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Go Green, Make Green: More Efficient Green Rooftop Installation Methods Mean More Profit
Many cities are encouraging the installation of green roofs, an aesthetically appealing, more energy efficient and environmentally friendly alternative to tar, gravel ballast, shingles or tiles. Some green rooftop contractors  have been utilizing new equipment that blows away traditional installation methods, literally.

 

 
Trenchless Structural Spray Helps PennDOT Turn Nightmare Into Dream
The pipes depth was 20 feet below ground, replacing them would mean significant surface disruption through excavation. It would mean digging a 10-foot-by-20-foot trench on each site to allow for required upsizing of the pipes to box culverts. This would have been necessary to bring the circa 1945 pipes up to modern code standards for water conveyance structures.
 
 
A Tale of Two Manholes
Four new manholes were to be part of a newly rehabilitated 72-inch diameter interceptor line. The refurbished interceptor was ready to go online until inspectors discovered that the manhole structures were improperly constructed and cracking due to a design oversight and the extremely high water table in the surrounding area.
 
 
Coatings Save Power Plant Scrubber
When a major Midwest coal-fired power plant began to have areas of corrosion in their Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD) system equipment they knew that they faced a difficult problem: rebuild or repair.

 
 



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This video highlights the Iowa Waste Reduction Center’s Virtual Spray Application technology at work. Designed to efficiently and effectively train coating applicators, the system uses a fully functional HVLP gun, a projector, and a rear-projection screen to replicate the same results that are experienced in the field. For more information contact: Trace Steffen, Sales Manager, Iowa Waste Reduction Center, (319) 610-5805, Trace.steffen@uni.edu.


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