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Source: Sabine Martin, 785-532-6519, smartin1@k-state.edu

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

SUSTAINABLE REDEVELOPMENT OF CONTAMINATED PROPERTIES WORKSHOP SEPT. 9-11 AT K-STATE

MANHATTAN -- The sustainable redevelopment of contaminated properties is the topic of a workshop Sept. 9-11 at Kansas State University.

"From Brown To Green: Sustainable Redevelopment of Contaminated Properties Workshop" is sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7; Kansas Department of Health and Environment; K-State and the K-State Center for Hazardous Substance Research; the cities of Manhattan and Junction City; the Northeast Midwest Institute; and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The workshop will include noted speakers on sustainable design and redevelopment, a bus tour of area brownfield sites and interactive charettes where conference participants will explore the principles of sustainable design and redevelopment, according to Sabine Martin, coordinator of the Center for Hazardous Substance Research's technical assistance to brownfields program.

Workshop objectives include teaching principles of sustainability and best practices in an interactive format and reinforcing them with hands-on site planning and green building sustainable redevelopment exercises; compiling and exchanging information on sustainable redevelopment practices currently being implemented at brownfield sites; gaining an understanding of the relative costs and difficulty of sustainable versus conventional redevelopment of brownfields; identifying barriers to sustainable redevelopment at brownfields and how to overcome them; and learning about resources and funding opportunities for sustainable redevelopment.

Other workshop goals include helping to identify specific sustainable redevelopment strategies that participants may want to adopt into their redevelopment projects, as well as identifying the early adopters of sustainable redevelopment of brownfields in the Midwest.

"This is a practical, hands-on workshop," Martin said. "We will hear from local governments and developers who have implemented these 'green' redevelopment techniques, and then work through the process of designing sustainable reuses of actual brownfield properties located in the Manhattan and Junction City areas."

Martin said the workshop will be beneficial for local government officials, not-for-profit organizations, consultants, developers, attorneys and community members who are interested in understanding, promoting and utilizing sustainable redevelopment techniques at brownfield sites.

Registration information and the workshop agenda is available at:
http://www.dce.k-state.edu/conf/brown-to-green

The workshop costs $195 per participant, which includes a continental breakfast and lunch on the second day. Limited need-based scholarships are available.

For more information, contact Martin at smartin1@k-state.edu or 785-532-6519; or David Doyle, EPA Region 7, at doyle.david@epa.gov or 913-551-7667.