List Your Equipment For Free  /  Seller Login

Environmental

Between ever-changing EPA regulations and innovative green construction methods and materials, keeping up-to-date on the industry's latest sustainability breakthroughs is a key part of the future of construction.



ACE: Cuyahoga Dredging Done, Sediment Confined

CLEVELAND (AP) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it has finished dredging the Cleveland Harbor and Cuyahoga River shipping channel and plans to work cooperatively with “our Cleveland stakeholders” going forward....


Cellulose-Infused Concrete Is One Step Closer to Reality

On a sunny summer day at Oregon State University, before an audience of researchers and representatives from the construction industry, a Knife River-owned ready-mix cement truck poured a batch of concrete....


Dominion to Begin Construction on Transmission Line

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Dominion Energy is set to begin construction on a transmission line project that would cross the James River near Jamestown. The company said Nov. 3 that all necessary approvals have been received for the project, which is expected to take 18 to 20 months to complete....


Biofiltration Plant Under Construction in Shrewsbury, Mass.

This past summer, the Shrewsbury Water and Sewer Department broke ground on New England's largest biofiltration plant. Though the project was slated for $14.5 million, the winning bid came in at $11.5 million from Waterline Industries of Seabrook, N.H....


Forest Service OKs First Step to Develop Montana Mine

Hecla Mining's proposed Rock Creek mine in northwestern Montana has received a boost from a recent federal government decision. The U.S. Forest Service will allow Hecla, one of the biggest silver producers in the United States, to build an adit and conduct an environmental evaluation, according to a report in local media the Flathead Beacon....


Wisconsin Food Company Aims to Increase State's Solar Capacity

LA FARGE, Wis. (AP) A Wisconsin food company is planning to invest in solar electricity aimed at increasing the state's solar capacity and reducing electric bills for rural customers. La Farge-based Cooperative Organic Valley has partnered with solar developer OneEnergy Renewables and the Upper Midwest Municipal Energy Group on the project, the La Crosse Tribune reported....


MidAmerican to Invest $1B for Wind Turbines

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) MidAmerican Energy said it plans to spend $1 billion updating more than 700 older wind turbines across Iowa. The turbines will be retrofitted with newer, more efficient components, including longer blades, to extend their lifespans an estimated 20 years, said Spencer Moore, MidAmerican Energy's vice president of generation....


Arcadis to Design Waste-to-Energy Improvements for Plant

Arcadis, a global design and consultancy firm for natural and built assets, announced its selection by Columbus, Ohio, to design energy efficiency and biogas recycling improvements at the city's Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plant....


Ohio Sues Gas Pipeline Developer Over Pollution Violations

Ohio is suing the company building a $4.2 billion natural gas pipeline from West Virginia to Michigan over what it says are numerous water pollution violations during construction. The lawsuit filed said work on the Rover Pipeline flooded a protected wetland with drilling mud and has damaged the environment in more than 10 of the 18 Ohio counties where the pipeline is being built....


UD Develops Cheaper, Faster Method to Build Turbines

Working closely with industry partners, University of Delaware researchers have developed a new method for constructing offshore wind farms and proven that it is cheaper, faster and could make possible offshore wind deployment at a scale and pace able to keep up with the region's scheduled retirements of nuclear and coal-fired power plants....








\\ \\ \\