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From Idle to Full Throttle: The Development of the Chesapeake Commerce Center

In January 2006, Duke Realty Corporation acquired the former GM Baltimore Assembly Plant building upon a corporate strategy to develop commercial real estate properties near key U.S. ports. Duke teamed with Hull to make way for new commercial and industrial development. Today, the property is well on its way to redevelopment as the Chesapeake Commerce Center – a $150-million business park.

Click here to read the featured article titled, “From Idle to Full Throttle: The Development of the Chesapeake Commerce Center” in Brownfield Renewal’s February-March 2010 issue. For more information, please contact Kara Allison, APR at (614) 793-8777 or kallison@hullinc.com

Hull Provides Civil Engineering for a Nationally-awarded Project

Dublin Grounds of Remembrance Veterans Memorial Park Dublin, Ohio

Hull teamed with PLANT Architects, Inc. to develop Dublin Grounds of Remembrance at the new Dublin Veterans Park in Dublin, Ohio. The Dublin Grounds of Remembrance is the recipient of a Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA) National Honour Award.

The park encompasses a Walk, Loggia, and Grove that surrounds a historical 1840s cemetery. Hull provided grading and stormwater management design and construction services.  Unique design features included a stormwater outfall that incorporates an energy dissipater designed with natural materials to minimize erosion in the sensitive ravine environment of the adjoining Indian Run Creek.

To learn more, please contact Hull’s Civil Engineering and Construction Services Division Leader, Mark J. Bonifas, PE, LEED AP at 614.793.8777 or mbonifas@hullinc.com.

State of Ohio Selects Hull to Perform Environmental Assessments and Remediation of Petroleum Releases

The Ohio Department of Commerce Division of State Fire Marshal Bureau of Underground Storage Tank Regulations (BUSTR) selected Hull & Associates, Inc., along with eight other companies to perform environmental assessments and remediation of petroleum releases from regulated underground storage tanks located throughout Ohio.

As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), Ohio received $8,080,000 for assessment and remediation to address petroleum releases from underground storage tanks in all eight regions of the state. Hull has been assigned to Region 1, which includes the following counties: Allen, Auglaize, Champaign, Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Logan, Lucas, Mercer, Paulding, Putnam, Shelby, Van Wert, Williams and Wood.

Department of Commerce Director Kimberly Zurz said in a recent announcement, “This is the first mass-scale cleanup initiative of its kind on Ohio that will help to improve health and safety for our citizens and businesses.” Sites contaminated by a release of petroleum from an underground storage tank are applicable under the ARRA program. The Ohio Department of Commerce will release information on the sites selected in the near future.

For more information on this initiative, please contact Dave Mustafaga, CPG at 614.793.8777 or dmustafaga@hullinc.com, or visit http://recovery.ohio.gov/news/2010/02/#022210.

Unconventional Natural Gas Industry - Marcellus Shale

The Marcellus Shale is among the largest unconventional natural gas reserves in the world.  This natural gas reserve will have significant positive impacts on the regional economy and the nation’s energy and environmental resources.  Hull recognizes that the Marcellus Shale play is one of the most exciting, complex and challenging economic developments to occur in this region in many decades.  Because producers, service companies and drilling companies face a plethora of engineering and environmental obstacles, Hull has made a long term commitment to provide engineering and environmental support services to this industry.  Our team of seasoned professionals is known throughout the Appalachian Basin for creative solutions to complex problems.  We have strong relationships with regulators from Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and West Virginia as well as decision makers in sensitive watersheds such as the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) and the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC).  We understand that there is no time clock when it comes to drilling operations and we’re ready and able to put our expertise, experience and relationships to work for you.

Accordingly, our reputation and expertise allows us to provide support to Marcellus owners and operators in the following areas:

• Water Resource Development – locating and developing fresh water and suitable large volume mine pool sources of recyclable water following best practices and meeting expectations of the state regulators and the SRBC and DRBC.

• Baseline Potable Water Source Assessments - to avoid the potential for future disputes regarding neighboring potable water quality.

• Water Treatment and Discharge Options – we have relationships with technology vendors focusing specifically on solutions for produced water.  The technologies address both oil and grease and brine issues. In addition to permitting, Hull can arrange to provide turnkey operations for most aspects of produced water management.

• Ecological Studies - as these may pertain to siting of drilling pads, installation of pipelines and documenting baseline conditions to avoid the potential for disputes regarding perceived impacts to the environment.

• Well Permitting and Discharge Permitting - ranging from water production wells, gas wells and injection wells.

• Site Assessment - sampling, pilot testing, remedial design and remediation should the need arise.

• Waste Management - our company has over 30 years of waste management experience and can provide expertise in the areas of management including the design, permitting, construction services and operations/compliance of monofills for specific drilling derived waste streams.

• Regulatory Support - our professional staff are local and well known in the Appalachian Basin including regulators at Ohio EPA, Ohio DNR, NY DEC, PA DCNR, PA DEP, WV DEP, as well as the SRBC and the DRBC.

• Renewable Energy - remote power sources for well site support and operations as well as distributed generation.

• Civil Engineering and Construction Management – site design, drilling pad design, geotechnical studies, slope stability, access roads, storm water management, bid assistance, construction testing, construction administration, and site restoration.

• Geographic Information Systems - (GIS) services.

Finally, should your operation find itself in a situation of having to deal with environmental impacts due to leaks or spills of drilling fluids, stored fuels or other regulated materials associated with your construction, drilling, handling of flowback water – whether or not your impacts are real or perceived – our Rapid Response Consulting services teams are on call around the clock and able to work for you to identify and mitigate environmental problems.

We are certain that our safe, cost-effective, “get it done” approach will ensure that your time is focused on your core business and not unnecessary distractions. 

For more information, please contact Don Zuch, PG in our Pittsburgh office at 412.828.4988 or dzuch@hullinc.com.