Environmental Engineering for Real Estate

Statement of
Qualifications

Licenses, Certifications and Affiliations

Registered Professional Geologist:
Minnesota, No. 30268, 1998 – Present.
Wisconsin, No. 968, 1996 – Present.
Illinois, No. 196-000913, 1998 - Present

Certified Hazardous Materials Manager, Masters Level, No. 3209, through the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management. 1992 – Present

Member, ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials), Committee E50 on Environmental Assessment. 1991 – Present.

  • ASTM Training Instructor for Environmental Site Assessment Practices in Commercial Real Estate: Transaction Screen and Phase I Site Assessment, 2-day course, 1994-present.

  • ASTM Training Instructor for Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Process, 2-day course, 1999 – Present.

  • Contributor and Reviewer, Technical Aspects of Phase I/II Environmental Site Assessments, authored by Zdenek Hejzlar, published by ASTM, October 1999.

Full Member, Association of Engineering Geologists. 1992 – Present.

List of Publications

Lenders Take Heed: All Appropriate Inquiry is in Flux, David D. Vieau, Minnesota Bankers Association News, July 2003.

Begin with the End in Mind: The Environmental Remediation Process, Vieau, David D. Minnesota Real Estate Journal, October 15, 2001.

What Hazardous Waste Generators Should Know in Real Estate Transactions, Vieau, David D., Conference Proceedings: Ninth Annual MPCA Hazardous Waste Conference, May 20, 1999.

Balancing Uncertainty Between Scope and Cost of Cleanup, Vieau, David D., Minnesota Real Estate Journal, November 17, 1997

Environmental Planning For Urban Ecosystem Rejuvenation, Vieau, David D., 1997. Conference Proceedings: Brownfields ’97 - Partnering for a Greener tomorrow, September 3-5, 1997, sponsored by the U.S. EPA, Kansas City, MO.

New Law, Petrofund Rules Now In Effect That Increase Benefits and Responsibilities to Tank Owners, Vieau, David D., The Chalkline, October, 1995 (published by the Minnesota Public Works Association).

Preremoval Soil Probes, Vieau, David D., Minnesota Real Estate Journal, August 21, 1995.

The Emergence of the Environmentally Distressed Property Market, Stephan, J.E. and Vieau, D.D. Proceedings of the 1991 Environmental Site Assessments: Case Studies and Strategies: The Conference, July 29-31, 1991, Presented by the Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers, Columbus, Ohio.

Hazardous Waste and Toxic Substance Liability in Real Estate Transactions. Cole, D.A. Jr., Larson, T.A., Peterson, R.A., Vieau, D.D., 1988. Real Estate Law and Practice - 1987, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education.

Hazardous Waste Search at a Treatment Plant Site. Zagar, M.A., and Vieau, D.D. Paper presented at the 60th Annual Meeting, Central States Water Pollution Control Association, May 12-15, 1987, St. Paul, MN.

Environmental Audits Identify Potential Liabilities, Braun Testing Report, Vol, 15, No. 1, January 1987.

Environmental Monitoring and Observations Before and During Excavation of a Landfill in Owatonna, Minnesota. David Vieau, Roger Blomquist, Michael Vennewitz, Michael Zagar, and Maynard Lueth. Proceedings of the Ninth Annual Madison Waste Conference, Municipal and Industrial Waste, September 9-10, 1986. Also published in the ASCE proceedings for "Geotechnical Practice For Waste Disposal" conference, June 15-17, 1987, Ann Arbor, MI.

Owatonna Waste Water Treatment Plant, David Vieau, Braun Testing Report, Vol. 14, No.1, February 1986.

L.U.S.T. Investigations, David Vieau, Braun Testing Report, Vol. 14, No.1, February 1986.

Rock Blasting Vibrations Monitored in St. Paul, David Vieau, Braun Testing Report, Vol. 12, No. 1, Spring 1984.

List of Formal Presentations

Presentation Speaker: "Environmental Challenges for Municipal Lawyers — Affordable Housing on Brownfields," presented at the International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA) 68th Annual conference, October 12, 2003, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Invited Speaker: “Recent and Upcoming Changes to ASTM E 1527,” presented at the 2002 Symposium of the Environmental Professionals of Iowa, November 15, 2002, West Des Moines, Iowa.

Presentation Speaker: “Opportunities and Incentives for Environmentally Impaired Projects,” presented at the Economic Development and Site Selection Conference, October 16, 2001. Sponsored by the University of St. Thomas Shenehon Center for Real Estate Education.

Presentation Speaker: “What Hazardous Waste Generators Should Know in Real Estate Transactions,” presented at the Ninth Annual MPCA Hazardous Waste Conference, May 20, 1999, Bloomington, MN.

Session Conceiver and Moderator, “Brownfields Redevelopment in Minnesota”, presented at the ASCE 1997 Annual Convention and Exposition — Innovative Engineering for Sustainable Development, October 5-8, 1997, Minneapolis, MN. 90-minute session presented October 6, 1997.

Invited Speaker, “Achieving Cost-Effective Remediation”, presented at the seminar: Brownfield Development; How to Make It Happen”, October 6, 1997. Sponsored by Minnesota Law & Politics, Minneapolis, MN.

Presentation Speaker: “Environmental Planning For Urban Ecosystem Rejuvenation”, presented at the conference: Brownfields ’97 — Partnering for a Greener Tomorrow, September 3-5, 1997, Kansas City, MO. Conference session: Clean and Green: Ecosystem Enhancement at Brownfields Pilots, September 5.

Co-developed and presented the workshop, “Environmental Issues,” 1997 Annual CAR-X Dealer Meeting, February 15-21, 1997, Indian Wells, CA.

Co-developed and presented the workshop, “Working With the New Petrofund and PCA Rules On a Cleanup,” Minnesota Petroleum Marketers Association Convention and Trade Show, April 9, 1996, Bloomington, MN.

Invited speaker, “Using the ASTM Standards,” presented at the Environmental Risk Management Seminar, sponsored by the University of Kansas, Center for Environmental Education and Training, December 12, 1995, Overland Park, KS.

Invited speaker, “Environmental Risk, Management and Strategy,” April 11, 1995, Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. Tech Tuesday Series, Minneapolis, MN.

Developed and Presented the workshop "Petrofund Reimbursement and the Proposed Petrofund Rule Changes", Minnesota Petroleum Marketers Association Convention and Trade Show, April 5, 1994, Bloomington, MN.

Invited speaker, "Redevelopment of Contaminated Property", April 16, 1992, meeting of the Economic Development Association of Minnesota, Bloomington, MN.

Invited speaker at the 1992 Barry Banks Presidents Conference, January 31 - February 1, 1992, Minneapolis, MN.

Invited speaker, "Environmental Issues in Real Estate Transactions," February 8, 1991, International Association of Corporate Real Estate Executives (NACORE), Minneapolis, MN.

Invited speaker, "Asbestos, Environmental Hazards and Other Unpleasant Surprises," January 30, 1990, Mortgage Bankers Association of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

Invited speaker at the Board of Directors Meeting for the Northwest Chapter of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, November 16, 1989, Bloomington, MN.

Invited Faculty speaker, "Environmental Liability for Lenders," October 26, 1989, Minnesota Metropolitan American Institute of Banking, Minneapolis, MN. Also presented to the AIB in Denver, December 14, 1989, Denver, CO.

Invited speaker, "Seminar on Property Transfer: Environmental Liability and Site Assessment," February 13, 1989, Minnesota Ground Water Association.

Invited Faculty speaker at the 1988 Real Estate Convenience Series - "Hazardous Waste in Real Estate Transactions" Course, May 26, 1988, Minnesota State Bar Association, Minneapolis, MN.

Invited speaker at the Fifth Annual Real Estate Institute, November 20-21, 1987, Minnesota State Bar Association, Bloomington, MN.

Presentation speaker, "Environmental Monitoring and Observations Before and During Excavation of a Landfill," Ninth Annual Madison Waste Conference, September 9-10, 1986, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.