This presentation was given by our President at the Ecocities Seminar in Beijing early June 2009 and reflects the kind of projects we assist with in China

1. Planning a Community:
Redevelopment of Industrial Land
presented by
Eugene A. Lupia, P.E.
Major General, U.S. Air Force, Retired
President, CH2M HILL Environmental Services

2. Agenda
Delivering Land Solutions
CH2M HILL’s Approach to Industrial Land
Redevelopment
Experience & Examples
Services Needed to Achieve Industrial
Redevelopment Results
Summary and Questions
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3. Delivering Land Solutions
Desired Outcomes
Access to scarce land that would not be used
Create a business opportunity to increase the
value of land
Achieve best solutions for industrial land
development and management:
Current and future land use demand
Sustainability goals
Client and stakeholder preferences
Site environmental quality conditions
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4. CH2M HILL’s Approach to
Industrial Land Redevelopment
Vision Creation
Site Planning
Site Environmental Restoration linked to
Site Reuse
Completion of Site/Facility Development
Establishing and Maintaining Institutional and
Engineering Controls
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5. Approach:
Envisioning New Use
Start with Creating a Vision
Understand site conditions
and land use demand
Understand community
or other stakeholder
preferences
Balance competing
interests
Integrate vision with site
conditions
Lock in the concept for Vision for Converting a Former Creosote
Manufacturing Site to Mixed Use Development
site reuse
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6. Approach:
Create a Vision
Vision for Converting Oil Tank Farm Sites to More Optimal Urban Land Uses
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7. Approach: Site Planning
to Facility Development
When the vision and schedule are established, the
technical approach is then tailored to site-specific needs.
Work success is measured against project and potentially
sustainable metrics such as:
waste minimization
material reuse
job creation
natural resource conservation or enhancement
Work is performed using one of two contract types:
standard contract
performance-based contract using key metrics for project success.
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8. Experience and Examples
CH2M HILL applies lessons learned from our property
redevelopment experience to each new project.
Types of projects completed by CH2M HILL to date:
Former rail yards Large-scale or district-wide
Former military facilities redevelopments of significance
Former manufacturing, Portfolio of properties held by a
processing or chemical plants single client
Old landfills
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9. Example #1
Former Railroad Yard Site
Converting an Abandoned Rail Yard to an
Industrial Park
Putting an industrial property back into productive use for
the benefit of the community
Meeting sustainable land development goals
140-acre industrial site
Menomonee Valley in
Menomonee Valley in
Downtown Milwaukee
Downtown Milwaukee
Situation:
100-yr old rail yard
Adjacent to river
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10. Example #1 (continued)
Former Railroad Yard
Approach:
Develop and implement detailed site cleanup and
natural resource plans, honoring sustainable
development metrics
Gain and maintain stakeholder
support
Results:
Removed 7 miles of underground
tanks and utility piping
Saved $25 M by managing 1,200,000 ft 3 of
impacted material onsite and recycling
95% of project wastes
Created 70 acres of public space:
30 acres of new recreational space
40 acres of wetlands and natural habitat
2 miles of river front improvements
200 construction and 1,200 long-term jobs
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11. Example #2
Former Canning Plant
Converting a Canning Plant to a Regional
Shopping Center
Situation: School
13-acre, inner-city location, Project Site
Project Site
former canning plant facility
Cost: $2.5 million (M)
Net sale value: $0.5M
Adjacent school
Poor site configuration
Approach:
Create winning reuse alternative
Deteriorating neighborhood
Integrate reuse and remediation
Accessible location with
strong community support Gain/maintain stakeholder support
Stay “on course”
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12. Example #2 (continued)
Former Canning Plant
Results:
Developed/sold in 30 months
Unlocked $6.5M in land value
Reduced remediation by
$0.5M
Rebuilt adjacent school
$3M of City funding for local
infrastructure improvements
Catalyst for neighborhood
revitalization - retail, housing
Created jobs and increased
tax base for municipality
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13. Services to Achieve Reuse Goals
Land Development Planning
Market analysis to vision creation
Decision making to sustainable results
Site Environmental Conditions Assessment and
Remediation
Initial studies to full restoration
Site Development
Permitting and preliminary engineering to facilities construction
Long-term Management of Residual Contamination
Deed restriction preparation to maintenance of engineering controls
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14. Summary and Questions
Summary
Create integrated solutions for land reuse
Address site contamination before or in conjunction with
land development
Deliver sustainable results to achieve tomorrow’s land
use and natural resource needs
Questions
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