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...
Unsung Heroes of Sustainability
In an era when environmental consciousness is paramount, the lubricants industry is emerging as an unexpected champion of sustainability. Contrary to popular belief, lubricants...
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...
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...
Why Retrofits Are Essential to Cutting Carbon Emissions
By Brent Trenga, LEED AP BD+C
Talk is cheap, but a future without action on climate change is detrimental to us all. We’ve seen recent...
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...
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...
Airborne Dust Solution
Originally constructed in 1936, Doyle Drive is a busy thoroughfare that carries thousands of cars per hour in peak traffic periods. In 1990, it...
Sustainability Matters
According to the UN’s World Meteorological Organization, which monitors and reports on weather, climate, and water resources, there is a 50% chance the average...
Decarbonizing the Industry: Part 1 of 4
We are in a global climate crisis, as outlined in the latest IPCC report, which notes the world is now experiencing widespread changes in...