ESA? What is the...
Understanding a Property Condition Assessment
A Property Condition Assessment (PCA) is an architectural due diligence report that provides detailed information about the physical condition of a property or building. While similar in...
SBA Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Update: Changes Effective April 1, 2019
The Small Business Administration (SBA) recently issued the yearly update to their Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 50 10 5(K). Included in every version of the SOP are Environmental...
Michigan's Two New Environmental Game-Changers
It’s a new year and there’s big news on the horizon for environmental regulations in Michigan. Two pieces of regulatory legislation passed at the end of 2018 are potential game changers...
Affordable Housing: Low Income Housing Tax Credits
Every year, several PM Environmental (PM) employees work diligently in the spring and fall to complete environmental site assessments associated with affordable housing developers...