Close Encounters
I remember getting a call one day from my safety director who was working with our crew in Texas. His exact words to me were,...
Cresset Chemical: 75 Years
Ohio in the mid-to-late 1940s was bustling, with USA metros growing as fast as the businesses on Main Street.
It was in Weston, Ohio, 1946,...
Before the Dig
The recent discovery of long buried crypts during a routine water main replacement project in New York City’s Washington Square Park should serve as...
Contaminated Soil
Before selecting a contractor and breaking ground for a new structure, it is important for an environmental professional to conduct a Phase I Environmental...
Popping the Cork
Spray-on cork finish for building exterior
Available for the North Texas market is a green building product from ECOSHIELD INTERNATIONAL: spray-on Thermal CorkShield™. It’s a...
Managing Your “Investment in Clean Air”
Years ago, between college semesters, I worked in trenches in front of a track hoe laying sewer pipe. The work was high stress and...
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...
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...
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...
Honda eGX
American Honda Motor Co., Inc., has launched the Honda eGX, an advanced, electrified power unit and the company’s first lithium-ion battery-powered motor designed to...