Anna River Culvert Replacement Project
The Anna River culvert replacement project was carried out in the fall of 2010. The Anna River is 7.1 miles long and is located...
Open Dialogue: Defining PRAH and PRAN with ACI 212
Construction is an incredibly collaborative process. Whether you are using a Design-Build or Design-Bid-Build method, there are always multiple groups involved; each who come...
Path Reconstruction
The Springwater Corridor Bike Path is a very popular bicycle commuting thoroughfare extending along the east bank of the Willamette River in downtown Portland,...
Permeable Pavement Solves Pickleball Court Repair Problems
Porous Pave XLS
What is the fastest-growing sport among Americans age 50 or older? Pickleball. Combining elements of tennis, badminton, ping pong, and racquetball, pickleball...
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...
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...
Disaster Recovery Plan
The tornadoes that tragically ravaged the southern U.S. recently underscore the reality that natural disasters can strike at any moment. Ongoing construction projects are...
LEED Platinum-certified Tower at PNC Plaza
The 33-story LEED Platinum-certified Tower at PNC Plaza has been touted as the “world’s greenest office tower” and stands as the showpiece of PNC’s...
Natural Stone: Nature’s Green Product
Stone is a natural material that is durable, recyclable, and reusable. As such, stone is a natural choice for delivering a green project and...
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...