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...
VESTENAMER

Scrap Tires Get New Life

Process additive turns scrap tires into modern material for durable roads Vehicle tires of course belong on the road, but for the last two decades,...

Limiting Worker Exposure

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) & Co. released its new industry cold milling guidelines designed to reduce airborne silica particles...

Indoor Air Quality

Since the EPA’s last review of the critical national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) for fine particle pollution (PM2.5) in 2012, thousands of new...
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...
Green Building Goals

Green Building Goals

By Brent Trenga A report from The Brookings Institute found that transitioning to a clean energy economy would be a boon to the U.S. economy, expanding...

High-Tech Monitoring

Workplace exposures to environmental hazards, such as respirable silica, materials with known toxic and carcinogenic properties, and noise and vibration, present long-term health risks...
electric vehicles

Electric vs Gas Vehicles: Save Green by Going Green

By Eric Goldstein The cost of doing business continues to go up and up. Companies are constantly looking for new ways to reduce costs, both...
Dreding the Ashtabula River

The Cleanup of Ashtabula Harbor

Dredging sediment is safely disposed using a binding agent The cleanup of the Ashtabula Harbor is being managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...

Corporate Responsibility

Sustainability has become a natural part of our everyday lives. Corporate responsibility has called for actions to protect the environment and increase safety and...