{"id":1118,"date":"2026-09-14T12:11:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T16:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geostar-notreau.com\/homeowners-corner\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T12:11:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T16:11:39","slug":"homeowners-corner","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/geostar-notreau.com\/en\/homeowners-corner\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeowners&#8217; Corner"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"g2n-layout\"><div class=\"g2n-main\"><p class=\"g2n-intro\"><strong>A property can look pristine and still hide a costly past.<\/strong> Before buying, selling or cleaning up a property, it pays to understand how past activities may have affected it. In \u201cHomeowners\u2019 Corner\u201d, G\u00e9ostar explains what a Phase 1 environmental site assessment reveals about a property\u2019s history, when Phase 2 is needed and what soil remediation involves in practice.<\/p><div class=\"g2n-grid\"><article class=\"g2n-card\"><a class=\"g2n-card__media\" href=\"https:\/\/geostar-notreau.com\/en\/homeowners-corner\/phase-1-2-3-environmental-site-assessments\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"847\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/geostar-notreau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/caracterisation-environnementale-phases-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"What Are Phase 1, 2 and 3 Environmental Site Assessments?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geostar-notreau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/caracterisation-environnementale-phases-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/geostar-notreau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/caracterisation-environnementale-phases-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/geostar-notreau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/caracterisation-environnementale-phases-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/geostar-notreau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/caracterisation-environnementale-phases.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 847px) 100vw, 847px\" data-id=\"1115\" \/><span class=\"g2n-card__tag\">Homeowners&#039; Corner<\/span><\/a><div class=\"g2n-card__body\"><div class=\"g2n-card__date\">September 11, 2026<\/div><h2 class=\"g2n-card__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/geostar-notreau.com\/en\/homeowners-corner\/phase-1-2-3-environmental-site-assessments\/\">What Are Phase 1, 2 and 3 Environmental Site Assessments?<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"g2n-card__excerpt\">Learn the differences between Phase 1, 2 and 3 environmental site assessments and protect your investment with G\u00e9ostar Environnement.<\/p><a class=\"g2n-card__more\" href=\"https:\/\/geostar-notreau.com\/en\/homeowners-corner\/phase-1-2-3-environmental-site-assessments\/\">Read the article <span>&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/article><\/div><div class=\"g2n-endcta\"><div><h3>Know your property before you commit to your project.<\/h3><p>Tell us about your property or real estate transaction. We&#039;ll explain what environmental assessment you need and how much it costs.<\/p><\/div><a class=\"g2n-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/geostar-notreau.com\/en\/contacts\/\">Get a quote<\/a><\/div><\/div>    <aside class=\"g2n-side\">\n\n        <div class=\"g2n-box g2n-cta\">\n            <h3>Unsure about your property's condition?<\/h3>\n            <p>A ten-minute phone call is often all it takes to find out whether your project needs an environmental site assessment \u2014 and what kind. It&#039;s free, with no obligation.<\/p>\n            <a class=\"g2n-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/geostar-notreau.com\/en\/contacts\/\">Get a quote<\/a>\n            <a class=\"g2n-tel\" href=\"tel:+14505339996\">Or speak with a technician<b>(450) 533-9996<\/b><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"g2n-box\">\n            <h3>Our services<\/h3>\n            <ul class=\"g2n-list\">\n                                    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/geostar-notreau.com\/en\/service\/etudes-environnementales\/\">Environmental studies (Phases I to IV)<\/a><\/li>\n                                    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/geostar-notreau.com\/en\/service\/etudes-floristiques-et-fauniques\/\">Floristic and faunistic assessments<\/a><\/li>\n                                    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/geostar-notreau.com\/en\/service\/rehabilitation-et-decontamination-des-terrains\/\">Site remediation and decontamination<\/a><\/li>\n                                    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/geostar-notreau.com\/en\/service\/caracteristiques-des-sols-et-du-milieu-naturel\/\">Soil and natural environment characterization<\/a><\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"g2n-box\">\n            <h3>When should you call us?<\/h3>\n            <ul class=\"g2n-check\">\n                <li>You&#039;re buying or selling land without knowing how it was used in the past<\/li>\n                <li>Your bank or insurer requires an environmental site assessment before the transaction<\/li>\n                <li>You&#039;re changing a property&#039;s use (residential, commercial or industrial)<\/li>\n                <li>You notice an unusual odour, discolouration or suspicious fill material on the property<\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n            <p class=\"g2n-mini\"><a href=\"https:\/\/geostar-notreau.com\/en\/contacts\/\">Tell us about your situation &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"g2n-box g2n-trust\">\n            <p>An <b>independent laboratory<\/b> based in Brownsburg-Chatham, in the heart of the Laurentians.<\/p>\n            <p>Analyses meet the highest industry standards and use calibrated equipment.<\/p>\n            <p>Founded in 1999, now a division of <b>Groupe G\u00b2N inc.<\/b><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"g2n-box\">\n            <h3>Have a question you'd like us to cover?<\/h3>\n            <p class=\"g2n-mini\">Have a question about your property that we haven't covered here? Email us at <a href=\"mailto:info@groupeg2n.com\">info@groupeg2n.com<\/a> \u2014 it could inspire our next article.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/aside>\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1118","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/geostar-notreau.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/geostar-notreau.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/geostar-notreau.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geostar-notreau.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/geostar-notreau.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1118\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/geostar-notreau.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}