Publications
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- Low-Cost Ways to Cleaner Construction (PDF) (6 pp, 2.4MB, EPA420-F-08-008, March 2008). Designed primarily for construction company owners, equipment rental companies sand equipment operators, this six page brochure conveys the most cost effective ways to reduce emissions from construction equipment.
- Breathing Clean by Building Green: Clean Diesel Construction , chronicles how retrofit technologies have been used on several notable construction projects to reduce emissions from construction equipment. Told from several perspectives, this video illustrates how organizations can work in partnership to reduce diesel emissions and protect public health. Free DVD copies are available from the National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP) or call 1-800-490-9198. Please use item number 902V07001 for ordering.
- Diesel Engine Retrofits in the Construction Industry: A How To Guide (PDF) prepared by the Massachusetts Department of Environment (56 pp, 2.1MB, January 2008).
- Emission Reduction Incentives for Off-Road Diesel Equipment Used in the Port and Construction Sectors (PDF) (90 pp, 588K) This report describes and assesses incentives programs to reduce emissions from off-road diesel engines used in the construction industry and port sector. The report focuses primarily on grant programs, tax incentives, modified contracting procedures, and non- monetary incentives implemented at the state, regional, and local level.
- Implementation of Retrofit Program for Diesel Equipment during the Construction Phase of the I-95 New Haven Harbor Crossing Improvement Program in Southern Connecticut (DOC) (12 pp, 78K, MS Word reader ). This report describes the procedures the Connecticut Department of Transportation took to implement a diesel retrofit program for the construction phase of the I-95 New Harbor Haven Crossing Improvement Program in Southern Connecticut.
- Western Regional Air Partnership's (WRAP's) Off-Road Diesel Retrofit Guidance . This guidance document provides information on technology options for nonroad equipment and on structuring a retrofit program.
- Fact Sheet: National Clean Diesel Campaign (PDF) (6 pp, 270K, EPA420-F-05-012, November 2005)
- Fact Sheet: Clean Air Nonroad Diesel Rule Summary (PDF) (2 pp, 87K, EPA420-F-04-029, November 2005)
- Fact Sheet: Heavy-Duty Engine & Vehicle Standards and Highway Diesel Fuel Sulfur Control Requirements (PDF) (2 pp, 79K, EPA420-F-05-012, November 2005)
- Clean Construction Brochure (PDF) (8 pp, 1.85MB, EPA420-F-05-032, November 2005)
- Cleaner Diesels: Low Cost Ways to Reduce Emissions from Construction Equipment (PDF) (35 pp, 434K, EPA100-R-07-002, March 2007) This report identifies low cost ways to reduce construction equipment emissions through operating, fuel and equipment strategies. Topics covered in this report include, but are not limited to, idle reduction, engine preventative maintenance, ultra-low sulfur diesel, biodiesel, retrofit technologies and engine repower or upgrades.
- Case Studies of Construction Equipment Diesel Retrofit Projects (PDF) (18 pp, 130K) This Manufacturers of Emissions Control Association (MECA) report discusses more than a dozen construction equipment diesel retrofit projects.