Engineering & Construction
Overview
The engineering and construction industry has helped reduce environmental impact while meeting the growing demand for new infrastructure.
Sustainable best practices include:
- Using eco-friendly materials
- Using green building techniques
- Recycling construction waste
- Responsible sourcing of raw materials
- Sustainable forestry practices to ensure a long-term supply of materials
These practices have minimized environmental impact, including reduced carbon emissions, waste reduction, and minimized water pollution.
St. Mary Magdalene Church
Recreation sports fields and amphitheater created from approximately five acres of previously unusable property due to uneven land terrain
Our Role
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The Beneficial Reuse
St. Mary Magdalene Church utilized 85,000 tons of foundry byproducts instead of mined fill material from the nearest quarry to create a soccer field, baseball field and amphitheater.
Value Created
- The Church was able to avoid costs on 85,000 tons of virgin materials
- The foundry was able to divert 85,000 tons from a landfill with limited capacity
St. Mary Magdalene Church
Recreation sports fields and amphitheater created from approximately five acres of previously unusable property due to uneven land terrain
Our Role
Sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue.
The Beneficial Reuse
St. Mary Magdalene Church utilized 85,000 tons of foundry byproducts instead of mined fill material from the nearest quarry to create a soccer field, baseball field and amphitheater.
Value Created
- The Church was able to avoid costs on 85,000 tons of virgin materials
- The foundry was able to divert 85,000 tons from a landfill with limited capacity
St. Mary Magdalene Church
Recreation sports fields and amphitheater created from approximately five acres of previously unusable property due to uneven land terrain
Our Role
Sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue.
The Beneficial Reuse
St. Mary Magdalene Church utilized 85,000 tons of foundry byproducts instead of mined fill material from the nearest quarry to create a soccer field, baseball field and amphitheater.
Value Created
- The Church was able to avoid costs on 85,000 tons of virgin materials
- The foundry was able to divert 85,000 tons from a landfill with limited capacity
St. Mary Magdalene Church
Recreation sports fields and amphitheater created from approximately five acres of previously unusable property due to uneven land terrain
Our Role
Sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue.
The Beneficial Reuse
St. Mary Magdalene Church utilized 85,000 tons of foundry byproducts instead of mined fill material from the nearest quarry to create a soccer field, baseball field and amphitheater.
Value Created
- The Church was able to avoid costs on 85,000 tons of virgin materials
- The foundry was able to divert 85,000 tons from a landfill with limited capacity
Swan Park
Provided foundry by-products to use as the fill material to construct a sledding and recreational hill development.
- Approximately 40 feet of by-product depth used to create a sledding and recreation hill providing approximately 50 feet of total height.
- Parking expansion and ice skating rink / basketball courts installed alongside the sledding and recreation hill.
- Slopes of 3:1 and 4:1 installed for a variety of levels of speed.
- Native soil including 4 inches of topsoil will be the final cover.
Diverted materials from the landfill for a premier recreation area, enhancing this public park.
St. Mary Magdalene Church
The project involved land leveling and creation of athletic fields.
- The property can now be utilized as a soccer field, baseball field and amphitheater.
- The Church was able to avoid costs on 85,000 tons of virgin materials
- The foundry was able to divert 85,000 tons from a landfill with limited capacity
Faulks Brothers Construction – Sight and Sound Berm
- Created construction drawings and quantity estimates
- Obtained project permitting
- Supervised construction process
- Provided recycled material
- The berm blocked a large construction company’s materials storage yard from the public and reduced noise coming from heavy construction equipment.
- Cost savings compared to virgin materials and landfill fees.
- Diverted 10,000 tons of foundry by-products from being placed in a landfill.
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