Energy is vitally important to every business, but it is only when an energy-related failure occurs that the operational vulnerabilities of a business become exposed and the need for a secure energy source becomes essential. No business can fully mitigate its business risks without ensuring that there is a secure … Read More
Electrical meters are one of the last items trimmed out in construction, but things can’t be built without electricity. With large-scale construction booming in Seattle, Seattle City Light (SCL) was unable to efficiently capture electrical current usage and bill accordingly as multi-unit skycrapers were taking shape. Power is needed for … Read More
The waste organics industry is changing the way landfill supervisors and transportation managers are operating. With initiatives like the US EPA’s Sustainable Management of Food, the repurpose, reuse, and redistribution of organic material will pose a significant challenge to our industry. How to manage this change from a transportation perspective … Read More
Telematics data can be a powerful tool to make better decisions that positively impact a business. Everything from fuel consumption and operator efficiency to fleet management and jobsite safety can be improved upon and better managed. But for many, the amount of data can be overwhelming — while more data … Read More
Failing culverts pose serious hazards to drivers, businesses, and rail traffic. It is incumbent upon design engineers and owner-managers to ensure structures are sound and reliable. DOT, county, municipal, and railway maintenance and engineering divisions play a critical role in conducting routine inspections and repairs. Many repairs must be accomplished … Read More
Municipal solid waste (MSW)—or more simply, trash or garbage—is part of everyday life. How MSW is handled, processed, and disposed of involves both a need to protect the environment, and an opportunity to take advantage of the resource it represents to benefit society. Our friends at Babcock & Wilcox, provided … Read More
When it comes to clearing a site, wood and vegetative waste often represent significant volumes of materials. Disposing of wood and vegetative waste by landfilling simply does not make economic sense for most site clearing operations. Our friends at Air Burners, Inc. have provided this special report to discuss … Read More
When eroding canal banks started to claim homeowners’ yards, docks, and pools around Oriole Estates, Lauderdale Lakes, Floridia, the community needed to find a solution to fortify a living shoreline behind 43 homes. While living along a canal can be nice, the appeal loses it’s luster when canal banks collapse … Read More
A backing accident happens much more than most trucking companies realize; although current insurance company estimates put the average repair cost at approximately $8,000 per incident, there is a darker and often more tragic cost when the object hit by a backing truck is a person. Five hundred people die … Read More
While modern landfills are well-engineered facilities designed, operated and monitored to ensure compliance with federal regulations, fugitive malodors often persist. Incoming waste haulers and naturally produced landfill gas as well as organic decomposition exposed on the working face combine to release many different gases such as methane, CO2, ammonia, sulfides … Read More
Methane is the second most prevalent greenhouse gas emitted by human activities in the United States. Nearly 20% of those emissions come from landfills. Landfill gas to energy represents an opportunity not just for improving air quality by capturing methane, but also an additional revenue stream that can be in … Read More
Make sure you’re on top of the latest case studies and practices with this FREE Stormwater Special Report, Innovative Green Infrastructure Case Studies for Stormwater. … Read More
The US Department of Energy defines a microgrid as a “group of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources (DER) with clearly defined electrical boundaries that acts as a single controllable entity with respect to the grid, and can connect and disconnect from the grid to enable it to operate in … Read More
For any pumping application—and especially for water and wastewater treatment plants—pumping is one of the largest day-to-day operational expenses. Pumping costs can range from 30 to 50% or more of a plant’s hydro bill. We’ve put together this handy guide to cover “pump efficiency” questions. Download it now! … Read More
We’ve put together a handy guide for questions on “rent vs. lease vs. buy.” It has decision trees offering pros and cons. How to Choose Between Rent vs. Buy. Download it now! … Read More
Managing municipal solid waste is more than landfilling: publicity, education, engineering, long-term planning, and landfill gas waste-to-energy are specialties needed in today’s complex environment. We’ve created a handy infographic featuring 6 tips to improve landfill management and achieve excellence in operations. … Read More
Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) technology is undergoing continual change and improvement as IT managers struggle to cover ever-increasing data demands while working to control mounting energy expenses. This paper serves as a primer on UPS systems, practices, and basic equipment. … Read More
With drought conditions in the west, stressed and degrading water infrastructure, and water utility bills rising across the country, harvesting rainwater is becoming a hot topic. Rainwater harvesting makes sense by utilizing rainwater where it falls, without transporting it via stormwater systems. … Read More
Master everything from OSHA regulations to high-tech safety equipment in this FREE Special Report. … Read More
Few people in the world these days thoroughly understand the federal government’s ever-changing, on-and-off soil erosion control regulations. Consider these contradictions, inconsistencies, and incongruities … Read More
When it comes to energy efficient buildings and building automation, the energy efficiency industry is making full use of everything that 21st century technology can deliver. … Read More
It’s a perfect storm: Your community is required by federal law to pay for stormwater solutions, but budgets are tighter than ever and taxpayers are strapped. How can your municipality afford to maintain an effective stormwater system? … Read More
