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NRMCA Seeks Proposals for 2015 Concrete Sustainability Conference

National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA)

Private Firms & Public Agencies Honored with Transportation Project Environmental Excellence Awards

American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)

Atlas Copco Included in Top 10 of Newsweek’s Sustainability Ranking

Atlas Copco Power Technique

Pickup Trucks & Vans

2015 Ford Transit Delivers Up to 46% Better Fuel Mileage than E-Series Van

Ford Motor Company

Maximum payload up more than 600 lbs. across all sizes of Transit vans vs. comparable E-Series models.

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Volvo Initiative Aims to Promote Sustainability Throughout Entire Construction Industry

Volvo Construction Equipment

The Construction Climate Challenge (CCC) aims to create a dialogue and provide funding for new research and share existing knowledge and resources to help make the construction industry more sustainable

Volvo Construction Equipment is hosting a new initiative working with partners to drive sustainability across the construction industry.

Texas A&M University Students Tour Demolition and Recycling Operation

National Demolition Association

Cherry Companies of Houston, a member of the National Demolition Association (NDA)’s Construction Industry Advisory Council (CIAC), served as host to a group of aspiring demolition and construction industry professionals.

National Demolition Society Cherry Company Student Tour

Fall Protection

More Than 1M Workers Expected to “Stand-Down” for Fall Safety

U.S. Department of Labor

As a part of the Stand-Down this week, a record number of companies and workers around the country are voluntarily stopping work to talk about fall prevention.

Safety

New Report Finds EPA Economic Analysis of Wetlands Rule Deeply Flawed

Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)

'The agency should withdraw its economic analysis and prepare an adequate study of this major change in the implementation of the Clean Water Act'

Effective Thermal Insulation with Wood Foam

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Insulation materials of tomorrow must be both efficient and environmentally friendly. Fraunhofer scientists are developing insulation foam made from wood that could re-place petrochemical plastics in the long term.

Wood Insulation: This wood foamed board is an entirely natural product made from sustainable raw materials.

Concrete Equipment & Products

Air-Shield Air/Vapor Barriers

W. R. Meadows Inc.

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Are You Ready for Tier 4?

Many unanswered questions about the effects of Tier 4 on equipment maintenance, costs and resale value make this tricky to answer.

There are many different technologies available. This Liebherr Tier 4 Final engines use selective catalytic reduction (SCR) only, a technology that makes particulate filters unnecessary.

Stream Restoration Receives Rave Reviews

Erosion control products, including coir logs and jute mesh matting, slow erosion in the existing stream. Silt that used to end up in Lake Norman is visible in the foreground of the photo.

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