…understand the SBA environmental due diligence required. National Small Business Week is coming up the week of May 20th. That week, many of the nation’s small businesses and entrepreneurs will gather in Washington DC for seminars, networking, awards, and recognition of those making an impact to the small business community.
SBA lenders and CDCs have large Standard Operating Procedures to deal with. I spend a lot of my time educating the SBA finance community about just one piece of that—the environmental investigation requirements of the SOPs. We want to make the environmental requirements a little bit more manageable with some good information and discussion. Each Fall the SBA updates the SOP for 7(A) and 504 loans, and this October Partner will be hosting a webinar to review the latest updates on SBA environmental due diligence.
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June 22, 2026
Partner has named Frederick Ellington, AIA, LEED AP, as Technical Director in its Construction Services division. With 30+ years of experience, he strengthens the firm's construction risk management, due diligence, and project advisory capabilities for commercial real estate clients.

May 27, 2026
Capital planning in commercial real estate has entered a new phase. In addition to traditional lifecycle replacements, managers now face a growing set of capital needs driven by energy ordinances, decarbonization goals, and climate risk. These drivers are no longer peripheral considerations; they are central to how capital plans are developed, prioritized, and executed.

June 05, 2026
Partner Property Consultants, the European subsidiary of Partner Engineering & Science, Inc. (Partner ESI), announces that Antoine Yeprem joined the company in June 2026 as Senior Consultant, Real Estate Due Diligence, in Germany.




