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Bamboo Helps Make Concrete Both Stronger & More Sustainable
Abundant, sustainable and extremely resilient, bamboo has potential to become an ideal steel replacement for concrete reinforcement.
April 5, 2016
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The Athletic Side of Sustainable Construction
August 22, 2016
A barrel of broken down concrete that the NJIT then crushed again to make research specimens
Can Recycled Materials Improve Concrete Performance While Reducing Emissions?
July 28, 2016
The highlight of the Brietzke Educational Wetland refurbishment is the storybook walk, which is essentially a story that is told along a pathway on a trail or in a park. The storybook walk became a reality thanks to an art sponsorship by AC Business Media.
AC Business Media Supports Wetland Refurbishment Project
June 15, 2016
Retrofits at the Byron Rogers Federal Office Building in Denver included complete design and construction upgrades to the structural elements and all major building systems. The building upgrades, including natural daylighting reduced annual energy costs by 55%.
Are Green Retrofits the Future of Construction?
May 18, 2016
The New Institute, an architecture museum in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, is displaying a grown-in-place mushroom insulation wall assembly. This is an improved version of the wall system used on the Ecovative Mushroom Tiny House.
Is it Possible to Grow Sustainable Building Insulation?
April 12, 2016
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Construction of the 24 slipform silos at roughly 75% completion. They are 21-ft. in diameter and will reach 140 ft. tall.
Arizona Grain Slipform Silo Construction Required 9-Day Long Continuous Concrete Pour
Concrete contractor McCormick Construction benefited from admixtures in its concrete mix to achieve a successful ready-mix concrete pour.
February 25, 2021
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Top 10 Hottest Construction Stories This Week: How Much Truck Drivers Make
Most-read construction stories of the week include implosion video of the Trump Plaza Hotel, why it’s time for contractors to adopt BIM, NAPA quality asphalt jobs awards, 3D-printed concrete projects from around the world and more
February 26, 2021
Learning on the job is not only costly but potentially dangerous to personnel, equipment and the site itself. With virtual training, mistakes are not harmful, but simply part of a learning process.
Never a Better Time for Virtual Training
Virtual training, often with simulators, has enabled working construction workers, as well as those preparing to enter the field, to continue growing their skills without worrying about social distancing and masks to guard against spreading COVID-19.
February 26, 2021
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4 Steps to Avoid the Risks and Reap the Rewards of Sustainable Construction
While there can be greater risks attributed to sustainable construction projects, there's also huge opportunities for contractors who hold experience with this growing market trend. Opportunities that equaled $145 billion in 2015 alone.
October 29, 2015
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How Wearable Technology is Saving Lives
We’ve all heard about the coming boom of wearable technology, though how useful much of it will be to the construction industry is unknown. Integrating wearable tech into site safety procedures however, is already a win.
September 30, 2015
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Earth Day 2015 & the Launch of “Green Machines”
We celebrate Earth Day with the launch of a new blog series which highlights equipment that can help construction contractors reduce their carbon footprint and improve their bottom line.
April 22, 2015
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"Green" is all around us
May 21, 2013
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Tweet your way to sustainability
Twitter feeds for sustainable contractors
August 30, 2012
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Tweet your way to sustainability
Twitter feeds for sustainable contractors
August 30, 2012