AGC, EPA Issue Study On Reducing Construction Equipment Emissions
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AGC collaborated with EPA’s Sector Strategies Program and the Office of Transportation
and Air Quality to document the costs and benefits of the strategies and
discuss practical implementation issues. The findings suggest that operating
practices such as reduced idling, improved preventive maintenance and operator
training will produce both business and environmental benefits.
“AGC
recognizes that major engine overhauls and repowers are extremely expensive,
and some companies are better positioned than others to make such an
investment,” said AGC CEO Stephen E. Sandherr. “This
report offers all contractors, and particularly the small businesses that
dominate the industry, bottom-line information on affordable ways to bring
about positive environmental results.”