Environmental Solutions Series

Contractor Contributions to Protecting and Restoring the Environment

The Construction Writers Association has honored AGC with a 2001 Marketing Communications Award for its year-long environmental awareness campaign. AGC is looking to maintain this award-winning momentum. Among other things, it will continue the "AGC Environmental Solutions" series in CONSTRUCTOR Magazine. The series highlights AGC chapters and members who have:

  • Developed or delivered an environmental training course or workshop;
  • Directed or supervised a construction-related environmental project; or
  • Implemented a program that addresses a local environmental issue.

If you have a success story that you'd like to share, contact Melinda Tomaino Flores at (703) 837-5415 or via e-mail at tomainom@agc.org.

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CONSTRUCTOR ISSUE ARTICLE TITLE
December 2004 AGC Chapters & Contractors Take the "LEED"
November 2004 Big Success for Industry and Air Quality in Texas
March 2004 WORLD'S LARGEST RECYCLING PROJECT: AGC Member RMCI Creating and Selling Six Million Tons of Aggregate
April 2003 AGC AND EPA PARTNER TO HELP YOUR BUSINESS BE GREEN: In Honor of Earth Day 2003, They're Working Together to Construct a Template for Environmental Management Systems, Specific to the Needs of Construction
February 2003 AGC CONTRACTOR STIRS IT UP IN NEBRASKA COMMUNITY AND BRINGS STORM WATER MANAGEMENT HOME: Ron Zeiger Creates His Very Own Flood-Control Farm Pond That Doubles as a Fishing Pond
A SHINING EXAMPLE: Erland Construction Helps the New England EPA Provide a Beacon for All Contractors of Green and Sustainable Buildings
January 2003 THINKING OUTSIDE THE (SAND) BOX: Slowly but Surely, Kurtz Bros. Inc. Is Convincing Owners, Architects, and Engineers That Quality, Cost-Effective Recycled Materials Are the Way to Go
BRYSTAR SCORES A LEED TRIPLE-HITTER: Brystar Inc. Completes Three Pioneering LEED-Certified Buildings for Intergen North America
December 2002 IMITATING MOTHER NATURE: Mashuda's True-to-Nature Stream Reconstruction Allows Fish and Raccoon "End Users" to Coexist Peacefully with a Newly Constructed Highway
November 2002 PITTSBURGH'S GREEN RENAISSANCE: Master Builders Association of Western Pennsylvania Helped Make It Happen
GREEN BUILDING-A GLOBAL ISSUE: Skanska Becomes the First U.S. Firm to Earn ISO 14001 Certification
May 2002 A New Ball Field Scores Big for Green Construction
  THE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES CHECKLIST:10 Reasons Why AGC Leads the Industry in Green Construction
LEEDING US INTO THE FUTURE: JM Olson Corp. Aims Projects at LEED Certification for Green and Sustainable Design
THE GREENEST BUILDING IN AMERICA? Clark Construction Group's Chesapeake Bay Foundation Building Is the Only One in U.S. to Earn Platinum Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
HOFFMAN CORP. ESTABLISHES SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVE BUSINESS PLAN: AGC Member Aims All Projects at Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION: A Short Breadth of Knowledge Can Prolong Your Life
April 2002 AGC'S GREEN CONSTRUCTION BIBLE
March 2002 TEAM OF CLAYCO, EOI, AND CLARK REMEDIATES ABANDONED GLASS PLANT INTO NEW BUSINESS CENTER
February 2002 KUDOS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE: Clark Construction Group Wins Prestigious Executive Branch Award for Environmental Protection Agency Campus in North Carolina

Click here to learn about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' environmental initiatives.

In April 2002, in celebration of Earth Day, CONSTRUCTOR Magazine unveiled the first edition of "AGC's Green Construction Bible." This special 25-page feature -- an industry first -- demonstrates conclusively that AGC contractors are providing the education and skill, the best available technology, and the workforce needed to clean up the environment. Click here to view.