\ Brownfields Sustainability Pilot Fact Sheet June Key De/fa House EPA Brownfields Program EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states. communities, and other stakeholders to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields. A brownfield site is real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. EPA's Brownfields Sustainability Pilots provide technical assistance to support brownfields projects in achieving greener, more sustainable revitalization. Sustainability Pilots are demonstration projects that will serve as models for other communities across the country. Project Description EPA has selected Delta Sigma Theta Sorority to receive a Brownfields Sustainability Pilot. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority—a nonprofit organization of college educated women performing public service that benefits the African-American community—will receive EPA assistance to help convert an abandoned gas station in Portland, Oregon into a community center with transitional housing. The property was originally assessed under the Brownfields Showcase Communities Initiative and needs additional evaluation for Sustainability features. EPA will provide technical support for design plans associated with infrastructure reuse and recycling, green building features, stormwater management, and greenspace enhancements. The sorority owns the property and is committed to making it a clean, habitable space. The transitional housing will be constructed using surplus cargo containers, which is a creative reuse of industrial materials. Technical Assistance: Recycling/Reuse, Green Building Design, Stormwater Management, Greenspace Enhancements Technical Assistance Recipient: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Project Focus: Technical support for design plans associated with infrastructure reuse and recycling, green building features, stormwater management, and greenspace enhancements at a former gas station in Portland, Oregon Funding Amount: $25,000 Contact- For further information, including additional technical assistance information, brownfields news and events, and publications and links, visit the EPA Brownfields Web site at: www.epa.gov/brownfields. EPA Region 10 Brownfields Team 206-553-7299 http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/CLEANUP.NSF/sites/ The information presented in this fact sheet comes from the proposal for technical assistance; EPA cannot attest to the accuracy of this information. The implementation plan for the technical assistance has not yet been finalized. Therefore, activities described in this fact sheet are subject to change. Solid Waste and Emergency Response (5105T) EPA560-F-08-278 July 2008 www.epa.gov/brownfields ------- |