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Underground Storage Tank Regulation Update

Tom Guist, Todd McCollister and Steve Jarvis senior staff from our Illinois and Georgia office…

March 23, 2022

Client Focused New Website and the AKT Collective

At AKT Peerless we were presented with many changes over the past year. Those obstacles inspired us…

March 31, 2022

COVID-19 Communication Continued

As an Essential Business, we are available to meet the needs of our clients. As we…

March 31, 2022

COVID-19 Building Decontamination Services

As an Essential Business, we are available to meet the needs of our clients. Stop the spread of the Coronavirus…

March 31, 2022

EBA Virtual Conference

The Environmental Bankers Association (EBA) plans to take a progressive approach… a virtual two-day conference…

March 31, 2022

Construction Loan Consultant Expectations

Monitoring a commercial construction project is a much more comprehensive process than simply “checking the draw”…

March 31, 2022

Sustainability Transitions

AKT Peerless plans to strengthen its commitment to their clients, communities and people by integrating principles of sustainability throughout the company…

March 31, 2022

Michigan’s Brownfield Law Expands Definition of Demolition

AKT Peerless recently worked with Representative Ben Frederick and Michigan Economic Development Corporation…

March 31, 2022

A Statewide Petroleum Cleanup Program That’s Working

This week’s “major milestone” announcement by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ)…

March 31, 2022

PFAS – Uncertain Times

Recently, a local TV news station stopped by our Great Lakes Bay Regional office to learn more…

March 31, 2022

Going to School on Vapor Intrusion

New awareness for harmful vapor pathways brings mitigation solutions that work…

March 31, 2022

Economic Development Funding for Underground Storage Tanks

In recent years, the trend of economic development funding in Michigan has been one of diminishment. More and more…

March 31, 2022

Michigan MUSTA Program at Work

State of Michigan reimbursement dollars are positively contributing to corrective…

March 31, 2022

Michigan Seeks to Expand UST Cleanup Funding

This legislation will provide funding for many of the State’s older UST releases, while…

March 31, 2022

Chicagoland’s Industrial Growth Zones Program

The City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, in collaboration with the Cook County…

March 31, 2022

Illinois Real Estate – Redeveloping Environmentally-Impaired Properties

Navigating modern environmental regulations and programs across Illinois can be…

March 31, 2022

Are You Ready for the Revisions to California’s Safe Drinking Water Act?

Providing safe, reliable water is becoming a greater challenge in California…

March 31, 2022

Improving Michigan’s Brownfield Redevelopment Act

Two Years in the Making, PA 471 will Facilitate More Brownfield Redevelopment in Michigan…

March 31, 2022

Driving Legislative Improvements to Economic Redevelopment in Michigan

A Proposed Amendment to Act 381 and the Creation of Senate Bills 908-913 of 2016 Aim to Facilitate Redevelopments…

March 31, 2022

Key MUSTA Deadline Approaches

March 24 2016 Lower your UST Operating Costs Owners and operators of underground storage tanks (UST) in Michigan have the opportunity to dramatically lower their UST operating

March 31, 2022

Driving Space & Speed

Getting You Home Safely Every Day. 2015 saw the largest year-over-year percent increase in motor vehicle deaths…

March 31, 2022

Are You Ready for Tier II Inventory Reporting?

The Federal government created programs under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)…

March 31, 2022

State of Michigan Extends CRA Sunset

On December 18th, Gov. Rick Snyder signed Senate Bill No. 556 into law, amending Michigan’s Commercial Rehabilitation Act (CRA)…

March 31, 2022

MUSTA Clean-Up Fund Now Available

The Michigan Underground Storage Tank Authority (MUSTA) is now open as a means for underground storage tank owners…

March 31, 2022

Why Use Funds Control?

When I first entered the field of commercial real estate consulting in the late 1990’s, construction consulting was still an informal…

March 31, 2022

Brownfield Incentives Make the Difference

The project site, which included five parcels, previously housed vacant, blighted storefronts. Roofs had caved in, and a large tree…

March 31, 2022

CCA Contaminated Playgrounds

In 2015, a Michigan municipality discovered arsenic contamination in the soil beneath a large playscape structure located in a city park…

March 31, 2022

Yes, I Am Complimenting The MDEQ!

There has been a noticeable shift in the approach and interactions of Michigan’s Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ)…

March 31, 2022

Navigating Michigan’s New UST Funding Program

Michigan’s Underground Storage Tank (UST) program took a significant step forward with the passage of Public Act 416…

March 31, 2022

Minimizing Lender Risk

Limiting significant losses related to environmental issues for banks and property owners has historically been managed by…

March 31, 2022

Do All Loans Warrant A Phase I ESA?

February 4 2015 Over the past several years, Lenders have been rethinking their approach to environmental due diligence and risk tolerance. Do all loans require or warrant

March 31, 2022

Vapor Intrusion: What You Can’t See Can Cost You

Vapor Intrusion (VI) is a topic that is becoming more and more prevalent when conducting and evaluating the overall environmental…

March 31, 2022

What You Need To Know About California’s New Energy Disclosure Requirements

California’s new energy disclosure legislation requires that owners and operators of all nonresidential buildings 10,000 square feet and above…

March 31, 2022

Beyond the Draw Review: What To Expect From Your Construction Loan Consultant

While reviewing the pay application is a critical aspect of the monitoring process, it is only one of the many responsibilities…

March 31, 2022

Beyond Due Diligence: Bridging The Gap

Complex programmatic hurdles create fear and uncertainty that can become costly and time-consuming. As a result, these sites often languish…

March 31, 2022

Three Things a Phase I ESA Will Not Protect You From

While these reports do satisfy CERCLA’s “all appropriate inquiry” requirement, they don’t completely…

March 31, 2022

How Energy Efficiency Will Affect the Value of Your Property

New York City has recently introduced an annual benchmarking and public disclosure of energy…

March 31, 2022

The Economics Of Rural and Small Community Development

On Tuesday September 25th at the 2012 MAC Annual Conference, join community leaders, commissioners, and economic…

March 31, 2022

Client Focused New Website and the AKT Collective

Client Focused New Website and the AKT Collective At AKT Peerless we were presented with many changes over the past year. Those obstacles inspired us

September 29, 2022

Sustainability Transitions

Sustainability Transitions AKT Peerless plans to strengthen its commitment to their clients, communities and people by integrating principles of sustainability throughout the company. AKT Peerless

September 29, 2022

Environmental Services Nationwide

AKT Peerless Environmental Services is the leader in environmental consulting and redevelopment we offer services including Property Condition Assessment, Property Condition Report, Site Investigations, Subsurface Investigation, ASTM Property Condition Assessment, Building Condition Assessment, Construction Loan Monitoring, Property Condition Assessment Companies, Property Condition Assessment Report and more. We service Atlanta GA, Chicago IL, Columbus OH, Detroit MI, Manistee MI, San Francisco Bay Area, Cheshire CT, Cleveland OH, Coopersville MI, Farmington MI, Saginaw MI, Springfield IL, Roswell GA, Alpharetta GA, Marietta GA, Smyrna GA, Gainesville GA, Newnan GA, Mableton GA, Tucker GA, Peachtree City GA, Kennesaw GA, Douglasville GA, and surrounding areas.

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