Environmental consulting — due diligence, advisory, expert work.
Beyond the field work, Envirex acts as the owner's environmental advisor — on transactions, on compliance programs, and in litigation. The same field rigor; an advisory posture.
What's in scope.
Below is the standard scope for an Envirex environmental consulting engagement. We size the project to the building — line-item, fixed-fee — and write the quote against this catalog.
Phase I Environmental Site Assessment.ASTM E1527-21 Phase I ESAs for real-estate transactions. Records review, site reconnaissance, interviews, written report — to bank or counsel.
Hazardous building materials surveys.Asbestos awareness, lead and PCB surveys ahead of renovation, demolition or sale.
Lead-safe portfolio compliance programs.Setup and audit-readiness for property owners managing pre-1978 housing portfolios — abatement program design, training records, and ongoing compliance review.
Litigation & expert witness.Document review, on-site investigation, expert reports and testimony in landlord-tenant, real-estate and insurance litigation.
Advisory retainers.Ongoing environmental advisory for owners, REITs and managing agents — a hotline and quarterly review for complex portfolios.
Regulatory framework.
Every Envirex engagement is run against the regulator who will ultimately read the report. Here are the rules that shape environmental consulting work in New York.
ASTM E1527-21.Standard practice for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments.
EPA AAI (40 CFR Part 312).All Appropriate Inquiries — the federal standard a Phase I satisfies.
CERCLA & landlord-tenant frameworks.Liability framings under which our work is regularly used.
NYS & NYC environmental code.Applied judgment in compliance and litigation work.
Best suited for.
Real-estate buyers, lenders, attorneys (transactional and litigation), portfolio owners and developers.
What you receive.
Written reports, expert affidavits and presentation-grade work product — to the audience the engagement was scoped for.
Environmental Consulting FAQ.
Quick answers for owners, agents and counsel scoping this work.
Do you do Phase II ESAs too?
Can you support an active litigation matter?
Do you offer advisory retainers?
From our library.
A few short pieces from the Envirex library that go deeper on this topic.
The Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, in plain English
What a Phase I actually is, what it isn't, and how the 2021 ASTM update reshaped the report.
Read article Lead AbatementLead abatement certifications: who needs what, and the 2026 renewal cycle
Firm, supervisor, worker, inspector, project designer — five distinct EPA lead abatement credentials, with their own renewal calendars.
Read article Indoor Air QualityNYC DOHMH indoor allergen guidelines: what's new under LL55
Local Law 55 turned indoor allergens into HPD violation territory.
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