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Infographic: How LEED is Changing the Face of US Construction

Lance Surety Bond Associates, Inc

New infographic shows 71% of US construction projects valued at $50 million or more have LEED specifications; 676 million sq. ft. of real estate became LEED certified in 2014

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Concrete Equipment & Products

Gomaco C-450 Helps Contractor Work Lean on NY Interstate Concrete Overlay

Gomaco's C-450 automation features allowed D.A. Collins Construction Co. to complete a 350,000-sq.-ft. concrete overlay with one less crew member

The C-450’s undercarriage is equipped with a 36-in. lowering kit, dual augers, 5-ft.-long externally-vibrating double cylinders and double float pans with a double burlap drag.

Cummins Announces New Environmental Sustainability Goals

Company pledges to reach an annual reduction of 3.5 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2020

McNeilus Launches CNG Inspection Program for CNG-Powered Fleets

McNeilus Companies, Inc.

New national program, designed to enhance the safety and integrity of natural gas powered vehicle fleets, is available through McNeilus service centers.

NGEN CNG Systems and Services by McNeilus has introduced a comprehensive inspection services program designed to enhance the safety and integrity of CNG-powered vehicle fleets.

Paving Contractor Earns $605,000 in Smooth Pavement Bonuses, Finishes Project One Year Ahead of Schedule

Material Transfer Vehicle helps Knife River finish a two-year interstate repaving project in one construction season and achieve International Roughness Index scores of 29, which was 26 points below that highest acceptable level for the project

The Montana I-90 rehab project required a total of 165,000 tons of HMA with approximately one-third of that being RAP. Knife River placed three lifts. The bottom lift was three-tenths thick and the top two layers were each 15-hundredths.

Minimizing Environmental Impacts of Sealcoating

USGBC Releases New Rating System for Sustainable Power Systems

U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)

PEER, or Performance Excellence in Electricity Renewal, evaluates power generation, transmission and distribution systems through the lens of the customer, focusing on efficiency, quality, reliability, resiliency and the environment.

Construction Planned for First Offshore Wind Farm in US

Block Island project is just one of several offshore wind farm projects in the works along the Eastern seaboard

Heavy Trucks: Class 7 & 8

42 Kenworth T880s Deliver Loads of Benefits for Blue Max Trucking

Blue Max Trucking's addition of 42 heavy-haul vocational trucks in 2014 has resulted in greater fuel efficiency, customer satisfaction and operator productivity.

Of the 42 new T880s purchased, 38 were equipped with dump bodies and 380-hp PACCAR MX-13 engines driven through Allison 4500 RDS six-speed automatic transmissions, and four were tractors with 455-hp PACCAR MX-13 engines and 10-speed Eaton UltraShift Plus transmissions.

Deutz Announces EU Stage V Emission-compliant Engine Technology

Deutz Corporation

2.9- to 7.8-litre cubic capacity engine range will meet EU Stage V emissions standards well in advance of January 2019 deadline

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Three NC Solar Facility Construction Projects to Employ 900 Construction Workers

The Warsaw Solar Facility is the largest under construction in North Carolina

Located on Penny Branch Road in Warsaw, Duplin County, the 65-megawatt solar facility will cover 500 acres and have about 850,000 solar panels. It is the largest solar facility under construction in North Carolina.

Cummins Highlights Tier 4 Engines, Component Technology at Intermat 2015

Focusing on "Technology That Transforms," the company showcases next-generation component innovations alongside its Tier 4 lineup.

At Intermat, Cummins is featuring its 49- to 675-hp engine range compliant with Tier 4 Final/Stage IV regulations.

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