Special Webinar Tomorrow

Monday, November 12, 2012 by Marketing Department
WebinarTomorrow on Tuesday, November 13th at 10:00 a.m. August Mack will host a special webinar titled "Boiler MACT for Area Sources – An EPA Audit Away From Non-Compliance." In order to attend, please register now.

Do you have a boiler? If so, are you aware of the new boiler permitting requirements? The recently issued area source boiler MACT affects facilities that would not normally be considered prime candidates for air permitting. The majority of area source boilers are located at commercial and...
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Boiler MACT for Area Sources – An EPA Audit Away From Non-Compliance

Monday, September 17, 2012 by Marketing Department
WebinarOn Tuesday, November 13th at 10:00 a.m. August Mack will host a special webinar titled "Boiler MACT for Area Sources – An EPA Audit Away From Non-Compliance." In order to attend, please register now.

Do you have a boiler? If so, are you aware of the new boiler permitting requirements? The recently issued area source boiler MACT affects facilities that would not normally be considered prime candidates for air permitting. The majority of area source boilers are located at commercial and...
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Guidelines to Developing an Effective Health & Safety Training Program

Tuesday, November 22, 2011 by Marketing Department

Taken from our newsletter file:

All employers are required to instruct workers on health and safety (H&S) regulations and the hazards each employee may face while on the job. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has promulgated H&S standards that have an effect on employers and their employees within the United States.

Employers are required to have a comprehensive safety program that includes site-specific safety information, if the program is applicable to the workplace....

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Hazardous Materials Management: A Primer

Friday, November 4, 2011 by Marketing Department

A reprint of one of our popular articles:

Hazardous material regulations are often found to be confusing and dense, and in our experience people often are not even clear on the delineation between a hazardous material and a hazardous waste. In response to the frequent questions we receive on this topic we have prepared a brief primer on hazardous materials management.

First, a few key words need to be defined:

  • Solid Waste - any discarded material that is (1) abandoned, (2) recycled, burned to...
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Increasing Awareness Causes Improvement

Thursday, October 21, 2010 by Tom Anderson

Whenever you want to improve in a specific area or program, just the process of increasing awareness with the stakeholders will yield improvements. If you want to improve your Environmental Compliance Programs, letting the personnel who have the greatest impact know about all the issues will help facilitate improvement. Tracking results and communicating this information will also help your mission.

If you want to minimize energy usage, post information that describes how the personnel in your...

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What Are the Benefits of an Energy Audit?

Friday, July 23, 2010 by August Mack News & Highlights

While there are numerous benefits energy audits, energy audits allow your company to:

  • Identify your greatest opportunities for savings
  • Gain a consciousness of the impact of energy usage on profitability
  • Develop a baseline to identify the impact of changes in operations on energy consumption
  • Develop an energy conservation and usage reduction strategy as part of your Sustainable Development Plan
For more information on energy audits, click here to read an article written by one of the triple bottom... Read More »

What is an Energy Audit?

Friday, July 16, 2010 by August Mack News & Highlights

With the rising cost of energy and concerns about the effects of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on the climate, energy audits are becoming an increasingly important tool for sustainability-minded businesses. Energy audits can range from a simple facility walk through and review of electricity bills to a comprehensive review of energy consumption by individual pieces of equipment, processes and load variations by day and by season. The nature and complexity of the energy audit will also differ...

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The Five Step Process of eCAP: Compliance Review and Planning

Wednesday, June 23, 2010 by August Mack News & Highlights

As discussed in an earlier post, eCAP® has a five-step process that one of our environmental compliance specialists utilize to implement eCAP® at any facility. The second step in this process is compliance review and planning.

During the environmental, health and safety compliance review and planning process, the eCAP® account team will meet with your management team to review your current compliance status and make plans for the year ahead. We evaluate a wide range of variables, including...

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Renewable Energy Credits Going Out of Style

Monday, April 12, 2010 by Sustainable Solutions Team
One of the leading purchasers of renewable energy credits in U.S. is scaling back the practice. Instead of purchasing renewable energy PepsiCo has decided instead to invest the money into on-site renewable energy projects.

Technology has changed, incentives are developing and it is making more sense for companies to invest in on-site renewable energy projects. Companies are taking advantage of solar and wind to capture the once "unused" energy source. They are investing in windmills or installing...
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Sustainability

Thursday, March 25, 2010 by August Mack News & Highlights

Recognizing the ever-increasing importance of sustainability and "green" initiatives in business today, August Mack is leading the way in developing and implementing successful sustainability programs for a number of clients in various industries. Additionally, we have taken a look at our own business model and implemented a sustainability plan aimed at further reducing our own impact on the world. As a testament to our sustainability efforts, we have successfully reduced our carbon footprint...

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Sporting Venues Struggle to Go "Green"

Monday, March 15, 2010 by Sustainable Solutions Team
New sporting venues are generally being built to some level "greenness". For example some of the nine host cities for South Africa's first World Cup have built new stadiums that feature natural ventilation, rain water capture and energy efficiency, however they are struggling to find ways to offset the amount of carbon emissions that will be generated by the actual tournament.

There are many steps to hosting a sporting event and even more hurdles to jump if you are attempting to run a...
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In Detroit Cars Are Not The Only Thing Trying To Be Efficient

Monday, March 8, 2010 by Sustainable Solutions Team
In Detroit, we are used to cars working on their efficiency - now Ford is working on its facilities. One of Ford Motor Company's latest energy efficiency projects is the retrofit of its lighting systems at its Detroit campus facilities. They will retrofit or replace more than 50,000 light fixtures and add a lighting control system for maximum efficiency. Ford will be using the energy savings to pay for the upgrade over five years.

Many companies are conducting energy audits as a way to...
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Don't Just Green Your Operations - Green Your Web site too!

Monday, March 1, 2010 by Sustainable Solutions Team
After all the energy audits and establishing sustainable business strategies don't forget to include your Web site. Corporate sustainability managers are looking to use the company Web site to communicate and engage with key stakeholders. As part of this process eight key attributes have emerged for effective stakeholder reporting and engagement via the website.
  • Access
  • Navigation
  • Clarity and relevance of graphics
  • Timeliness
  • Completeness
  • Performance statistics
  • Engagement
  • Assurance
Many Web sites succeed...
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The Importance of Awareness

Thursday, February 25, 2010 by Tom Anderson

Whenever you want to improve in a specific area or program, just the process of increasing awareness with the stakeholders will yield improvements. If you want to improve your Environmental Compliance Programs, letting the personnel who have the greatest impact know about all the issues will help facilitate improvement. Tracking results and communicating this information will also help your mission.

If you want to minimize energy usage, post information that describes how the personnel in your...

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Energy Efficiency Coming to a Automotive Dealer Near You

Monday, February 22, 2010 by Sustainable Solutions Team
At the 2010 National Automobile Dealer Association Convention, Ford announced a voluntary sustainability initiative for their Ford and Lincoln Mercury dealers. Ford is appealing to them to reduce emissions and improve energy efficiency at their facilities. Ford plans to test for best practices at three dealerships in diverse climates, as part of what they are calling the "Go Green" dealer sustainable initiative.

Dealers will use energy audits and sustainable business practices to drive down...
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Want to Follow this Blog? Here's How!

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 by Tom Anderson

Do you want to follow this blog? See instructions below:

Click on the  icon in order to receive August Mack Environmental blog updates through the RSS Feed!

By receiving RSS updates, you can learn about: 

  • Environmental Compliance Auditing
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  • Phase One Site Assessments
  • Sustainable Business Strategies
  • Energy Audits
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Sustainability and the Foodservice Industry

Friday, January 8, 2010 by Sustainable Solutions Team
In a recent report developed by the International Facilities Management Association and Aramark, it states water efficiency, green building materials and efficient HVAC systems play a role in the sustainability in the food service supply chain. Local purchasing and and sustainable food purchasing was also mentioned.

Food preparation is the leading source of energy consumption in the Industry at 35 percent. That is followed by HVAC at 28 percent, sanitation at 18 percent, lighting at 13 percent...
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Go Green with an Energy Audit

Tuesday, December 22, 2009 by Tom Anderson
Do you have an overall environmental compliance plan? This should include components of becoming sustainable. Some things you do to "go green" cost you more money. Buying a more environmentally-friendly product sometimes may be more costly than sticking with the less environmentally-friendly product. Given the tough economic times, this  can become a hard decision to make. Since organizations need to be good stewards of their money as well as the environment, the cost of "going green" sometimes...
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Insurance Companies Keeping Pace with the Green Building Trend

Monday, December 14, 2009 by Sustainable Solutions Team
Some insurance companies are offering discounts for energy efficient and sustainable buildings. Structures that conform to green building standards tend to have a lower energy load from energy efficient lighting, which reduces the risk of fire. More durable, energy efficient windows also stand up better during storms. Insurance companies are taking these factors into account not only for residential buildings but also office complexes, factories and other commercial buildings.

Liberty Mutual...
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Pennsylvania Environmental Compliance

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 by Tom Anderson
August Mack's southeastern Pennsylvania office quite often performs work in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and many other states. If you are looking for assistance with any of the following, call me at 317.916.3105 and ask about our Pennsylvania office:
  • Environmental Compliance Requirements
  • Phase One Environmental Site Assessments
  • Energy Audits
  • Environmental Compliance Auditing
Speaking of environmental compliance audits, we just completed work at a facility in northern Virginia.