The Cost-Benefit Group Quantifies the Economic and Financial Impacts of Environmental Hazards and Real Estate Development ProjectsThe Cost Benefit Group (CBG), applies state-of-the-art economic and financial theory and models and the reams of the most abundant data to assist clients in the following areas:* Changes in real estate property values arising from toxic contamination or proximity to a wide variety of potential sources of property value changes* Cost-Benefit or Benefit/Cost Analysis of a wide variety of programs policies and projects most notably those pertaining to the environment* Quantifying the costs of sprawl and the benefits of "smart growth"* Analysis of brownfield redevelopment options* Evaluating the financial impact of waste reduction, recycling, removal and disposal options* The costs and benefits of measures to prevent climate change or mitigate the impacts through resilience.We are known for quantifying costs and benefits that others omit -- from the decline in real estate prices resulting from a toxic chemical leak, to the social costs arising from a body of water rendered unavailable for recreational use, to the benefits of breathing clean air. We can also determine the number of jobs gained or lost under a variety of scenarios.