Clean Construction USA
Building a Cleaner Future Together
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National Clean Diesel Campaign
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. These pieces of equipment contribute significantly to
local air pollution. For example, a 175-
horsepower bulldozer, which can be
found on countless construction
sites across the country, emits as
much particulate matter (PM) as
500 new cars. By reducing emis-
sions from construction equip-
ment, fleet owners can save fuel
and money and reduce pollution,
while providing a healthier envi-
ronment for their employees
and the public.
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'•'., lean Construction USA is a voluntary program that
% , promotes the reduction of diesel emissions from
>',/' construction equipment and vehicles. The initiative
encourages the use of innovative emission control technolo-
gies and the replacement of older equipment by promoting
retrofit incentives and providing technical assistance.
Through this program, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) is partnering with
the Associated General Contractors of
America and public and private construction
industry organizations to develop incentives
for public and private fleets to reduce pollu-
tion from their equipment and vehicles.
In recent years, EPA has set emission
standards for the engines used most in
construction equipment. The 2007 Heavy-
Duty Highway Engine Rule and the Clean Air
Nonroad Diesel Rule will yield enormous
long-term benefits for public health and
the environment.
Almost 90 million people live in
208 counties that have
violated air quality standards
for the PM2.5 standard.
Construction equipment can
last 25 to 30 years. It can take
many years before older
equipment is replaced with
newer, cleaner equipment.
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lean Construction USA encourages contractors,
owners, and operators of construction equipment
to implement strategies that reduce emissions
from diesel engines, including:
to using advanced fuels,
such as ultra-low sulfur diesel, biodiesel, liquid
petroleum gas, and compressed natural gas.
installing emission reduction tech-
nologies on an engine, such as particulate filters and
oxidation catalysts.
repairing an existing engine to meet its
original standards.
an old engine with a newer,
cleaner model.
an old machine with a
cleaner model.
reducing the amount of idling
time for a machine.
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'••> etrofitting diesel engines is one of the most cost-
:-' effective ways to reduce diesel emissions from
- construction equipment. EPA is making the
retrofit process easier for the construction industry by:
Developing a list of verified retrofit technologies that
contains information on expected emission reduc-
tion benefits and provides information on numerous
innovative emission control technologies that EPA
has approved for use.
Requiring extensive testing and analysis on each
EPA-verified technology.
Verifying new technologies as they come to market,
in partnership with the California Air Resources
Board (ARB).
lllllli Establishing a comprehensive list of idle-control
technologies.
For a list of technologies that have been verified for
nonroad equipment, visit:
••> EPA's Verified Technology List:
www.epa.gov/otaq/retrofit/retroverifiedlist.htm
<•> ARB's Verified Technology List:
www.arb.ca.gov/diesel/verdev/verdev.htm
For available idling controls, visit:
EPA's Idling Control Technology List:
www.epa.gov/otaq/smartway/idlingtechnologies.htm
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Also known as the Big Dig, the tunnel is located in Boston,
Massachusetts, and was administered by the Massachusetts
Turnpike Authority. The work focused on adding 161 lane-miles
of new highway in a 7.5-mile-long corridor. More than 100
excavators, front-end loaders, dump trucks, lifts, bulldozers,
generators, compressors, and cranes—ranging from 50 to 300
horsepower—were retrofit with diesel oxidation catalysts and
low emission diesel fuel. For more information, visit
Located in Southern Connecticut, the program is administered
by the Connecticut Department of Transportation. The project
targeted a 7.2-mile stretch of interstate improvement. All
diesel-powered equipment on site for more than 30 days, or
with a rating of 60 horsepower and above, were included in the
project. As of 2005, 84 vehicles have been retrofit, with an esti-
mated 200 to be included upon completion. Technology used
included diesel oxidation catalysts. For more information, visit
The project, located in Chicago, Illinois, is administered by
the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and the Illinois
Department of Transportation. The project involved the addition
of an express lane in both directions from 31st Street to the
I-57 Interchange. There are 290 pieces of construction equip-
ment that will be fueled with cleaner fuels. For more informa-
tion, visit
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• :•= any states offer funding opportunities to equipment operators for
V / implementing clean diesel strategies, such as replacing older equipment
- *-'• - or engines, purchasing cleaner burning fuel, and retrofitting vehicles with
aftertreatment devices.
In particular, two programs provide funding for owners to acquire engines that are
cleaner than current standards:
Provides grants to private companies and public agencies in California to clean up
their heavy-duty engines through retrofitting, repowering, or replacing older
engines with newer and cleaner ones.
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Improves air quality in Texas through a grant program that funds the incremental
costs associated with new engines, repowers, retrofit technologies, fuels, infra-
structure, and the demonstration of new technologies.
Some states also offer tax incentives to promote the purchase or lease of
alternative-fueled vehicles or to help offset the cost of purchasing cleaner
fuels. For more information, visit:
Funding for diesel retrofits is also available from Congestion Mitigation
and Air Quality (CMAQ) funds administered by the Metropolitan
Planning Organizations throughout the nation. For more information
visit:
The also offers resources for fleet
owners to demonstrate the application of verified pollution-reducing
retrofit technologies in nonroad vehicles and equipment, such as
those used in construction. For more information, visit:
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lean Construction USA is one component of EPA's
I _ a voluntary
*":. ^ initiative designed to reduce the pollution emitted from
diesel engines across the country through the implementa-
tion of varied control strategies and the sustained involve-
ment of national, state, and local partners.
Visit to find detailed
information about the National Clean Diesel Campaign.
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November 2005
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