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March 23-25, 2026 - 2026 PA Brownfields Conference

  • 23 Mar 2026
  • 8:00 AM
  • 25 Mar 2026
  • 2:00 PM
  • 77 Wind Creek Blvd, Bethleham, PA 18015


This year’s theme: Revitalizing Communities that Built America: A Trajectory for Transformation

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(schedule subject to change)

Monday, March 23, 2026

10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon All Grantees Workshop
1:00 – 3:00 PM Brownfields 101
3:00 – 6:00 PM Bethlehem Tour
3:00 – 6:00 PM Easton Tour
3:00 – 6:00 PM Allentown Tour
6:00 – 8:00 PM Welcome Reception at Twisted Tees in the Casino Shopping Area

 

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

7:30 – 8:30 AM Women in Brownfields
8:00 – 10:00 AM Breakfast/Networking/Visit Exhibitors
8:30 – 9:30 AM Welcome Plenary
9:30 – 10:00 AM Networking/Visit Exhibitors
 

 

10:00 – 11:00 AM

1A: EPA Targeted Brownfields Assessment (TBA)

1B: Bring Your Own Brownfield – Project Answers Live Before a Studio Audience

1C: Environmental Justice and Tribal Relations in Pennsylvania and Environmental Justice Landscape in Pennsylvania

1D: Bethlehem Steel East Lehigh Area-Transforming Industrial History into Modern Commerce

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Keynote Session
12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch / Awards Program
1:00 – 1:30 PM Networking/Visit Exhibitors
 

 

1:30 – 2:30 PM

2A: Get the Lead Out – Railway to Recreation

2B: The Biggest Bang for the Buck: Leveraging Grant Funds in Public Private Partnerships

2C: Revitalization in the Hazelwood neighborhood of Pittsburgh: Hazelwood Green and the University of Pittsburgh

2D: Brownfield Redevelopment for Subaru Park Stadium & WSFS Bank Sportsplex, Chester, PA

1:30 – 4:00 PM 2E: Reuse Role-Play Workshop: Engaging with Stakeholders to Create a Collaborative Brownfields Reuse Strategy
2:30 – 3:00 PM Networking/Visit Exhibitors
2:30 – 3:30 PM Brownfields Career Day – “A Day in the Life”
 

 

3:00 – 4:00 PM

3A: Transforming Brownfields into Resilient Community Assets Using Green Infrastructure Strategies AND Viaduct Greenway – Enhancing Urban Infrastructure and Economic Vitality

3B: Getting PA Projects Across the Finish Line: Utilizing Tax Credits and Development Financing Programs

3C: Utilizing Engineering Controls and PADEPs Buyer-Seller Agreement to Facilitate a 300 Unit Townhouse Development on the Former Phoenix Iron and Steel Company, Phoenixville PA

3D: Frog Switch – Public Sector Special Purpose Entity Jump Starts Redevelopment

4:00 – 6:00 PM Exhibit Hall Reception

 

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

8:00 – 9:00 AM Federal and State Updates
9:00 – 9:30 AM Breakfast/Networking/Visit Exhibitors
 

9:30 – 10:30 AM

4A: Revitalizing the Former Woolrich Woolen Mill: Vapor Intrusion Mitigation Through PFE and Tracer-Guided System Design AND Vapor Intrusion Mitigation

4B: Revitalization Playbooks – Holistic Approach to Redevelopment

4C: Unlocking Redevelopment Opportunities: A Practical Guide to the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) for Brownfield Projects

9:30 AM – 12:00 PM 4D: Reuse Planning Primer 1,2,3 – Join us at the Interactive Planning Studio
10:30 – 11:00 AM Networking/Visit Exhibitors
 

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

5A: Finding PFAS In Groundwater Doesn’t Have to be a Deal Killer AND PFAS Fate and Transport in the Context of Act 2 and Regulatory Trends

5B: Data Center Redevelopment Opportunities for Large Industrial Brownfield Sites

5C: Pennsylvania’s Underutilized Opportunities – Coal Fields

12:00 – 1:00 PM Funding Plenary
12:00 – 1:00 PM Luncheon Buffet
1:00 – 2:00 PM Grant Writing Workshop

 


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