Detroit Opera House Roof Makeover
In the center of Downtown Detroit sat an expansive space of quasi-usable rooftop. The Detroit Opera House, a landmark in metro Detroit sitting at...
Solar-Plus-Storage Equals True Benefits of Solar for Contractors
Property owners in the market for options to power their buildings’ electrical loads have long considered solar power; however, they frequently didn’t get past...
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...
Essential Soundproofing Tips
Protecting occupants from recurring, excessive noise and ensuring privacy has become a growing part of the renovation business, an area of expertise that can...
Power Outages
By Jane Marsh
It’s important to be ready for anything as a contractor. If you encounter a sudden obstacle, as contractors did during the recent...
Proposed EPA Ozone Regulations
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to further tighten ozone standards could result in the loss of more than 45,000 construction jobs each year,...
Heavy-Duty DPF Servicing
In 2007, the EPA mandated that all new on-highway diesel engines must limit the emission of diesel particulate matter (PM). To comply with this...
Environmental Solutions in the Fuel Industry
As we kick off 2019, it’s good to get a feel for what’s expected to take place in the fuel industry as it concerns...
Back to the Future
The Clean Water Act of 1972 is often viewed as one of this country’s seminal pieces of modern environmental legislation—and rightly so. But while...
Green Building Product Underfoot
San Antonio schools install 340,000 square feet of Porous Pave
The North East Independent School District (NEISD), San Antonio, Texas, used Porous Pave XL to...