Welcome!

Welcome to the Western Pennsylvania Brownfields Center at Carnegie Mellon University (WPBC).

The WPBC facilitates the redevelopment of brownfields in Western Pennsylvania by acting as a regional resource for communities and small businesses to eliminate barriers for redeveloping idle sites into productive uses. The WPBC’s work addresses the environmental, economic, land-use, and quality of life issues surrounding the revitalization of old industrial sites. The WPBC applies academic research and decision support tools to real-world problems facing public and private investors.

The Western Pennsylvania Brownfields Center has received a grant from the US Environmental Protection Agency to team with Heritage Health Foundation on a brownfields job training grant. Read the press release.

EPA Grant!

Take a look at the final report of the WPBC's spring Route 8 Corridor of Opportunity Workshop in Shaler Township Pennsylvania.