Re: Date term Brownfields first used

[peter strauss <pstrauss@igc.apc.org>]

As I understand it, the term "greenfield" was used to designate building
something totally anew, on a new site.  Its been in use since at least
1976 when I first saw it, but may have been common parlance in the
construction and planning professions for some time before that. The
term Brownfield is an antonym to greenfield, and I did not hear it used
until the 1990's.

Peter Strauss

Dan Durett wrote:
> 
> Trying to research the genesis of the term brownfield.  When first used who
> may have coined it etc.  Thanks.