Catastrophe Prep & Recovery

By Bruce Jervis The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has created many challenges for contractors and construction projects, necessitating new health and safety measures, triggering project delays...

Sustainability Concerns

The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly referred to as COP26, was the 26th United Nations Climate Change conference, held at the...

Erosion: A Growing Problem

By Don Lindsey Mother Nature’s fury with floods, wildfires, tropical storms, earthquakes, and hurricanes can cause extensive damage. This damage, if left unattended, can lead...

Asphalt Pavements Going Green

The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) held their first survey of asphalt mix producers in 2009. At that...

Exceeding the RAS Standard

Recycling is more than a buzz word for Jason McCullar, owner of JML Energy Resources LLC based in Brentwood, Tennessee. When it comes to...
KBI Flexi-Pave

Porous Pavement Benefits

K.B. Industries, Inc. (KBI) created the world's first flexible porous paving in 2001 and offers a comprehensive suite of proven products and solutions to...

Building Trust

Natural sunlight has long been known to be superior to any kind of artificial light source. It contains the full spectrum of colors and...

Built Environment

The built environment generates 40% of annual global CO2 emissions. Embodied carbon, the greenhouse gas emissions generated from the manufacturing, transportation, installation, maintenance, and...
foundation design

Deep Foundation Design Challenges

With space at a premium in many urban areas, developers are digging deeper foundations to increase the square footage of residential, commercial, and mixed-use...

Asphalt: Greener Than Ever

Thanks to broad adoption of sustainable construction practices, the asphalt pavement industry saved taxpayers more than $2.2 billion dollars during the 2011 paving season...