[Tagging] What exactly is a greenfield?

John F. Eldredge john at jfeldredge.com
Mon Oct 4 21:34:57 BST 2010


On 10/04/2010 06:59 AM, Nathan Edgars II wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 5:11 AM, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer
> <dieterdreist at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> actually I put brownfield because there is already a building (seems
>> to fit to the wiki definition), but I'm not sufficiently familiar with
>> anglo-saxon construction terminology to decide whether this is the
>> right term in this context.
>>     
> I believe brownfield has the connotation of something substantial
> having been there, like a military base or factory, that needs to be
> cleaned up first.
>
>   
Yes, particularly if the previous use is one that is likely to have
severely contaminated the soil, such as a paint factory.



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