Screen First, Scope Smart: An Introduction to Desktop Site Feasibility Reviews

Not every site deserves a six-figure due diligence budget — but every site deserves a first look. Join ECS for an educational session on desktop feasibility screening: a rapid, records-based review of a property's environmental, engineering, and natural hazards conditions, performed before field work begins. We'll cover what a desktop screening is (and importantly, what it isn't), the site conditions that most often drive development cost, schedule, and operability, the public data sources behind a credible review, and how screening and full due diligence work together so investigation dollars land only on sites that can perform. Designed for developers, owners, economic developers, and local governments evaluating one site or an entire portfolio.