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Written by John Trotti Here we are nearly six years into a recession every bit as intractable as the one endured by our forebears 80 years ago, most of us lacking a clear vision of what the future holds in store. I’ve come to the conclusion that whatever has gotten us to where we are today will continue to sustain us, and that one day soon we will awaken with the sense that the worst is truly behind us…a vision shared by my merry band of New Age seers. As in past years, I rely on the wisdom of such...... continue reading
From: Grading and Excavation Contractor Topics: Business Management, Environment, Regulations
By John Trotti
“I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth.” —President John F. Kennedy, May 25, 1961 before a joint session of Congress Today’s pundits would have you believe that President Kennedy’s challenge to the American public was grandstanding rhetoric to get us to heat up the Cold War, but to me as an eager young Marine aviator sitting in the ready room, the gauntlet our commander i...... continue reading
From: Grading and Excavation Contractor Topics: Business Management, Finance, Regulations
By Daniel C Brown
Every day, workers are injured or killed in trench collapses. “Safety is no accident,” says Dave Adler, who recently retired from the fire service in Illinois, where he was deputy chief of operations and a technical rescue instructor. Adler has seen hundreds of trench collapses and has instructed the New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles County Fire Departments in trench rescue operations. Soil weighs from 100 to 140 pounds per cubic foot. So at 10 feet deep, the soil is pressing vertically with a for...... continue reading
From: Grading and Excavation Contractor Topics: Regulations, Safety, Trenching
By Scott Ellenbecker
New York Concrete was hired by Skanska USA for 45,000 yards of bulk rock excavation on the future site of the City University of New York’s Advanced Science Research Center. When complete, the center will occupy 400,000 square feet between two buildings that share a common basement. The complex is a $550 million project with an additional $50 million of infrastructure development in the area. The glass-curtained building will be a shining jewel in the heart of Harlem. Frank Forte, Skanska’s project supe...... continue reading
From: Grading and Excavation Contractor Topics: Environment, Excavating, Regulations
By John Trotti
It’s possible with all the stuff pouring out of Washington DC these days—most of which you may logically conclude represent punishment for your sins in a past lifetime-- you could have missed the release of EPA’s long-awaited Effluent Guidelines for Discharges from the Construction and Development Industry on November 23, 2009. You can find links to both a brief EPA fact sheet and to the entire rule . So as not to short you on your spare time reading urges, the EPA released several supporting documents,...... continue reading
From: Grading and Excavation Contractor Topics: Environment, Regulations, Regulatory
By John Trotti
One of the problems in coming to grips with the GHG situation has been the confusion not only in the interpretation of climate data by various experts but, often, in the data themselves. Lulled by such uncertainties, many have adopted a “wait-and-see” attitude, thinking perhaps that this, too, will go the way of most doomsday pronouncements. But forget that. The carbon train has left the station, and already we’re hearing the rumblings of increased regulatory activity and the promise of expensive mitiga...... continue reading
From: Grading and Excavation Contractor Topics: Air Quality, Carbon Credits, Environment, Regulations
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