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Business | Diversity & Inclusion

NAIOP: ESG Goals Increasingly Driving Brownfield Redevelopment

by NAOIP on September 27, 2022

 As the availability of readily developable land decreases, brownfields – former industrial sites and other properties that may be contaminated – are attracting more attention from developers in the U.S. and Canada. These sites, typically located in urban areas with well-developed transportation infrastructure, are potentially attractive targets for redevelopment to new uses, but often require regulatory support or public subsidies to overcome the additional costs and risks associated with environmental remediation. Public support for brownfield projects – such as the $1.5 billion that The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law recently committed to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Brownfields Program – is increasingly conditioned on meeting environmental, social and economic (ESG) sustainability targets.

“Realizing significantly more sustainable brownfield redevelopment projects on the ground will require even more decisive leadership at all levels, effective policies and programs, robust stakeholder collaboration and buy-in, support from ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) investors, and investment from the commercial real estate industry,” according to a new report from the NAIOP Research Foundation.

“Sustainable Brownfield Development” was authored by Christopher De Sousa, Ph.D., MCIP, RPP, professor, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Toronto Metropolitan University. The report is an analysis of two dozen brownfield projects that include best practices for developers and their public and non-profit partners. The brief also considers the construction methods and design features that developers most commonly adopt to meet sustainability objectives.

“As global and national concerns about the environment accelerate, so too will environmentally sustainable actions aimed at generating renewable energy, eliminating waste, electrifying transportation, producing local agriculture, cleaning the air, offsetting carbon emissions, mixing land uses, and moving to net-zero and climate-positive actions,” the report said. “Making these changes in strong markets will be challenging enough from a feasibility perspective; they will be even more challenging in weaker markets that must also prioritize robust social and economic outcomes.”

“We are going to see more brownfield redevelopment,” said Marc Selvitelli, CAE, president and CEO of NAIOP. “The speed at which these projects reach completion will depend on the commitment of the commercial real estate industry, local community support that is based on two-way communication, funding, and other cooperation from local, state and federal governments. Our hope is that this report provides a road map and accelerates the process.”

Download the full report at naiop.org/brownfieldsresearch

Topics: Business, Diversity & Inclusion
ESG, NAOIP

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