Interesting articles
Industrial Containers: When Empty Drums and Totes Become Someone Else’s Problem
Empty steel drums, IBC totes, fiber barrels and Gaylord boxes pile up fast in any industrial operation. Reconditioning, recycling or proper destruction keeps costs down and regulators happy. Here’s how it actually works in practice, especially in the Mid-Atlantic region....
Industrial Containers: From One Use to Many – The Recycling Side of Things
Factories and warehouses end up with piles of steel drums, plastic IBC totes, fiber barrels, and those big Gaylord boxes after shipments or processes. Instead of dumping them, smart ops recycle or recondition. Here's how it usually works, with a look at services in the Mid-Atlantic that keep things compliant and cut waste....
Hazardous Waste & Spills: What Actually Works When Things Go Sideways
Chemical spills, old contamination, asbestos surprises — stuff that keeps plant managers up at night. From real jobs we've seen (and some we've sweated through), here's how emergency response, waste hauling, cleanup and abatement usually play out in the field....
Holding the Ground: Real-World Erosion Control That Keeps Sites Stable
Heavy rain can wreck a job site in hours—eroding slopes, clogging drains, and triggering fines. After 15+ years helping contractors, builders, and cities fight back with hydroseeding, BMP setups, and solid SWPPP work, here are the approaches we've seen actually hold up under pressure....
Reusing the Reusables: How Industrial Container Recycling Keeps Operations Circular and Cost-Effective
Industrial containers like drums, IBC totes, and fiber barrels don't have to end up in landfills. With 18+ years managing container lifecycles for factories and warehouses, we explore practical reconditioning, pickup, and reuse strategies that extend service life, cut waste, and support responsible handling....
Clearing the Mess: Practical Environmental Management for Safer, Greener Operations
Environmental management can feel overwhelming, but the right strategies turn risks into routine. With 20+ years helping industrial and construction sites stay compliant and sustainable, we share grounded insights on waste handling, hazmat response, and site restoration—complete with lessons from the field....
Editor's choice
Dubai to require 3D printing of 25% of buildings by 2025
When Dubai wants to become the world's "3D printing hub" by 2030 and starts with the construction and construction sector....
Bioclimatic calculation tool SCBcal-01
Bioclimatic calculation tool SCBcal-01. Certification of bioclimatic solutions. Determine the final size of a bioclimatic solution...
The wind-powered skyscraper that turns on itself to generate electricity
Wind turbine-shaped skyscraper project with 3 helical towers that will rotate on themselves to generate electricity thanks to the wind with 360º views...
App to count construction and warehouse material in 5 minutes
Super APP to automatically count quickly with Artificial Intelligence. Counter on mobile to automate inventory counts; material of works, pieces, objects, people, everything you want!...
Sustainable construction. Free course via MOOC
MOOC online training. Free course on sustainable construction from the University of Cantabria. An opportunity to learn for free...
10 Free Courses for Architects and Engineers
Free online training courses for architects and engineers. We also explain some platforms and ideas where we can train for free without spending money....
