via PA DEP
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, in partnership with the Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania, has opened the call for presentations for the 2026 PA Brownfields Conference and time is running out.
The theme for the 2026 conference is Revitalizing Communities that Built America: A Trajectory for Transformation. While fundamental issues such as financing, funding, and remediation will always provide the foundation for reuse, we hope to go beyond these traditional topics to present a program that is thought-provoking and forward thinking. We are seeking presentations with current, relevant, and informative content on a wide range of topics involved in bringing a brownfield back to successful reuse:
1. Ore to Opportunity
* All Appropriate Inquiry / Due Diligence
* Environmental Justice
* Area-Wide Planning
* Understanding Risk
2. Feeding the Furnace
* Common Funding Sources
* Redevelopment Trends and Opportunities
* Revolving Loan Funds
* Tax Credits
3. Forging the Alloy
* Community Engagement
* Capacity Building
* Public / Private Partnerships
4. Refining the Process
* Risk Assessment
* Emerging Contaminants
* Vapor Intrusion
* Permitting
* New Methodologies
5. Tempering a Path to the Future
* Sustainability
* Clean Energy / Climate Change
* Green Infrastructure
* Adaptive Reuse / Historic Preservation
* Placemaking
6. Fruits of the Labor
* Economic Impact
* Innovation
* Environmental Restoration
* Recreational Opportunities
Join us in celebrating 30 years of Act 2 as we look towards the future of brownfields redevelopment. Abstracts are due no later than September 26, 2025 and may be submitted through the ESWP website at the link below.
2026 Call for Presentations<https://t.e2ma.net/click/wjzmsi/wvkrjr/06f6tt>