The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced that nearly 100 building projects across the globe are already using LEED v4, the next version of the LEED green building program, by participating in the LEED v4 beta. The beta project teams are helping USGBC validate and […] Read more
Flambeau River Papers, one of North America’s “greenest” paper mills, completed installation of the new headbox on Paper Machine No. 3. The $2 million plus investment, which controls flow and distribution of fiber, will improve the mill’s current grades while allowing the manufacture of additional […] Read more
Nearly 600 tiny yellow hard hats swarmed a construction site Monday a ground was broken for Lake Mills’ new Prospect Elementary School. Students, teachers and community members attended the celebration to kick off the district’s $18.7 million construction project on the north side of the […] Read more
There’s a special feature at Plexus Corp.’s new $50 million, 473,000-square-foot, high-tech manufacturing plant now under construction in Neenah that many people may not know about or ever see unless you walked inside the facility. In the company’s effort to make the massive building as […] Read more
While the practice of retrofitting buildings with energy-saving technologies isn’t new, data on whether these changes yield real savings hasn’t been available—until now. According to a 2012 study—United States Building Energy Efficiency Retrofits: Market Sizing and Financing Models—a $279 million investment in energy efficiency retrofits […] Read more
Since the Lake Mills Middle School was completed in February of 2010, Lake Mills has been seen by many as one of the leaders in energy efficient school buildings in the U.S. Now, Lake Mills’ stature is going to get even bigger. When the Lake […] Read more
Miron Construction Co., is committed not only to sustainability but also to assisting the communities in which they live, work and play. To give life to those ideals, in honor of Earth Day, they recently hosted a special luncheon for their employees to kick off a Habitat […] Read more
We’ve all heard the reports of drought conditions and water supply shortages throughout the United States. Even areas like the Great Lakes Region, areas that have numerous water sources, are reporting lower water levels. In an effort to preserve potable water resources, many places have […] Read more
If you’re thinking about renovating, expanding, or building new, have you thought about the items that you can salvage and reuse in the new space, or the items that can be recycled? At Miron Construction, one of our goals is to minimize waste. We strive […] Read more
Green building is no passing trend. The major construction companies embrace it and recommend green practices for a multitude of reasons. Sam Statz, director of technical services at Hoffman Planning, Design and Construction, Inc. in Appleton, said “In the past we did this because it […] Read more
