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Sustainability
Transportation Agencies Launch I-LAST Manual
Illinois-Livable and Sustainable Transportation Rating System and Guide manual is modeled after the USGBC's LEED green building certification program and establishes a scoring system for road and transportation construction projects.
Sustainability
President Obama Signs Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Into Law
President Obama Signs Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Into Law
Sustainability
United Rentals Expands Environmental Stewardship with Launch of Major Sustainability Program
United Rental announces launch of Sustainable Growth program
Sustainability
Builders Will Increasingly Take Green Codes to Courts
Builders Will Increasingly Take Green Construction Codes to the Courts
Sustainability
Sustainability on Standby
Will green construction have to wait its turn for the economy to complete its recovery?
Equipment
Duke University Parking Structure Receives LEED Certification
Cast-in-place, post-tensioned concrete parking structure is the first single-use stand-alone LEED Certified parking facility in the United States.
Among its sustainable features, the Research Drive Garage includes two cisterns to collect rainwater, green trellises and walls to help reduce the 'heat island' effect and rain gardens to filter excess stormwater.
Concrete
Greener Roads Ahead
A review of two presentations from the ACI Fall Convention technical session on 'Sustainability of Concrete Pavements'
Alarms about global climate change have generated positive results, including clean air initiatives to reduce global emissions output.
Material Processing & Debris Handling
Recycling Construction Waste Boosts Contractors' Bottom Lines
Contractors share their experience gearing up to recycle wood, asphalt millings, shingles and other waste into reusable products
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Sustainability
New Magazine Helps Contractors Compete for "Green"
Sustainable Construction Magazine Helps Contractors Profit from "Green"
Sustainability
Study Suggests Workers in LEED Buildings are More Productive
Preliminary Study Suggests Workers in LEED Buildings are More Productive
Sustainability
CARB to Amend Rules for Equipment
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) will amend some of the previous environmental rules it had set for diesel fuel burning equipment, off-road equipment, and large spark ignition equipment. The changes to the rules will be a huge benefit to the rental industry.
Business
Why Sustainability is Different Than 'Going Green'
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