↓
 

The Municipal

The Premier Product & Equipment Magazine for America's Municipalities

  • Home
  • View Issues
  • Products/Resources
    • Cooperative Purchasing
    • Facility Management
    • Fleet
    • Public Safety
    • Public Works
    • Street & Highway
    • Waste & Recycling
  • Featured Articles
    • Front Cover Articles
    • The Municipal Top 10
    • On the Road Again
    • What’s in a Name
  • Press Release
  • Advertise
  • Sign-Up
  • Video Marketplace
  • Trade Show Schedule
Home→Search Results buildings - Page 36 << 1 2 … 34 35 36

Search Results for: "buildings"

Post navigation

Newer posts →

Landfill gas: A green, renewable power source

The Municipal Posted on June 20, 2012 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023
Landfill gas: A green, renewable power source

In 1983, long before “green” energy became a buzzword and the negative effects of greenhouse gases like methane were widely acknowledged, the Monterey Regional Waste Management District had already developed one of the first landfill gas-to-electric energy plants in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Waste & Recycling | Tagged electricity, engine, gas, landfill, power, project

Military man turned mayor makes Indy a ‘livable city’

The Municipal Posted on June 3, 2012 by Marguerite DuffyAugust 2, 2023
Mayor Greg Ballard of Indianapolis was elected the 48th mayor of Indianapolis on Nov. 6, 2007. He was elected to a second term in November 2011.

BY MARGUERITE DUFFY The Municipal Mayor Greg Ballard understands public service and doing the right thing. Before becoming mayor of Indianapolis he spent the majority of his career in the U.S. Marine Corps, retiring as a lieutenant colonel after 23 … Continue reading →

Posted in Leadership | Tagged ballard, city, city’s, indianapolis, mayor, project, service, super bowl

Nation’s first zero-energy, carbon neutral, multifamily community opens its doors

The Municipal Posted on April 18, 2012 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023

The first zero-energy, carbon neutral, multifamily community in the U.S. is now open, demonstrating that cutting-edge environmental building technologies are not only possible, but also scalable for mainstream housing production. Located in Issaquah, Wash., Zhome’s 10 townhomes use zero net … Continue reading →

Posted in Environmental Safety | Tagged building, built, energy, home, materials, percent, water, zhome

Fire call: Interagency cooperation and risk reduction

The Municipal Posted on April 7, 2012 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023
Residential Building Fires

Some of the dangers of firefighting are obvious. But others are invisible until the very last, deadly moment. Training Officer Jerry Knapp of the Rockland County Fire Training Center in Pomona, N.Y., is taking the opportunity of a recent accident … Continue reading →

Posted in Emergency Response | Tagged gas, house, illegally, just, knapp, natural, response, said

CLEARSPAN FABRIC STRUCTURES

The Municipal Posted on March 14, 2012 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023
Clearspan Fabric Structures

ClearSpan Fabric Structures is the industry-leading manufacturer of tension fabric buildings, offering American-made structures with in-house engineering, manufacturing, financing and installation. The structures provide energy-efficient, economical solutions for a variety of applications including waste management, bulk storage, municipal use, wastewater … Continue reading →

Posted in Snapshots | Tagged clearspan, fabric, manufacturing, structures

Trends in municipal architecture

The Municipal Posted on February 5, 2012 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023
expandable police station/city hall/municipal court building

An interview with American Institute of Architects President and CEO Randall Scott Smaller public budgets, sustainable energy concerns and changing tastes in design all affect the look public buildings in the U.S. To find out how they’re changing the buildings … Continue reading →

Posted in The Municipal | Tagged building, buildings, city, council, design, municipal, public, use

Music for – and by – the masses

The Municipal Posted on February 1, 2012 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023
Students and a teacher investigate the Toddler Music Station at A to Z Child Care in American Fork, Utah, last winter.

It’s innately counterintuitive to leave musical instruments outside in all types of weather and then let everyone and their brother come and play with them. Still, the idea of unfettered, recreational access to instruments has crossed over from Europe and … Continue reading →

Posted in Parks & Recreation | Tagged idea, instruments, musical, outdoor, park, sound

Case Study: Paramedics with Chicago Fire Department Enhance Response Times with Segway® PT

The Municipal Posted on December 26, 2011 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023
the ALS Segway Team

In June 2005, former Fire Commissioner Cortez Trotter of the Chicago Fire Department developed a Segway Personal Transporter (PT) emergency response team that provided paramedic support during special events in the city’s downtown and lakefront area. This first responder program … Continue reading →

Posted in Police | Tagged als, chicago, emergency, linse, medical, provide, segway, team

LEDs light up public sector imaginations

The Municipal Posted on December 18, 2011 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023
Stamford, Conn., installed LED streetlights

The increasing versatility of LEDs is plowing inroads to municipal infrastructures the world over. LED stands for light-emitting diode — a semiconductor light process that’s radically different from traditional light processes including incandescence, florescence and sodium vapor. LED lights consume … Continue reading →

Posted in LED, The Municipal | Tagged energy, led, leds, light, lighting, lights, municipal, technology, year

Post navigation

Newer posts →

Our Sponsors

Privacy Policy | Terms of Service

Proud Members of:

↑