Category: Environmental

Demystifying Brownfields for Communities

By Matt Ashby, AICP CUD Brownfield redevelopment is something many communities encounter, but few are ever prepared for. Working with the alphabet soup of acronyms from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can be challenging at best, yet with a little patience, this program can help advance downtown redevelopment. In short, communities may be able to… Read More »

Have Questions About IIJA Funding? We’ve Got Answers.

By Scott Wilson, PSS Over $268 million and counting. Ayres helped our clients secure another $41 million in grants and loans in the past 13 months, bringing us to well over a quarter billion in funding success over the past 25 years. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funding is still being allocated toward roads,… Read More »

All You Need to Know About Asbestos Inspections

By Bill Honea Before structures can be rehabilitated, renovated, or demolished, they must be checked for the presence of asbestos-containing materials (ACM) to meet strict state and federal laws. In Wisconsin, these rules apply to institutional, commercial, industrial, and public buildings or structures and multifamily residential buildings with more than four dwelling units. About the… Read More »