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By Carol Brzozowski Whether during construction or post-construction, erosion control contractors are turning to the latest technologies to help site clients manage erosion and stormwater in a way that is cost effective yet comprehensive enough to meet regulatory requirements. An 85-acre athletic field complex being constructed at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA, calls for careful erosion control methods. Site runoff flows into a local stream, and the site is in the Chesapeake Bay watershed...... continue reading
From: Grading and Excavation Contractor Topics: Cleanup, Environment, Erosion Control
By Ed Ritchie The growing demand for recycled building materials is developing into an exciting and profitable market for building, construction, and landscape contractors. According to one industry study from the Freedonia Group, the global market for construction aggregates is expected to increase 5.2% annually through 2015. Global consumption of asphalt is also on the rise, and forecasted to advance 4.1% annually to 2015. The demand for landscaping products is projected to increase 7.6% per yea...... continue reading
From: Grading and Excavation Contractor Topics: C&D, Cleanup, Grinders
By Carol Brzozowski
While many jurisdictions require recycling of the C&D materials—as well as imparting restrictions on burning it—instead of shipping the materials offsite to be reduced to mulch, aggregate, or fill for someone else’s use, some companies are processing it onsite for onsite use. Trendsetter Construction is a Gladewater, TX–based construction company that started out building house pads and, in the early 1990s, began to expand into oil field work. The company also constructs athletic fields. Client site...... continue reading
From: Grading and Excavation Contractor Topics: Cleanup, Construction and Demolition, Grinders
By Greg Northcutt
If you’re like most grading and excavating contractors, moving dirt is the easy part of your job. Keeping that dirt from leaving your site in the form of mud stuck to the tires of trucks and or as dust blowing in the wind can be a whole lot harder. Containing dirt, mud, and dust on a construction site isn’t just a good idea. It’s also the law. The US Environmental Protection Agency’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) rules require the project owner or contractor to protect air and ...... continue reading
From: Grading and Excavation Contractor Topics: Cleanup, Environment, Wheel Wash