LOS ANGELES-El Segundo, CA-based PartnerEngineering and Science Inc. has openedits first office in the Pacific Northwest in Seattle, headed byenvironmental scientist Ryan Golden. UnderGolden’s supervision, the Seattle office will work with both realestate lenders and buyers on a variety of assignments includingESAs, soil and groundwater investigations and remediation, andcommercial building inspections and energy audits.

Golden, who played a key role in starting Partner’s first NewYork area office in 2008, has performed and supervised more than1,000 environmental site assessments and soil and groundwaterinvestigations on all property types including multifamily,commercial office, retail, hotel, and numerous industrial sitesincluding projects related to aerospace and technology, accordingto a prepared statement.

A Phase I ESA is a report that identifies potential or existingenvironmental liabilities on commercial real estate. Thereport is triggered by its purchase or refinancing, or by a lenderwho is providing a commercial real estate loan on the asset.According to Golden, Partner performs more ESAs than any otherenvironmental due diligence firm in the US.

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