Going Green Part I: Contractor Challenges
Contractors Adapt To Green Construction
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Whether by commitment or government decree, our lives today are affected at many levels by concern for the environment along with rules and regulations focusing on everything from preventing global warming to protecting the California coastal habitat of Smith’s Blue
Butterfly.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Quanta Services, (713) 629-7600,
quantaservices.com
NPL Construction Co., (623) 582-1235,
nplcc.com
Northeast Trenchless Association,
northeasttrenchless.com

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Going Green Part II: Equipment
Regulations Drive Changes In
Underground Equipment
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Contractor and utility company crews who construct and maintain the nation’s underground utility infrastructure face increasingly restrictive environmental regulations, many pertaining to the equipment they operate and ways it may be used.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Astec, (800) 527-6020, astecunderground.com
Caterpillar, (309) 675-1000, cat.com
Ditch Witch, (800) 654-6481, ditchwitch.com
John Deere, (309) 748-0114, deere.com
Vermeer, (888) 837-6337, vermeer.com
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Reno Welcomes WESTT No-Dig Conference
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As underground utility work continues to be of main interest in the West Coast states, the Western Society for Trenchless Technology (WESTT) will provide invaluable information and solutions for many of these infrastructure needs during its 3rd Annual Western Regional No-Dig Conference & Exhibition to be held Oct. 1-3, at Harrah’s Reno Casino & Hotel in Reno, NV
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When Disaster Strikes, Utilities Have A Plan
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When natural disasters or other catastrophes strike, the first priority is caring for human victims. But the next most important task is restoring vital utility services. Indeed, rescue efforts and medical care are hampered by lack of communications, power and availability of drinking water and sanitation.

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Electronic Markers Siimplify Construction Of New Underground Gas Lines
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New street and residential construction projects commonly involve conflict between marking newly placed underground gas mains and the surface grading required for landscaping and road building.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Underground utility markers:
3M, (800) 426-8688, 3m.com
Gas utility:
Southwest Gas Corporation, (702) 876-7011, swgas.com

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UCT @ ICUEE
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Underground Construction Technology, producer of the annual UCT Conference, has once again partnered with the bi-annual International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE), to present a targeted educational program concentrating on the underground utilities infrastructure.

For more information on the UCT@ICUEE
Educational Program, visit the UCT website at www.uctonline.com; or contact ICUEE, (866) 236-0442 (toll free) or (414) 272-0943, fax 414-272-1170,
e-mail info@icuee.com or visit the show website at
www.icuee.com.
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