Environmental Guide For Federal Real Property Managers

This guide is designed to provide a useful environmental reference for each activity in the real property management process. It covers a wide variety of topics including management issues such as acquisition, leasing, licensing and disposal, as well as day-to-day operational and maintenance issues such as air quality, PCB management, building cleaning and waste management. Each stage of the life cycle (planning, acquisition and disposal, design, construction, commissioning, demolition and dismantling, operation and maintenance) is covered in a separate chapter, which gives a brief description of the significance of the subject and the approach the federal government takes to it, describes the process and procedures in detail, and contains titles of related legislation, policies, regulations, codes, standards, specifications and advisory publications.

"This book is a guide to environmental laws and liability issues that arise in real estate and commercial transactions"--

Environmental professionals are (and will continue to be) under increased pressure to become more knowledgeable of environmental management issues. Basic Concepts in Environmental Management fulfills the long-standing need for fundamental knowledge-especially concerning government regulations on environmental and natural resource protection. As a leading environmental professional and consultant since the 1940s, Kenneth M. Mackenthun offers a unique perspective on the breadth, scope, and ever-constant change in environmental legislation at the federal, state, and local levels... and what those guidelines signify for industry and citizens alike. By maintaining an awareness of existing and forthcoming laws, environmentalists can substantially enhance their career potential-and be in a better position to protect the land, air, and sea. The starting point for that knowledge: Basic Concepts in Environmental Management.