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:
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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.
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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. |