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Safety
US EPA Proposes Dramatic Expansion of Clean Water Act Regulation
Associated Equipment Distributors (AED)
Proposed change to definition of 'navigable waterways' would double the miles of waterway EPA regulates under the authority of the Clean Water Act
Milling
The Importance of the Milling Machine
The description of the equipment and process may not reveal the significant role that the asphalt milling machine plays in road construction, but it is key.
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Infrastructure
USDA Announces Partnership with WoodWorks to Advance the Use of Wood in Buildings
Resiliency
ARTBA Hails Industry Victory As EPA Withdraws "One-Size-Fits-All" Approach on Stormwater Regulations
American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)
Association advocates a flexible approach to permitting for different weather conditions
Resiliency
MIT Research Suggests Stiffer Pavements Could Improve Vehicle Fuel Economy 3%
MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub) says pavement-vehicle interaction plays a role in transportation's environmental and economic costs
Infrastructure
Green Building Initiative Launches Sustainability Assessment Program for Federal Buildings
Program developed to significantly reduce the amount of time and effort required from federal agency personnel to achieve a green building certification
Infrastructure
Sustainable Sites Inititative Certifies First Park in Arizona
The park is located on a 34-acre site in the middle of the Arizona desert where temperatures can reach 100 degrees F.
Infrastructure
What is YOUR sustainability message?
The renovation and expansion at Miron’s corporate office received LEED Gold. Sustainable features of the facility include a cool roof, direct views to the outdoors, daylighting, low-flow plumbing fixtures, and a geothermal heating/cooling system.
Rejuvenators
Keystone Foes Pinning Final Hopes on Green Obama
New State Department report discounted most environmental warnings about the Keystone XL oil pipeline, puts the final decision on the project closer to Obama’s desk
Infrastructure
NAPA Launches Sustainability Commendation for Asphalt Plants
National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA)
The new commendation requires plants to understand, quantify, and control their energy use, emissions, and use of recycled materials, as well as to articulate a corporate sustainability plan.
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Resiliency
American Concrete Pavement Association Awards Five Distinguished Service and Recognition Awards
American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA)
Both individuals and groups were recognized for their service to the concrete pavement industry
Suneel N. Vanikar, P.E., recipient of the aCPA The Harold J. Halm Presidential Award.
Infrastructure
Cracking the Myth of Sustainability in Concrete Construction
CTS Cement Manufacturing Corp.
Ken Vallens, Vice President Product Development/Engineering Sales at CTS Cement talks about concrete sustainability at World of Concrete 2014
Ken Vallens, vice president product development/engineering sales at CTS speaking about concrete sustainability at World of Concrete 2014.
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