Vegetated Roofs
As cities across North America grapple with upticks in climate events that are becoming increasingly devastating, the need for resilient urban infrastructure has never...
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...
Possibilities Are Only Limited by a Company’s Vision
For nearly 25 years, Express Blower, Inc. has lead the pneumatic blower truck market through technological innovation, state-of-the-art systems, and practical experience, resulting in...
Designing and Creating Buildings with a Focus on Occupant Health
The building and construction industry has made tremendous strides over the last decade in creating smarter, more efficient buildings. Overall, the trend has been...
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...
Living Wall: Green Space on Building Adds Life
Substations are critical components in the electrical grid.
Without them, utilities could not get electricity to customers in the areas
they serve.
While substations are necessary,...
Preparing the Next Generation of Green Professionals
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Faculty program includes a diverse group of green building professionals—skilled facilitators who bring to life the concepts of...
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...
Readily Biodegradable Fluids
Performance and sustainability—two words with growing importance in the construction industry. Performance is a must-have to complete any job effectively, efficiently, on-time, and on-budget,...
Diesel Bug
By Mark Busch
Diesel is an organic compound, and, like a slice of bread, it can go moldy. Mold, a form of fungus, yeasts and...









