It’s Time for the Building Industry to Cut Down on Embodied...
Climate change is the fundamental design problem of our time; not education, not urban sprawl, not disease, not justice. The threat climate change poses...
The New Green: Part 1 of 2
The building and construction sector accounts for 40% of annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This statistic may be surprising to some, but education efforts...
On-Site Efficiency
It’s been several years since Thunder Creek Equipment, the original innovator of square-by-design fuel trailers, launched its first trailer. Since then, the company has...
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...
Green Construction Tips
As sustainability takes center stage, construction firms and owners are realizing the benefits that accompany the integration of green construction techniques and materials. This...
ACH Foam Technologies Solves the Water Absorption Equation
ACH Foam Technologies announces Foam-Control® PLUS+®’s water absorption max volume results of 0.3 percent in laboratory testing proves that molded polystyrene insulation resists moisture...
The Future of Diesel Engine Oil is Here
In August 2015, MCS ran an article on the upcoming changes to diesel engine oil to meet the EPA and NHTSA emission regulation scheduled...
The Role of Policy: Part 4 of 4
As more become aware of the impact construction operations and materials have on climate change, we’ve seen an influx of local, state, federal, and...
LEED Platinum
Colleges and universities today are looking for sustainable facilities, and a number of them choose to participate in the LEED (Leadership in Energy and...
Cracking the Myth of Sustainability in Concrete Construction
There is no straight forward, simple definition of what sustainability means to the construction industry. In fact, there are few tools or even metrics...