Brownfields Remediation Services | Leaaf Environmental, LLC

Brownfields Remediation & Site Redevelopment

Brownfields are abandoned, vacant, idle, and/or underutilized properties where redevelopment is impeded by actual or perceived environmental issues. As a leader in the Louisiana Brownfields arena, Leaaf’s Brownfields Team understands the challenges facing communities when addressing potential environmental issues, especially intimidating financial and/or regulatory hurdles that can create barriers to the redevelopment or expanded use of these properties.

Leaaf’s Team can help cities, towns, regional planning commissions, communities, non-profits, realtors, and developers navigate the redevelopment process by understanding your community’s needs, collecting and evaluating information, and defining the path forward to achieve redevelopment goals.

Examples of Brownfields properties include, but are not limited to:

Abandoned gasoline stations
Dry cleaners
Vacant historic buildings (commercial structures, schools, government buildings, etc.)
Buildings with possible asbestos and/or lead paint concerns
Abandoned or underutilized industrial complexes
Vacant lots in previously developed areas

Leaaf guides our clients interested in facilitating the cleanup and reuse of Brownfields properties through assessment, area-wide planning, cleanup, and revolving loan funds. Our vast experience and services include those listed below:

Voluntary Cleanup Programs
Phase I Environmental Site Assessments / Due Diligence
Phase II Environmental Site Assessments / Subsurface Investigation
Asbestos, Lead-Based Paint, and Mold Inspections/Assessments
Quality Assurance Projects Plans
Health & Safety Plans
Cleanup Plans and Cost Analysis
Analysis of Brownfields Cleanup Alternatives
Risk Assessment and Toxicology Services
Evaluation of Risk-Based Cleanup and Remedial Alternatives
Preparation of Bid Specifications
Remedial Oversight, Construction Inspection, and Long-Term Monitoring
Hazardous Building Materials Abatement Oversight and Clearance
Community Relations Plans
Community Outreach
Regulatory Compliance, Interaction, and Closure Negotiation

Brownfields Services from Leaaf

We are always proud to work alongside clients on these projects, which involve the remediation of existing, environmentally impacted properties, as they make for one of the most practical and sustainable construction options in our industry. To ensure protection of human health and the environment, our strategies rely on local and federal standards and regulations, including ASTM and US EPA guidance, and we strongly consider the social and urban environments and the surrounding community.