The redevelopment of the “brownfield” for the new intended use began with the preparation of a project which included: the investigation of building materials suspected of being dangerous; the verification that the industrial refrigeration system does not contain toxic gases. The underground and above-ground tanks were searched and much attention was paid to the course of the sewerage network. The land characterization plan was presented to public bodies. Before demolishing the buildings, the asbestos used as insulation in the cold rooms and on the pipes was removed. The recovery of metals such as steel and copper has been very important on an economic level.

For the remediation of the land, a project was prepared with an “ordinary” procedure with two distinct phases.
In the area corresponding to phase “A” the achievement of the tabular threshold values called CSC was expected.

While for phase “B” which corresponds to the site of a building, the maximum CSR values were calculated.

The approval of the project as well as the subsequent execution of the land remediation were carried out through a constructive discussion with all interested bodies and stakeholders. Thanks to this innovative approach, another long-disused industrial area has been reused for housing and social purposes.

The global sustainability of the redevelopment project starts from a solid foundation: the remediation of the “brownfield” land made it possible to save the use of “greenfield” land. The soils are ecosystems rich in biodiversity.

For environmental redevelopment activities in the dismissed sites, known as “brownfields”, we are specialized in carrying out multi-scenario feasibility studies, analysis of remediation costs and revenues from recycled materials, environmental and geotechnical characterization investigations, carrying out risk and reclamation projects, with works supervision and project management and relations with control bodies.