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How one public works department developed a spec using recycled aggregate that includes toilets
The Public Works Department of the city of Bellingham, Wash., completed a street project that included 400 old toilets incorporated into concrete.
June 7, 2012
Roadbuilding
How one public works department developed a spec to use recycled aggregate which allows for construction waste — including toilets
Recycling has reached a new level for the transportation construction industry.  The Public Works Department of the city of Bellingham, Wash., pushed the limits of recycled materials use with a street project that included 400 old toilets incorporated into concrete. The Public Works Department developed a specification using recycled aggregate, which allows for the […]
June 7, 2012
Roadbuilding
Greenroads: Version 1.0 of rating system for roadway design, construction released
The University of Washington and CH2M Hill have jointly released a sustainability performance metric, or “rating system,” for roadway design and construction. The Greenroads system was unveiled at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) meeting last month in Washington, D.C.,and  on Jan. 19, the Version 1.0 Rating System (80-page synopsis) was made publicly available.  (For the […]
February 18, 2010
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