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Caterpillar Visitors Center — Sustainable Inside and Out

The newly built Caterpillar Visitors Center (CVC), located in downtown Peoria, Ill., showcases design and engineering features that center around environmental responsibility. Completed in October of last year, the almost 50,000-square-foot facility spotlights the Caterpillar corporate culture of...
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Let There Be Light

Light towers are a key piece of equipment on construction jobsites to keep an area safely lit while working at night or in a dark indoor area. But not all light towers are the same. There are...

Article • February 12th, 2013
The Sustainable Solar Roof Installer - Best Practices Make Perfect

Solar energy systems are quickly becoming a value-added opportunity for the construction industry. Implementing solar systems is attractive for building owners as it allows them to lock in their...

Article • February 12th, 2013
Contractor's Role During Construction Closeout

In any sustainable construction job, the project team is focused on the final stage of the project – construction closeout – long before the building is completed. This fourth, and final...

Article • February 6th, 2013
Power of the Sun

When completed, the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (ISEGS) in California’s Mojave Desert will look striking and reduce carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions by more than 400,000 tons per...

Article • February 6th, 2013

Go ‘green’ to avoid the red

Sustainability has been a buzzword in the construction industry for years. We are now seeing a significant increase in new, and existing, construction projects pursuing higher levels of...

Article • February 21st, 2013

Contractor's Role During Construction Closeout

In any sustainable construction job, the project team is focused on the final stage of the project – construction closeout – long before the building is completed. This fourth, and final...

Article • February 6th, 2013

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