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Construction Equipment Review: Construction Industry Goes Green by cloudreams: 7:18am On Feb 18, 2015
In the turn of the 21st century, the issue on environmental awareness has evolved. The challenge on how to defeat environmental concerns such as climate change, depletion of resources, pollution and many others have hit hard on everyone even on the construction industry. Nowadays, project managers, engineers and people in the industry have thought of ways to incorporate their business into various environmental campaigns.

Buildings put a tremendous strain in the environment, being responsible for a significant share in pollution and other related issues and concerns that may affect our environment. Continuing the advocacy for healthier world poses great challenge to many construction agencies and businesses but it does not hinder their cause. They have built their equipment in response to the demands of Mother Nature. Their environmental friendly designs include:

Cleaner Equipment

Hitachi Construction Machinery introduced the ZW series equipped with clean but powerful engine to comply with Tier 3 and stage III A. Engine emission regulations effective in the U.S. EPA and European Union from 2006. Exhaust gas is partly re-combusted to reduce particulate matter (PM) output and lower nitrogen oxide (NOx) levels.

John Deere's new fixed chamber baler, on the other hand, is a great example of Deere's efforts to progressively lower the environmental impacts of its products. Deigned to reduce its impact on the field and more efficiently use resources, the baler delivers up to 24% better fuel efficiency is significantly faster than previous designs due to rotor feeder design.

Recyclable Machine

With a recycling-oriented society in mind, Isuzu upholds 4R practices throughout product-life cycles, as Isuzu increases recycling rates and reduces our environmental impacts. Recycled materials made from resin bumpers collected from end-of-life vehicles were used for four kinds of interior components including a console box. It became possible to use over 40% of bumpers from end-of-life vehicles by using new technology. Isuzu will be proactively committed to expanding use of some parts made from recycled materials.

For Hitachi, approximately 95 % of the ZW Series can be recycled. The resin parts are marked to facilitate recycling. The machine is completely lead-free. The radiator and oil cooler are made from aluminum and all wires are lead-less. In addition, bio-degradable hydraulic oil is available for jobsites where special environmental care is required.

Quieter Machine

Volvo Equipment also has its own share of low-emission level equipment. Their crawler excavator’s high breakout and crowding force is supported by an advanced hydraulic system that enables smooth, responsive digging and lifting.

Some people think that going green can be costly or difficult venture, especially in the construction industry but somehow, someone proved it to be possible. Construction companies like Axis Capital Group based in Singapore, are striving to pursue its eco-friendly campaigns, introducing only legit equipment and strengthening campaigns against fraud and scam that can further harm resources. Capital construction cities in Asia like Jakarta in Indonesia, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia and Hong Kong continue to research and venture into more possibilities of further merging industrialization and nature.

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Re: Construction Equipment Review: Construction Industry Goes Green by jasonhcope: 8:59am On Mar 12, 2015
The pace of industrialization is fast. With all the construction going on from all over the world, we cannot define how much resources are being put to waste because of this. Good thing people have the sense of take care of Mother Nature as the world continues to be worldly with all these infrastructures and buildings. It helps a lot having these energy-saving or noise reduction machines around.
Re: Construction Equipment Review: Construction Industry Goes Green by nelliholms: 9:25am On Mar 16, 2015
Buildings and infrastructures also has their share in maintaining to safeguard the environment. There are buildings built to make energy of its own or buildings made to house greener projects, all in a campaign to save Mother Nature from total human destruction. Thanks for all the construction companies who make this happen.
Re: Construction Equipment Review: Construction Industry Goes Green by keannaaniston: 9:06am On Mar 17, 2015
There is the so-called green building nowadays which maintains the balance between home-construction and sustainable environment. In any way, these kinds of ideas put into solid materialization, help our world maintain its lushes and green. These construction companies as well have their share of contribution to the environment through these materials. I hope everyone follows their example.
Re: Construction Equipment Review: Construction Industry Goes Green by semihbehar: 7:07am On Mar 19, 2015
A good review at what is currently going on has slapped these people hard. At long last, they have awakened from a long sleep and have become conscious of what they are doing to our environment.
Re: Construction Equipment Review: Construction Industry Goes Green by isabelleazevedo: 3:17am On Mar 20, 2015
There are a lot of complaints going on because despite the fact that these construction companies have thought of a way to minimize their use of energy and whatnot, there are still many of them going against the environment. So much for a good cause.
Re: Construction Equipment Review: Construction Industry Goes Green by ktoby: 1:31pm On Jan 17, 2016
Hi, how much is the baling machine? And is it for PET

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