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Common Ground Alliance’s 2014 DIRT Report confirms importance of calling 811 before digging

Common Ground Alliance (CGA) announced findings from its comprehensive 2014 Damage Information Reporting Tool (DIRT) Report, which confirmed again the importance of making a free call to 811 to reach a local one call center as the simplest and easiest way to reduce excavation-related damage to underground facilities. According to the report, when an excavator notifies a one call center before digging, damage can be avoided more than 99 percent of the time.

New study finds green construction is major U.S. economic driver

The green building sector of the U.S. construction industry is slated to contribute 2.3 million jobs in 2015, growing to 3.3 million by 2018. This sector is outpacing overall construction growth in the U.S. and will account for more than 2.3 million American jobs this year, according to a new U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) study from Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH).

New Pliotec polymer coating improves adhesion and resistance to hot-tire pickup

The Pliotec Gar130 is an epoxy-modified acrylic copolymer for garage floor or concrete coatings that is suitable for interior or exterior use. Omnova Solutions (NYSE: OMN) introduces Pliotec Gar130 epoxy-modified acrylic copolymer for 1K (one part) garage floor and concrete coatings. The new product demonstrates superior resistance to hot-tire pickup […]