Family Environmental has been a proud partner in revitalizing the downtown corridor since opening an office in Kansas City, Missouri in 2005. Family Environmental moved their offices into the East Village Re-development Area in late 2007 to show their commitment to the “Big Picture” of the Re-Development Project, as well as the City of Kansas City, Missouri.The former Greyhound Bus Terminal, located in the Block 100 East Village Re-development Area in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, has become part of the on-going Downtown Kansas City Renaissance of Revitalization. Family Environmental was contracted to perform a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) on Block 100, on behalf of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, prior to their purchasing of the property. The Phase I ESA was completed in 2007. It revealed underground storage tanks (USTs) and other historic environmental hazards associated with the property.
Once the City acquired ownership of the Block 100 property in 2008, they tasked Family Environmental to update the previous Phase I. This led to a Phase II ESA, which was designed to determine the extent of suspected environmental impacts. During the Phase II ESA, Family Environmental conducted a detailed, interior environmental assessment of the building, which consisted of an asbestos inspection, a lead-based paint inspection, and a household hazardous waste survey.
Family Environmental also composed the design specifications, which were utilized during the bidding process as a foundation for potential bidders to propose on. These specifications were written as the scope of work for the City of Kansas City, Missouri and were designed to be enforced by Family Environmental, the Design Professional, for the selected successful bidder. The specifications called for a complete cleanup of the asbestos spill material located in the interior of the building, proceeded by the demolition of the building itself, removal of all USTs, and the recycling of all building concrete as engineered fill for the site.
Once a contractor was selected by the City, the asbestos spill cleanup commenced. This cleanup involved the demolition of all interior, non load-bearing walls, as well as the complete removal of all asbestos containing materials throughout the building. This left only a concrete shell of the former bus terminal. During the asbestos spill cleanup, Family Environmental performed aggressive PCM/TEM air clearance sampling throughout the building interior. Furthermore, a total of 1.8 million cubic feet of airspace was contained to ensure proper asbestos cleanup. On September 29, 2009, demolition activities began on the site, and remain on-going.To date, Family Environmental has addressed all environmental issues at the former bus terminal and has provided project management for the abatement and demolition activities.
Family Environmental and the City have also issued a requirement, being the first of its kind for the City of Kansas City, obligating the General Contractor to recycle 90-95% of the building materials from the concrete structure and to re-use it as fill for the future, on-site parking lot. Family Environmental is also supporting the City on their Block 100 Petroleum Storage Tank Insurance Fund (PSTIF) claim.
Family Environmental continues to provide environmental oversight for all activities, thereby ensuring the adherence to environmental regulations and design specifications for the City of Kansas City.
