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Why Indoor Air Pollutants Might be Making You Sick

Few, if any people realize that indoor air pollutants might be the reason they immediately seem to catch a case of the sniffles when they get home or arrive at work.

Plastic Age: How it’s reshaping rocks, oceans and life

The ultimate fate of waste plastic is hazy – but we know future geologists will find traces of a fleeting era written in the stones. Welcome to the Plasticene

Hippies gave us wonderful things, but they left an evil legacy too

There’s an incredibly addictive old iPhone game called Doodle God where you effectively invent civilisation from scratch by combining basic elements. So, for example, water plus lava creates steam.

15 tips for effective group work at uni

Everyone will be faced with a group work assignment at some point during university. Check out our tips on how to be effective and succeed.

9 Rainforest Facts Everyone Should Know

Protecting rainforests is a powerful natural climate solution that’s critical to our collective future.

Commercial Buildings, Professionally Engineered, Energy Efficient

Our professionally engineered designs not only meet specific use and local code needs, but they are designed to be energy efficient and are very cost effective to produce and construction.

Yonkers considers nixing professional engineer requirement for housing and buildings leader

Some think removing the engineering requirement from the top buildings job is a step toward lowering the bar, and a question of ethics and safety.

Engineer Business Practices and Issues

We engineers, including doctors, accountants, teachers, and like, are considered professionals by virtue of our a) educational attainment which requires a body

Measures that could promote environmental conservation through ver

Are you environmentally conscious? If yes, then you must be aware of the skyrocketing demand for eco-friendly approaches to curb adverse climate changes.

How to Finance Solid Waste Management

A new report examines for the first time how to apply Results-Based-Financing to the municipal solid waste sector, through eight different pilot project designs that cover a full spectrum of circumstances and challenges.

Can We Reverse-Engineer the Environment?

What Does A Construction Engineer Do?

Construction engineers who are usually professional engineers holding a bachelor’s or postgraduate degree in civil engineering or related field, are

Essential Steps in Waste Management

Essential Steps in Waste Management<br>There is a lot of discussion about the technologies for waste treatment, but that is only one part of the waste treatment system. Planning, monitoring, budgeting and training are also important<br>Healthcare facilities should have a waste management policy and a waste management plan. The policy sets out the overarching priorities, and the plan goes in to more detail about its…

Design-Build Engineers Help Manage Risk and Improve Results with Construction Oversight

In food and beverage manufacturing, designing a new process or piece of equipment can often seem like the most challenging part of a design-build (D/B) project. Innovation, creativity and technical expertise all have to come together in just the right way to make an efficient, functional design.

How to Build a Waste Management Program

When you’re throwing out your facility’s trash, it’s easy to throw money away with it. Waste management is prone to inefficiencies throughout the entire process. Taking the time to set up a smarter waste management program can yield considerable time and money savings quickly.“It comes down to stepping back and setting up the process right,” says Bob Valair, director of energy and environmental services for Staples…

No, you can't make things impossible to reverse-engineer

I keep seeing this Wired article about somebody announcing a trick to make software "nearly impossible" to reverse-engineer. It's hype. The...

How Technology Continues to Improve Waste Management

Companies across the globe are getting creative when it comes to using technology to better manage waste and recycling.

Three Keys to Success Young Engineers Need to Know

Tips for Schools: Recycling and Waste Management Equipment

Schools can reduce waste hauling expense &amp; increase revenues with the right recycling and waste management equipment, such as vertical balers &amp; compactors.

EREF: What Does the Future Hold for Solid Waste Management and Innovation?

In the waste management industry, innovation and credible science are needed to drive change and effectively navigate the issues facing solid waste. The