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President Obama Seeks Tighter Building Code Standards

Still unknown how stricter residential and commercial building codes would increase construction costs

U.S. EPA Provides $30 Million to Create Research Centers at Three Universities

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Yale University will research the impacts of changes in the use of energy in the power and transportation sectors, such as impacts of expansion of the port of Baltimore following the expansion of the Panama Canal

Earth Day: Green Initiatives Demonstrate State DOT Commitment to Sustainability, Environment

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

Every day is Earth Day for transportation departments working to support the environmental, mobility and economic needs of the communities they serve.

AASHTO Recognizes Earth Day by Releasing A New Video: Transportation Sustainability: Hawaii

How the Construction Industry Can Honor Earth Day

Earth Day 2016 is April 22nd. The industry should strive to make construction more efficient and eco-friendly. How can we make choices that fill our need for infrastructure while keeping a watchful eye on the future and protecting ROI at the same time?

We're sure these contractors weren't thinking about sustainable construction practices when this iconic picture was taken, but this Earth Day is a great time for contractors to start implementing green construction practices into their every day activities.

A New Obama Emissions Play

The Obama administration has begun a quiet push to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions created by transportation projects, a new front in the president’s global fight to limit climate change.

EPA Wants Industry Input on Provisions Impacting Regulated Construction Sites

EPA wants industry input on new stormwater control provisions, procedural requirements, deadline changes, reporting obligations and more

7th Year in Row Aztec CO EPA Certification Best in Industry

Aztec Products Inc.

Aztec celebrates seven straight years as the cleanest 603cc engine in the industry.

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GSA Adopts SITES Rating System for Capital Construction Program

U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)

SITES is designed to define what a sustainable site is and, ultimately, elevate the value of landscapes in the built environment. The rating system provides a metrics based approach to important concepts like ecosystem services and green infrastructure.

Cooper Equipment Joins Atlas Copco Dealer Network

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Company will sell, rent and service Atlas Copco Dynapac pavers as well as soil and asphalt rollers for road construction projects in central Texas.

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Is it Possible to Grow Sustainable Building Insulation?

To help celebrate Earth Day (Friday, April 22nd), we’re investigating sustainable building products this month. While traditional insulation is petroleum-based, a new solution made from mushrooms could be the sustainable solution.

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.

Nearly One-Third of Local Governments Have Adopted Sustainability Plans

The "potential for fiscal savings" is the most-cited motivator for local governments to establish sustainability plans, however more than three quarters of local governments indicated that they had no sustainable building policy in place.

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.

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