Pollution Risk

By Jane Marsh According to Statista, the construction industry is one of the largest globally, employing more than 11 million people in the United States...

The Role of Policy: Part 4 of 4

As more become aware of the impact construction operations and materials have on climate change, we’ve seen an influx of local, state, federal, and...

LEED Strategies

By Tommy Linstroth It might not always be top of mind on the jobsite, but what happens during construction will affect the indoor air quality...

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...

Hydraulic Fluids

Equipment fires can happen in any industry. Hot running equipment, a leaking hydraulic seal, or blown hose can be a disastrous combination because traditional...

The Reality of Green Cements

You would have had to have just emerged from a recently unsealed time capsule, or perhaps just completed a 10-year retreat in Tibet, not...

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...

Green Building Product Underfoot

San Antonio schools install 340,000 square feet of Porous Pave The North East Independent School District (NEISD), San Antonio, Texas, used Porous Pave XL to...

Erosion Control Solution

Stabilizing Long Beach Canal after Hurricane Katrina Long Beach, Mississippi, is located in Harrison County and is part of the Gulfport-Biloxi area. Hurricane Katrina struck...

Putting "Green" Under the Microscope

The building industry and the green movement are, by this point, fairly well acquainted, and undoubtedly, there are real benefits attainable for builders who...