Sustainable Business Strategies

Dan Probst serves two keys roles at Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).  Mr. Probst was the founding member of JLL's Global Environmental Sustainability Board and currently serves as Chairman of Energy and Sustainability Services (ESS).  He is responsible for developing and delivering products and services to help clients reduce energy costs and their real estate related environmental footprint through innovative portfolio and occupancy strategies, workplace standards, and operating practices.  

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• Purchase of real property (property or personal property) by a person or entity not previously on title
• Contemplation by a new lender to provide a loan on the subject real estate
• Partnership buyout or principal redistribution of ownership
• Application to a public agency for change of use or other discretionary land use permit
• Existing property owner's desire to understand toxic...

 The former tire collection facility is situated on 140 acres located in Sycamore, Ohio. The scrap tire facility started collecting tires in the 1950s and, at the time of the fire, contained an estimated...

A man in Auburn, Washington disregarded Clean Air Act regulations by knowingly letting untrained workers remove asbestos from a building.  He ended up with a 30-day prison sentence and a $100,000 fine. Don’t let this happen to you! If you have asbestos that needs to be removed let the experts handle it. It is not only illegal but also hazardous to human health if someone other than a certified professional removes asbestos. This is because once asbestos fibers get into the air they can be...

The EPA's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Program requires that industries report annually on the release of over 600 toxic chemicals. These chemicals are released to the air, land, and/or water.   The reports are posted online for the public to view so that communities can see what is being released into their environments. To learn more about reporting or viewing TRI data, visit the EPA's TRI Program webpage by clicking here.   

August Mack specializes in environmental, health and safety compliance; environmental due diligence; environmental site remediation; and sustainable business strategies to the industrial, legal, financial, health care and government sectors throughout North America. August Mack has offices in Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania. For more information on August Mack's environmental,...

In preparing for an audit, you must first select the members of the audit team. Having people on the team that are experts with the OSHA regulations should quickly narrow down the logical choices. This is another reason to consider outside resources since many companies do not have personnel that focus solely on this area of expertise. You can include non-experts on the audit team to add another perspective. This member should be provided with the goal of the audit and be inherently inquisitive...