In the News

Industry Leaders Elected to Advance Award-Winning Business Social Network for Environmental and Commercial Real Estate Professionals

June 11, 2010 -  Commonground, the award-winning business social network for environmental and commercial real estate professionals, marked its second anniversary by tapping key industry leaders to oversee its Executive Committee, charged  with  forwarding  commonground’s mission to further its market leadership position as  the industry’s essential social network and information resource. The commonground Executive Committee’s (CEC) Managing Officers were elected at the community’s annual meeting of its Advisory Panel on May 17 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

EDR PARCEL Platform for Commercial Property Transactions Reaches Significant Usage Milestone

March 28, 2010 – Environmental Data Resources, Inc. (EDR), the leading provider of environmental risk information to property due diligence professionals in the United States, announced today that its EDR PARCEL report management platform has reached a significant milestone of user acceptance. More than 100,000 reports have now been completed by environmental and other property due diligence professionals using the PARCEL platform.

EDR Now Provides Environmental Professionals with Fast Access to Over 30 Million Building Permits

February 18, 2010 - Environmental Data Resources, Inc. (EDR), the leading provider of environmental risk management services in the United States, announced today that it now offers the industry due diligence standard historical resource, Building Department Records.

City of San Bernardino Accelerates Brownfields Assessment  

commonground, the Business Social Network for Environmental and Commercial Real Estate Professionals, Wins Prestigious Award   

Is Your Environmental Policy Up to Snuff?

August 17, 2009 —  Thanks to the sputtering economy and the ongoing credit crunch, today’s lenders are scrutinizing deals like never before. A key risk of commercial real estate lending is environmental contamination, and it can affect any type of property, from an industrial facility in Denver to vacant land in Crested Butte.

 Read the full Colorado Bankers Atrticle 

Neighborhood watch — Service monitors risks to property

Results of EDR's 2009 Benchmark Survey of Commercial Lenders

June 24, 2009 — Learn how your bank's environmental due diligence stacks up against other lending institutions. Topics to be covered include the latest benchmarks on Phase I pricing and turnaround time, additional levels of environmental due diligence, the impact of more stringent underwriting standards, and the types of due diligence being applied to foreclosures. Listen to this complimentary webinar now to see how your institutions policy holds up. 

EDR Evolves to new Social Networking Platform to Better Position its Online Business Community for Growth

commonground continues to expand in membership and global reach of environmental and property due diligence professionals 

June 16, 2009 — A year after its debut of commonground, the global social network for environmental due diligence professionals, Environmental Data Resources, Inc. (EDR) has re-launched its  award-winning community with many new features that will enable it to  serve a broader audience.

EDR Taps Jon Walker to Head Commercial Real Estate Services Division

June 8, 2009 —  Robert Barber, CEO of Environmental Data Resources, Inc., the nation’s leading provider of environmental risk information and services, today announced the appointment of Jon Walker as vice president of the company’s Commercial Real Estate Services division. Based at EDR’s headquarters in Milford, Connecticut, Walker will oversee the continued expansion of the division, which serves environmental consultants, lenders, corporations, government agencies, attorneys and insurers.