About Us
Partners was formed in 1999, specifically to address certain environmental and remediation needs. Partners has grown to a nationally recognized firm, working in all 50 states and globally in over 50 countries. Recognized for its creative approaches to problem solving, Clients come to Partners for an alternative to traditional consulting practices and for our hands-on, senior talent who guide each project.
We have been dedicated to Brownfield re-development since the US EPA first defined the term and our expertise in Brownfields is unparalleled. We are experts in the US EPA Brownfield grant program, having worked on and authored many such grants.
Partners’ practice areas of environmental, safety, and engineering cover expertise in Assessment, Remediation and Revitalization, Environmental, Health and Safety Compliance, Due Diligence and Mergers & Acquisitions, and Land Development Services.
Practice Areas
Throughout all projects, we bring a singular depth of expertise to your environmental challenge. Our practice areas include multidisciplinary resources for addressing issues associated with:
Assessment, Remediation, & Revitalization
Partners has been at the forefront of Brownfield programs since the early 1990s, authoring regulations, developing sophisticated risk assessment protocols and cost-effective remediation, and accessing public subsidies. Our long-standing relationships with Regulatory Agencies and past experience can be instrumental to supporting your Brownfield redevelopment projects.
- State and Federal Brownfield Programs
- Site investigations
- State Underground Storage Tanks (UST) Programs
- Risk assessments
- Remediation
- Grant writing (State and Federal)
- Vapor intrusion
- Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
Due Diligence, Mergers & Acquisitions
Partners has completed environmental due diligence for a wide range of buyers, sellers, and lenders in real estate and business transactions. Our ability to provide a complete service from due diligence through deal closing is what separates us from the remainder of the industry.
- Phase I Environmental Site Assessments
- Phase II Environmental Site Assessments
- Affordable Housing (state programs, HUD, LIHTC)
- Cell Tower / NEPA Checklist
- Property Condition Assessments
- Portfolios
Environmental, Health & Safety
From preparation to comprehensive management, Partners is accomplished in environmental programs and systems, and in providing best practices solutions for companies of all sizes.
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE
- Program development/implementation
- Air-emissions inventories, permitting & reporting
- Regulatory agency negotiations
- Annual reporting (SARA & TRI)
- Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plans (SPCC)
- Resource, Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
- Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPP)
- Environmental auditing
- Environmental management systems (ISO)
HEALTH & SAFETY
- Industrial hygiene
- OSHA compliance, record-keeping, and programs
- Health and safety compliance auditing
- Construction safety
- Process Safety Management (PSM)
- Contract employee solutions
- Safety Data Sheet preparation (SDS)
- Health & Safety plans (HASP)
- Lockout/tagout
Third Party Reviews
In addition to authoring Phase I ESAs, Partners offers a desktop review service of reports prepared by a third party. These Phase I ESAs are reviewed for compliance with applicable standards, accuracy, consistency, and completeness.
- Regional and national lenders
- Brokers
- LIHTC syndicators
- Private investors
Other Service Areas
In addition to our core practice areas Partners provides expertise in a broad range of other services.
- Asbestos
- Lead-based paint
- Mold
- Radon
- Wetlands
- Radiation
- International due diligence and compliance
- Litigation Support
- Land Development Services
History
Partners was formed in 1999 by President Dan B. Brown (CP, CPG), specifically to address the environmental needs of the Brownfield redevelopment community. Today, our expertise in Brownfields is unparalleled, and Partners has grown to an integrated, full service environmental, safety, and engineering firm, incorporated in the State of Ohio, with offices in Colorado, New York, and New Jersey.
Partners provides an incomparable combination of risk assessment and grant management capabilities, with an experienced and capable Team – particularly when it comes to finding practical, cost-effective remedial solutions.
Partners is supported by an outstanding senior management team including senior technical experts and leaders in their respective fields within each of Partners’ Practice Areas of Assessment, Remediation, & Revitalization (ARR), Due Diligence/Mergers and Acquisitions (DMA), and Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS).
A common theme we hear from our Clients is that we provide them with “big company” capability in a small company package. With over 30 technical employees we have the depth to handle complex matters, but are still small enough to care about each client and their project.
Client Sectors
Partners has served a broad range of both public and private entities, from small local clients to multi-national corporations, including:
- Architects
- Banking / Lending
- Chemical Manufacturing and Distribution
- Commercial Business
- Communications
- Consulting
- Contractors
- Developers
- Education
- Engineering
- Food & Beverage
- Forest Products
- Government
- Industrial / Manufacturing
- Legal
- Low-Income Housing
- Non-Profits / Institutions
- Oil / Gas
- Pharmaceutical & Health Care
- Private Equity
- Real Estate
- Retail
- Transportation
- Utilities / Transmission