Services

Salas O’Brien’s team conducts thorough assessments to identify potential environmental risks associated with new developments, ensuring that clients are fully compliant with all applicable regulations.

Salas O’Brien Environmental Professionals provide a full range of environmental compliance services to support the investigation and identification of potential or existing environmental contamination liabilities.

Environmental management is the practical application of procedures and processes to protect the health of the natural world given applicable regulations. Salas O’Brien’s services include:

• Multi-Media Regulatory Compliance Assessments and Improvement Plans
• Pollution Prevention (P2) Plans
• Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans
• Integrated Contingency Plans
• Development of Recordkeeping and Reporting Systems
• Development of Compliance Guides, Plans
• Emergency Response Plans (ERP)
• Accidental Release Risk Management Plan Preparation
• Environmental Management Plans (EMP)
• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Compliance
• Hazardous Waste and Tank Inspections
• Environmental Audit Inspections and Recommendations

Salas O’Brien provides consulting services for emerging contaminants such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). We are working with our clients to make decisions on the next steps to address past releases of PFAS in order to protect human health and the environment now and in the future.

Salas O’Brien provides comprehensive solutions to help clients optimize their energy and water usage, minimizing their environmental footprint and reduce costs.

Salas O’Brien provides research of local noise regulation and performs predictive modeling and onsite testing to report on acoustics within an environment. We design strategies for noise mitigation including facade design, property grading, construction of berms, barriers, and enclosures, recommendations for operational measures.

Salas O’Brien provides consulting for LEED, WELL, Fitwel, SITES, Living Building Challenge, and Parksmart.

Salas O’Brien guides clients through the complex process of obtaining necessary permits and remaining in compliance with all applicable environmental regulations.

Salas O’Brien delivers environmental services, including comprehensive Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) plan updates for federal and commercial clients, including NASA and United Launch Alliance. Our plans and services significantly reduce the risk to the environment by oil, chemical, waste, and other harmful material spills. Our work protects sensitive wildlife refuges, waterways, and communities. Our services include:

• Create customized SPCC plans with comprehensive response instructions
• Assist clients in the SPCC permitting process and compliance
• Design secondary containment solutions
• Inspect integrity of containment solutions given commodities present
• Inform staff on SPCC regulations, response, procedures, and the proper handling of materials with periodic refresher testing
• Specify material storage

Salas O’Brien helps clients manage their waste streams, implementing sustainable solutions to reduce waste and remediate contaminated sites.

Every WELL project is verified through on-site testing, which takes place post-occupancy. We are a verified WELL Performance Testing Organization for WELL v2 as endorsed by IWBI. We work directly with reviewers at GBCI to provide test results for your project during the WELL certification process. Our WELL Performance Testing Agents are also available to perform on-site pre-testing services to see if your building is performing as it was designed prior to WELL Performance Testing.