Restoration Environmental Contractors, which specializes as a LEED green specialty contractor, is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
Don Bremner president and CEO of the company, said, " We have had great success; REC achieved 94.7 percent LEED certification, at the Regent Park, the Toronto Revitalization environmental remediation and demolition project, by enforcing the three R's: reduce, re-use, recycle, and we had great results of over 75 percent success rate at the Queen's University Jock Harty Demolition project with PCL Constructors in Kingston. "
Since 1989, Restoration Consultants and Restoration Environmental Contractors has completed more than 9,000 environmental remediation and demolition projects throughout Canada, specializing in LEED demolition and environmental remediation projects. REC specializes in environmental remediation, asbestos removal, lead abatement, mold remediation, industrial plant cleaning, decommissioning closures, site remediation and disaster recovery in the industrial, commercial, government, and institutional sectors.
Restoration Environmental Contractors - REC Demolition - REC Disaster Recovery services include:
-Environmental Abatement and Remediation Contractors
-Demolition; Deconstruction, Asset Recovery, Equipment Dismantling
-Hazardous Materials Removal; Asbestos, Mould, PCBs, Lead
-Plant Closures: Industrial Plant Decommissioning/Cleaning of Heavy Metals
-Disaster Recovery: Fire, Sewage Backup, Flood, Water, Wind Damage Restoration
-Emergency Response Service - Bonded/Police approved Staff for Security
The Carpet America Recovery Effort has released figures showing a reduction in the recycling and diversion of post-consumer carpet last year, compared to the prior year. The annual report, released during the association’s annual conference, showed that 243.4 million pounds of post-consumer carpet were recycled and 292.4 million pounds were diverted from landfills in 2008. These figures represent an 11.4 percent decrease in recycling and a .8 percent decrease in diversion compared to 2007.
However, according to CARE Board Chairman Frank Hurd, the amount of decrease was less than expected by the group, especially in light of profoundly negative business results reported by other industries in 2008, and given the tough economic environment currently faced by U.S. businesses. "To put this in perspective," Hurd said, "businesses suffered unprecedented downturns in 2008. While we would all have preferred an increase in diversion and recycling, CARE members should be proud of all that they have accomplished this year."
In a clearly positive development, new data collected for the first time in CARE's 2008 Member Survey shows carpet collectors report 1,100 employees involved directly in carpet recycling, which translates into an additional 2,200 indirect jobs created in local communities. "This level of employment contributes significant dollars for local and state economies where these jobs are located," said CARE executive director Georgina Sikorski.