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JoAnn Petrizzo has been involved in redevelopment for more than a decade and is considered an expert in the field. A frequent organizer and participant in seminars across the country, she has extensive experience in educating the public regarding brownfields and a unique expertise in redevelopment financing. Formerly brownfields program director at New Jersey’s Office of State Planning, Ms. Petrizzo was responsible for coordinating the various funding and incentive programs available for redevelopment. She was named secretary to the Governors Brownfields Redevelopment Task Force and chaired the Brownfields Redevelopment Interagency Team. In the private sector, Ms. Petrizzo was director of brownfields and business development at The Whitman Companies, Inc., an environmental engineering firm headquartered in East Brunswick, NJ. She also served as executive vice president, brownfields division, for Piazza Development Corporation, Moonachie, NJ. A past vice chairman of the USGBC-NJ and member of the National Brownfields Association NJ chapter. Ms. Petrizzo currently serves as vice chairman of the Community Outreach Committee and member of the Grievance Committee for the Ocean County Board of Realtors. A former municipal official, Ms. Petrizzo is owner and broker of record for ADK Realty and Consulting Services, LLC, a full service real estate and consulting firm that offers residential and commercial sales, land development, State funding consultation, project facilitation and community outreach services. Ms. Petrizzo specializes in redevelopment and green building
ADK CONSULTING SERVICES
ADK offers a broad spectrum of consulting services to assist you In every aspect of your residential and commercial acquisitions.
State Funding Consultation - N.I offers funding programs for various types of projects ranging from environmental cleanup to residential or commercial development or redevelopment. It you have a project that needs primary or secondary funding, you may be eligible for state financing. To find out lf you qualify, contact us for a free install consultation.
Project Facilitation — Very often projects that require DEP Involvement get bogged down, creating costly delays. If you need assistance In moving your project forward, contact us.
Community Outreach Services -Environmental clean up and/or development projects need public consensus In order to succeed. Getting the community Involved In the early stages can eliminate costly delays and help smooth the process before the project begins.
Whether your project is just In the planning stages or further along, We can provide a tailored community outreach plan to fit your particular needs.
Risk Management Services - Various types of Insurance products are available to eliminate or limit risk In redevelopment projects. Call us for a risk management plan to title your needs.
DEFINITIONS:
Brownfields- Any former or current commercial or industrial site, currently vacant or underutilized and on which there has been or there is suspected to have been, a discharge of a contaminant. New Jersey has various financing programs to assist in clean up and redevelopment of these sites.
Green building-The practice of increasing the efficiency with which buildings use resources — energy. water. and materials — while reducing building impacts on human health and the environment through better siting. design. construction, operation, maintenance, and removal. The complete building life cycle. The built environment has a profound impact on our natural environment, economy, health, and productivity.
In the United States alone, buildings account for:
• 65% of electricity consumption,
• 36% of energy use,
• 39% of greenhouse gas emissions,
• 30% of raw materials use,
• 30% of waste output (136 million tons annually), and
• 12% of potable water consumption.
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