EnviroForensics

What EnviroForensics does

EnviroForensics, LLC is a privately held environmental engineering and consulting firm headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, founded by Stephen Henshaw on April 1, 1996. The firm provides soil and groundwater investigation and remediation services, organized around two core service lines: Environmental Services (site investigation and remediation, real estate due diligence via Phase I/II ESAs, brownfield redevelopment, vapor intrusion assessment and mitigation, regulatory compliance under RCRA/CERCLA/TSCA, and litigation support) and Environmental Funding (insurance-funded solutions, brownfields grants and loans, and state environmental trust fund coordination). It serves dry cleaners, municipalities, manufacturers, banks and lenders, real estate parties, attorneys, the petroleum industry, agribusiness, and M&A due-diligence buyers, with particular depth in chlorinated solvent (PCE/TCE) contamination.

The firm's principal technical differentiator is "insurance archaeology" — uncovering historical commercial general liability (CGL) policies (in partnership with PolicyFind) to fund investigation, remediation, legal defense, and settlements for clients who are often not the responsible party. This integrates technical environmental investigation, regulatory strategy, and financial/funding recovery into a single unified offering, and is complemented by remediation-technology collaborations (e.g., REGENESIS colloidal activated carbon PRBs, ASH UNION in-situ treatment) and BFPP liability-protection advisory for redevelopment.

The business model is project-based professional services. Engagements range from roughly $1,000 for small assessments to $10,000,000+ for large-scale remediation, with dry cleaning site closures typically costing $500,000–$2,000,000 and referenced Pollution Legal Liability (Lender Liability) policies of $2,000,000 costing $60,000–$90,000. Revenue derives from consulting/engineering fees, insurance recovery consulting, and brownfield redevelopment advisory. Go-to-market is direct: enterprise field sales to municipalities, developers, attorneys, and large property owners, plus inside/consultative sales to dry cleaners and smaller owners, supported by content marketing (blog, case studies, trade publications like Cleaner & Launderer) and conference presence (Battelle, AIM). There is no reseller or channel model.

Name

EnviroForensics

Legal name

EnviroForensics, LLC

Website

https://enviroforensics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EnviroForensics is an Indianapolis-based environmental engineering and consulting firm providing soil and groundwater investigation, remediation, and brownfield redevelopment, using historical insurance recovery to fund cleanups for dry cleaners, municipalities, manufacturers, lenders, and real estate clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Engineering and Remediation Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Site Assessment & Remediation (Phase I/II, Cleanup Oversight) (BPAHAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Compliance & Permitting (BPAHAJAA), EHS Auditing, Inspections & Assurance (BPAHAJAG)

Keywords

• Environmental site investigation
• Brownfield redevelopment consulting
• Environmental remediation services
• Insurance archaeology solutions
• Environmental due diligence

Headquarters

HQ city

Indianapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting and Engineering Services: Project-based professional services revenue from environmental site investigation, remediation, due diligence, regulatory compliance, and litigation support. Services are billed on a project basis with budgets ranging from $1,000 to $10,000,000+ per engagement. The firm handles everything from Phase I/II ESAs to full-scale remediation and regulatory closure.
2. Insurance Recovery Services: The firm identifies historical insurance policies (insurance archaeology) and assists clients in tendering claims to insurers. Revenue derives from consulting fees associated with the insurance recovery process, which funds environmental cleanup, legal costs, and settlements.
3. Brownfield Redevelopment Advisory: Strategy and consulting services for municipalities and developers to identify viable sites, limit liability, obtain BFPP status, and align cleanup goals with redevelopment plans. This supports housing, commercial, and mixed-use redevelopment outcomes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

EnviroForensics provides project-based environmental engineering, site investigation, and remediation services (Phase I/II ESAs, soil and groundwater investigation, vapor intrusion assessment, brownfield redevelopment, regulatory compliance, and litigation support). The firm's defining capability is "Insurance Funded Solutions" — locating historical commercial general liability policies via insurance archaeology to pay for cleanup, legal costs, and settlements. Services are organized into Environmental Services and Environmental Funding practices and sold directly to municipalities, dry cleaners, manufacturers, banks, real estate buyers, attorneys, and petroleum operators.

Product overview

EnviroForensics is an environmental engineering and consulting firm that offers a comprehensive suite of services organized into two main categories: Environmental Services (Site Investigation & Remediation, Real Estate Due Diligence, Brownfield Redevelopment, Vapor Intrusion Assessment & Mitigation, Regulatory Compliance, and Litigation Support) and Environmental Funding (Insurance Funded Solutions, Brownfields Grants & Loans, and State Environmental Trust Funds). The company specializes in serving industries including dry cleaners, manufacturing, petroleum, municipalities, legal, real estate, and mergers & acquisitions. The firm is particularly known for its expertise in using historical insurance to fund environmental cleanup and achieving regulatory closure at complex chlorinated solvent sites.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Site Investigation & Remediation Environmental site investigation and remediation services using soil vapor extraction, thermal treatment, excavation, and other technologies to address contamination from chlorinated solvents, petroleum, PCBs, and other hazardous substances for property owners, municipalities, and responsible parties.
• Real Estate Due Diligence Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) that identify recognized environmental conditions, support property transactions, and provide Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser (BFPP) liability protection under CERCLA for real estate buyers, lenders, and attorneys.
• Brownfield Redevelopment Comprehensive brownfield redevelopment services including site inventories, reuse strategy development, funding identification, and stakeholder coordination to return contaminated properties to productive housing, commercial, or mixed-use outcomes for municipalities, developers, and property owners.
• Vapor Intrusion Assessment & Mitigation Evaluation and mitigation of vapor intrusion from subsurface contamination into buildings, including soil gas sampling, sub-slab sampling, indoor air assessment, and installation of passive or active mitigation systems for property owners, developers, and redevelopment projects.
• Regulatory Compliance Compliance consulting for federal and state environmental regulations including RCRA, CERCLA, TSCA, and state-specific programs for underground storage tanks and voluntary remediation, targeted at manufacturers, agribusinesses, and petroleum operators.
• Litigation Support

Quantifiable outcome

• Settled tens of millions of dollars of claims funding environmental clean-up and legal costs for hundreds of clients
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• PolicyFindcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolicyFind specializes in insurance archaeology, helping clients locate and reconstruct historical commercial general liability (CGL) insurance policies. EnviroForensics partners with PolicyFind to identify insurance assets that can fund environmental investigation, remediation, regulatory response, and legal defense. This partnership is central to EnviroForensics' unique funding model for contaminated properties.
• Brandt ConstructionsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction firm contracted to renovate and redevelop EnviroForensics' headquarters at 825 N. Capitol Avenue. Brandt Construction connected two separate buildings with load-bearing archways, installed a custom staircase, and completed the building's structural rehabilitation and facade renovation.
• Mawr Architecture and Interior DesignsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitecture and interior design firm that designed EnviroForensics' headquarters renovation, creating six collaborative workspaces, conference rooms, kitchen areas, and community spaces within the 23,000 sq ft brownfields redeveloped building.
• Vapor Protection Services (VPS)supportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInstalled a passive vapor mitigation system at EnviroForensics' headquarters to protect indoor air quality by routing soil vapors from beneath the concrete slab to the roof line, addressing vapor intrusion concerns from soil and groundwater contamination.
• ASH UNIONsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with EnviroForensics on a project involving in-situ treatment of solvent contamination at a former drycleaning facility in Northwest Indiana. ASH UNION contributed to the design and directed implementation of the remedial approach including source area reagent injections and permeable reactive barrier installation.
• REGENESISsupportingTechnology or IntegrationRemediation technology provider collaborated with EnviroForensics on a project in Southern Wisconsin using horizontal colloidal activated carbon (CAC) permeable reactive barrier (PRB) technology to control vertical mass loading of chlorinated VOCs into a sandstone aquifer.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• WSP: Global professional services firm with environmental consulting, site assessment, and remediation capabilities. Comparable service lines but operates within a much broader transportation, property, and engineering portfolio.
• AECOM: Multinational infrastructure consulting firm with an environmental remediation and compliance practice. Overlaps with EnviroForensics on site assessment, brownfield redevelopment, and regulatory services, but as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Tetra Tech: Global consulting and engineering firm with a large environmental services practice covering site investigation, remediation, and water resources. Comparable to EnviroForensics in technical service offerings but operates at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Ramboll: International engineering, consulting, and architecture firm with a sizable environment and health practice covering site investigation, risk assessment, and remediation. Overlaps with EnviroForensics across most service categories at greater scale.
• Stantec: North American engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm with established practices in site investigation, brownfield redevelopment, and regulatory compliance. Comparable to EnviroForensics across most environmental service lines.

Direct peers

• GHD: Global engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm with strong site assessment and remediation capabilities. Comparable in environmental service offerings and project-based delivery model.
• Arcadis: International design and consultancy with a substantial environment and water practice covering site investigation, remediation, and brownfield redevelopment. Directly competes for environmental site assessment and remediation work.
• Roux Associates: Environmental consulting and remediation firm with deep expertise in chlorinated solvent sites, brownfield redevelopment, and litigation support. Highly comparable niche competitor to EnviroForensics, particularly on solvent contamination work.
• Haley & Aldrich: U.S.-focused environmental and geotechnical engineering consultancy specializing in site investigation, remediation, and regulatory compliance for complex contaminated sites. Closely mirrors EnviroForensics' technical service profile and mid-size consulting model.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global environmental consulting firm focused on sustainability, environmental compliance, and site remediation. Closely comparable to EnviroForensics in service mix, particularly around site investigation and regulatory support for industrial clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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