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Vol. XXXIII • No. 17
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Nor ther n Beltway Wor k Qualifies for Bond Funds…12
The project includes the widening and/or replacement of 10 bridges for a total of 2,120 ft. The longest is the Sabine River Relief Bridge at 780 ft. or 1,560 ft. in both directions; the shortest, at Gum Gully, is 120 ft. Miami Biz Thrives Through DIY A ppr oach…14
Uti lit y Wor k for Ne w KSC Bri dge Be gi ns…26
see STORY page 53
Going Green On the Job Site
Table of Contents ..................4 Attachments Section ....31-35
Best Practices for a Sustainable Construction Operation
Aggregate & Recycling Section ..........................39-47
By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
Truck & Trailer Section..49-53 Auction Section ..............68-69 Business Calendar ..............69 Advertisers Index ................70
Embodied carbon is the sum impact of all greenhouse gas emissions of a material throughout its life. Concrete uses the highest amount of embodied carbon, followed by steel, then ceramics. Replacing concrete with a material such as fly ash can cut down on embodied carbon on a job site.
The coronavirus pandemic has changed a lot about how the construction industry operates these days. It’s driven crew members further apart from one another. It’s also clogged the flow and hiked the prices of construction materials. But, it’s propelled sustainability to a place of higher priority on job sites. The timing couldn’t have been better.
“In the midst of the global pandemic and economic crisis, there was also a notable shift toward reversing decades of damage and a renewed focus on addressing climate change,” said Bob Lester, president and CEO of DuraSeal. He believes it has put builders under a microscope for sustainability practices. They’ll now have to prove to customers and investors that they take the future of our planet into considersee SUSTAINABILITY page 48
