ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ hosted a special forum at this year's Convention focused on environmental challenges specific to the construction industry.Ìý ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ recognizes that environmental requirements have become a great and growing responsibility for contractors, delaying if not threatening construction projects and increasing the cost of doing business.Ìý ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ works year-round to provide its members with compliance tools and to advocate for constructive solutions to complex ecological and economic challenges.
To help ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ members identify, analyze, and better manage their environmental risks, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s environmental advisor discussed important regulatory developments that will affect contractors nationwide, including:
- National Stormwater Initiatives Aimed at Restricting Runoff from Construction Sites including new first-time nationwide numeric discharge limits and monitoring requirements
- New and Tougher Air Quality Standards & Implications for Contractors, Diesel Equipment
- California's Off-road Engine Emission Standards (other states can opt-in to California "retrofit mandate")
- Climate Change - New EPA Rules on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- EPA's Plans to Regulate Coal Combustion Waste (fly-ash).