Category: Sustainability
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VMAC and Stealth Power Launch New Electric Powered Air Compressor at WTW
VMAC, a compressed air manufacturer, teamed up with Stealth Power and has launched the VMAC e30, a compact and lightweight battery electric powered 30 CFM rotary screw air compressor. Attendees of NTEA’s Work Truck Week can see it unveiled on Wednesday, March 5th, at 1:45 p.m. (Booth #743). Designed specifically for next-generation electric and hybrid…
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5 Gripping Ways Our Partnership Boosts Academy Support
84 Lumber and The Home Builders Institute (HBI) are joining forces on a new national partnership that will enhance HBI’s BuildStrong Academies, a network of community-based trade schools designed to prepare individuals for successful careers in the residential construction industry. With a shared commitment to workforce development, HBI and 84 Lumber aim to provide critical…
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The Role of Battery-Powered Equipment for Interior Demolition
Battery-powered equipment that operates with zero engine exhaust emissions opens up an entirely new world of interior demolition applications. Jobs that previously relied almost entirely on manual labor, either because of indoor conditions or noise ordinances, can now look to battery-powered equipment to bring efficiencies to the jobsite. As more and more essential jobsite equipment…
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Volvo Adds Hybrid Technology to New-Gen Excavators
Volvo Construction Equipment has announced the addition of hybrid models to its newest generation of excavators. These models ranging from 26 tons to 50 tons include the EC260 Hybrid, EC300 Hybrid, EC370 Hybrid, EC400 Hybrid, and EC500 Hybrid, making them the biggest models in Volvo’s hybrid portfolio. These new models deliver up to 20% better fuel efficiency than the previous series’ conventional models…
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Equipment Rental Raises the Bar on Electric Offerings
For the past few years, electrification of rental equipment has been part of a larger discussion on greener ways of operation to meet stricter emissions regulations, follow environmentally friendly practices, and keep up with an increasing industry demand for such equipment. Companies offering electric equipment rental offerings are noting an uptick in the demand for…
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Working with alternative concrete binders: BSI’s new guidance
Traditional Portland cement, a major ingredient in conventional concrete, plays a huge role in global CO2 emissions. This is because its production requires a lot of energy. In the UK alone, according to the European Ready Mixed Concrete Organisation, about 11.7 million tonnes of Portland cement are used annually. This results in millions of tonnes…
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Why This New Republican Bill Won’t Save The Highway Trust Fund
Discussions about the insolvency of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) have been happening since the early 2000s, and I wrote in 2023 how the booming EV market was going to make matters worse. While several committee hearings were held during the Biden administration, neither the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) nor the Inflation Reduction…
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The Impacts of Trump Ramping Up Fossil Fuel Production
Since the United States inauguration day, Jan. 20, 2025, there has been a lot of uncertainty. The Trump administration has come into office with big ideas and ways that it would like to fix the problems it sees in the country. One of those problems is the climate and fossil fuels — President Trump has declared a…
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Precision pouring: how digital surveillance boosts concrete quality
New digital surveillance technology is proving its worth in improving concrete quality assurance, as well as advancing safety and sustainability, writes Mott MacDonald’s Sudarshan Srinivasan. A wide range of digital technologies such as sensors, data acquisition systems, data analysis and decision-making tools are being implemented in large infrastructure projects. However, there are challenges to be…
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5 Things You Should Know About Renewable Diesel
For construction fleets, vehicles have historically run on diesel. As the world has shifted towards more sustainable and renewable energies, options like hydrogen and electricity have been offered as solutions. The problem is that these solutions tend to entail an uprooting of the fleets you have in order to get the vehicles or engines that…