Partner News Room Archive

Mortgage Orb Names Joe Derhake Person of The Week -- Derhake discusses new trends in the field of environmental due diligence that affect the commercial real estate industry.  Read More

New Energy Disclosures Required by Assembly Bill 1103
November 2008 -- Starting January 1, 2009, the new Energy Star Standards as required by California law, Assembly Bill 1103, will require California non-residential buildings to begin the benchmark process and disclose the building's energy efficiency.  Read More

New Environmental Due Diligence Needed for SBA Loans
October 2008 -- Get to know the significant changes to the U.S. Small Business Administration's rules.  The U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Standard Operating Procedure No. 50-10(5), governing 504 and 7(a) loans, took effect on August 1. Read More

Howell, Romeo, Gell Make the Move to Partner Engineering and Science, Inc.
September 2008 -- Partner seeks to employ the best in the business and our three new Partners are proof of our endeavor.  Read More

Brian Mende, Environmental Banking Veteran, Joins Partner
July 2008 -- Brian Mende, a professional geologist, joined Partner Engineering and Science, Inc. in April 2008.  Mr. Mende brings 25 years of experience in due diligence and environmental consulting. Read More

"All About Probable Maximum Loss Reports"
Knowing what goes into earthquake-related estimates helps guide what comes out. Read More

EBA Technical Committee Risk Tolerance Survey
June 9, 2008 -- Joseph P. Derhake presented the results of a Risk Tolerance Survey to the Environmental Bankers Association at the June Membership Meeting in Utah. The survey attempted to develop industry benchmarks for risk tolerance, highlight areas where opinions differ, and encourage discussion in those areas to achieve greater consensus. Survey Results

Partner Engineering and Science Supports California's Largest Real Estate Transaction of 2008
May 12, 2008 -- Douglas Emmett, Inc. (DEI) engaged Partner Engineering and Science to conduct Phase I Environmental Site Assessments during their acquisition of six large office properties from Arden Realty. Read More

Partner Opens Offices in Dallas and Chicago
Partner Engineering and Science opened offices in Dallas and Chicago expanding their Phase I Environmental Consulting and their Commercial Building Inspection practices to Texas and the Midwest. Read More

"The New Vapor-Intrusion Standard"
Learn the ins and outs of ASTM’s recently released benchmark for toxic-vapor assessment.
By Joe Derhake, president, Partner Engineering and Science. Read More

"Granite Distributor Sponsors Radon/Granite Testing Project"
Jenny Redlin give some interesting facts about the on-going concern over radon. Read More