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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.

EDR Launches Beta Version of Commercial Property Wiki

May 26, 2009 — Environmental Data Resources, Inc. (EDR) has launched Briki.com, the first commercial property wiki. The site allows anyone to access, contribute or modify information about any commercial property in the world. Visit www.briki/briki/locations.php for more information.

EDR Introduces Environmental Property Monitoring Tool

May 19, 2009 – Environmental Data Resources, Inc. (EDR), the nation's leading provider of environmental risk information and services, announced today the availability of its new property monitoring system, EDR PropertyTracker™. This service enables corporate environmental risk managers to monitor the environmental status of any property and its surrounding area.