United Rentals Releases White Paper on Clean Construction Regulations
September 30 2010 - 5:48PM
Business Wire
United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) today announced the release of
a white paper on clean construction regulations entitled, “Clean
Construction: A Guide for the Construction Industry and Policy
Makers.”
The white paper serves as an essential guide for the
construction industry as it faces new clean construction
regulations, which cover: air quality and health concerns around
diesel emissions; greenhouse gas emissions; direct site impacts to
water quality/habitat; and community disturbance from noise, dust,
and traffic. It profiles eight policies that have already started
to impact the way contractors and equipment owners conduct
business, including California’s Off-Road Diesel Program and
policies in New York, Illinois, and Texas.
The document is also intended as a resource for municipal, city,
and state governments considering diesel emission regulations. It
assesses the strengths and limitations of existing policies and
provides actionable recommendations for policy makers drafting
clean construction legislation in their jurisdictions.
Heidi Rawe, Senior Director of Sustainability, noted that “as
the leader in the equipment rental industry, United Rentals is
committed to providing our customers with the equipment and
expertise needed to meet any sustainability goal or jobsite
requirement in this changing regulatory environment. We value the
opportunity to work with regulators to promote effective
regulations that meet industry needs and incorporate lessons
learned to date.”
As part of United Rentals’ broader commitment to sustainability,
the company is also taking proactive steps to measure, track, and
reduce its own environmental impacts. Examples include a recent
carbon footprint assessment, facility-level energy audits, and
lighting upgrades.
“Clean Construction: A Guide for Contractors and Policy Makers”
is the third in a series of white papers on issues of importance to
the construction and rental industries, their customers, and the
regulatory community. It is available at no charge to the general
public and can be downloaded or printed from the company's website
at www.ur.com.
About United Rentals
United Rentals, Inc. is the largest equipment rental company in
the world, with an integrated network of 554 rental locations in 48
states and 10 Canadian provinces. The company’s approximately 7,400
employees serve construction and industrial customers, utilities,
municipalities, homeowners and others. The company offers for rent
approximately 3,000 classes of equipment with a total original cost
of $3.8 billion. United Rentals is a member of the Standard &
Poor’s MidCap 400 Index and the Russell 2000 Index® and is
headquartered in Greenwich, Conn. Additional information about
United Rentals is available at unitedrentals.com.
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