by creedla | Apr 17, 2016 | City Planners in Los Angeles, Environment, Los Angeles Construction Projects
The earthquake, however, must be to every one a most impressive event: the earth, considered from our earliest childhood as the type of solidity, has oscillated like a thin crust beneath our feet; and in seeing the labored works of man in a moment overthrown, we feel...
by creedla | Mar 23, 2016 | Environment, Environmental News
If there’s one thing the United States (and many other developed nations) have an abundance of, it’s abandoned buildings and infrastructure. A myriad of reasons caused these once valued construction & engineering projects to fall into a state of disuse or...
by creedla | Mar 22, 2016 | Environment, Environmental News, Green Construction
Before anyone says something to their boss that they’ll later regret, it’s not what you think. Called Sick Building Syndrome (SBS), it has become a recognized health condition that results in acute health issues for approximately 25% of all workers in the U.S....
by creedla | Feb 18, 2016 | City Planners in Los Angeles, Enviroment, Environment, Green Construction
Stormwater Management Projects Creedence Clearwater Revival’s immortal song has had its meaning interpreted a number of different ways over the years, but it can be said with great certainty that they weren’t singing about stormwater management projects! Stormwater...
by creedla | Feb 11, 2016 | Environment, Green Construction
We’ve all heard reports about the U.S. adding x-number of jobs in a certain quarter, and many of those new positions are considered “green jobs”. But what constitutes a green job versus a conventional one? A critical component is that green jobs must contribute to a...
by creedla | Feb 4, 2016 | Environment
Methane Gas Capture Systems Today’s landfills are much more than open fields or pits in which a community throws its trash. They are highly regulated, tightly monitored engineering achievements that can help our communities put some of its trash to good use thanks to...