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Do you know about the "Benefits of Dealing with a Registered Brownfield Professional"? -------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE BROWNFIELD PROFESSIONAL JAN/FEB ISSUE NOW AVAILABLE FREEThe new edition of The Brownfield Professional, a newsletter for brownfield and other environmental professionals, is now available free. Download your copy today! According to Institute Executive Director John P. Bachner, "Volume 3, number 1 kicks off 2008 with some tremendously important information for those involved with brownfields." The latest edition of The Brownfield Professional begins with the announcement of Don Richardson as the new president of the Institute of Brownfield Professionals (IBP). Additional news from the Institute includes the expansion of its Registered Brownfield Professional (R.B.P.) criteria so qualified - but unlicensed - environmental professionals can obtain an R.B.P. designation, and the results of a survey conducted by the Institute about continuing education for environmental professionals. Read about a new source of project loans for brownfield development, and a new Institute publication that explains the brownfields tax incentive in detail. The ever-quotable Dr. English offers guidance, while "Meeting Management" shows you how to improve the effectiveness of your meetings by setting ground rules for everyone to follow. A new report says that hourly rates continue to climb, and at the same time, there has been no slowdown in pace of redevelopment, according to an Environmental Data Resources survey. A Supreme Court ruling could have a big impact on Potentially Responsible Parties. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- R.B.P. CRITERIA EXPANDED BY THE INSTITUTE OF BROWNFIELD PROFESSIONALS The Institute of Brownfield Professionals' Registered Brownfield Professional (R.B.P.) designation is no longer limited to licensed professionals. By unanimous vote, the Institute of Brownfield Professionals' board of directors has accepted the recommendations of a multi-stakeholder advisory committee and opened the R.B.P. designation to college graduates with five years of relevant experience. Previously, the designation was available only...[click here for full article] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRACTICE GUIDES FOR BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT NOW AVAILABLE A series of Practice Guides produced by the Center for Environmental Policy and Management at the University of Louisville and intended to provide clear, practical advice to urban and regional planners and policymakers about the redevelopment of brownfields is now available from the Institute of Brownfield Professionals...[click here for full article]
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