Over the past several years, communities throughout the Northeast have experienced a troubling trend: storms that arrive quickly, deliver tremendous impacts, and overwhelm infrastructure designed for...
In 2023, New York City received over 20,000 complaints about after-hours construction noise. The high volume of complaints resulted in an amendment to the Citywide Construction Noise Mitigation Rules...
Special Mixed-Use Districts (MX), established under NYC’s Zoning Resolution, combine residential and light industrial uses within the same area. They work by pairing a manufacturing zone (M1) with a...
Noise pollution is an increasingly prevalent issue in urban, suburban and industrial settings. As more people are living in urban and more population dense areas then every before, the challenge of...
These standards may apply to sites undergoing remediation as well as sites that have been closed If you’re wondering what the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s (NJDEP’s) updated...
Whether you are developing or implementing a remedial strategy with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), it is a requirement to consider green and sustainable...
Effective February 14, 2024, environmental professionals working with clients who are selling or purchasing property have an important, updated regulation to consider during the due diligence phase of...
You worked hard and you scoured the City for a parcel of land that you want to develop. You went through all the City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) requirements, and you were able to get your...
Recently, GZA performed environmental due diligence for a prospective buyer of a parcel of land located along New Jersey’s Hackensack River. The parcel was attractive to them for numerous reasons...
Bruce Fairless writes on drought and its impacts on wood piles supporting thousands of residences and businesses in the Boston area for Banker & Tradesman.
When performing geotechnical work in an urban environment, every plot of land is uniquely challenging and requires quick and careful thinking. One of our projects in the center of Queens, adding an...
To update and improve the Brownfields Tax Credit (BTC) application and approval process, the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (MassDOR) has issued final regulations and new administrative...