This isn’t your father’s farm. Or anyone’s vision of a farm, really, outside of a science fiction novel. This “farm” of indoor plastic growing modules looks like it came off a spaceship. Fork Farms is a small, young, agriculture technology company that manufactures plastic hydroponic […] Read more
Bring natural light further into your building: Your building’s access to natural light isn’t limited to the daylight that comes through the windows. Theresa Lehman, LEED Fellow and Director of Sustainable Services for Miron Construction Co. Inc., tells how a simple horizontal surface called a […] Read more
Miron Construction Co., Inc. was recently awarded two 2017 BUILD Wisconsin Awards from the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Wisconsin. Miron has been awarded 55 BUILD Wisconsin Awards since the program’s inception in 2003. Miron Construction will be honored at the AGC BUILD Wisconsin Awards […] Read more
When is the last time you walked outside? Near trees? Without a phone or electronic device? If you can’t remember, you’re not alone. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the average American spends 93% of their life indoors (87% of this time is spent […] Read more
On June 29, 2017, Miron Construction Co., Inc. hosted a two-day class at its Wausau branch for seven Wisconsin teachers focused on renewable energy education. The class, “Doable Renewables: Renewable Energy Education in the Classroom,” is a graduate-level course for K-12 teachers offered by the […] Read more
By guest blogger: Derek Dosedla, UW-Oshkosh Student March 31st of this year marks the day that the spring UW-Oshkosh sales class took a trip to Miron Construction’s corporate headquarters in Neenah, Wisconsin. I learned quite a few things during our visit. Miron is a big […] Read more
Architecture students at NWTC made good use of some trash and showed off their creations at the Earth Day “Trash to Treasure” competition at Miron Construction. Read more…
Did you know that Wisconsin state law bans most electronics like computers, cell phones and TVs from Wisconsin’s landfills and incinerators? A 2016 DNR survey estimated that Wisconsin households had 4.2 million unused cell phones, 2.1 million unused computers and 1.7 million unused TVs. The […] Read more
Miron’s own Theresa Lehman, director of sustainable services, shares how the public schools of Lake Mills are becoming high-performance centers of learning. The story began a decade ago with the district’s middle school, and continues with the new LEED Platinum Certified Lake Mills Elementary School. […] Read more
The School Board has approved an “outdoor classroom” as part of Miron’s construction of the new Little Prairie Primary School. The plan creates an “outdoor classroom” between Little Prairie Primary and Prairie View Elementary schools, and is an addition to the successful building project referendum […] Read more
