Tag: Redevelopment

What Does Brownfield Redevelopment Cost? Right Question Is ‘What Does It Pay?’

If you have a blighted area in your community, you can view it as a liability, or you can see it as an opportunity. That brownfield is probably shouting “ugly, ugly, ugly!” to all who drive by, but it might also be whispering “location, location, location.” Communities that can see beyond the scars and understand… Read More »

What’s the Cost of Not Fixing a Brownfield? Plenty

You’ve probably heard the term before: brownfield. What is a brownfield, beyond just, well, a brown field? According to the Environmental Protection Agency, a brownfield is a blighted property whose redevelopment may be complicated by real or perceived environmental contaminants. In other words, brownfields are community eyesores that need to be cleaned up. And that… Read More »

Take a Look Around You; Chances Are, an Engineer Had a Hand in That

We’re in the mood to celebrate at Ayres Associates this week. For starters, it’s National Engineers Week! Ayres Associates has been providing engineering services to public and private clients since our founding in 1959. Today we have 98 registered professional engineers on staff, and they love to solve problems and make stuff work. The image… Read More »