Sustainability
Focused on the natural and built environment, MACTEC provides clients
cost-effective, sustainable solutions that improve business without jeopardizing
future generations. MACTEC sustainable solutions leverage our experience in six
key resource areas:
From planning and design through implementation and verification, MACTEC provides
bottom-line benefits to all concerned:
Environmental: minimize impact to the environment
Economical: improve long-term profitability and achieve greater efficiency
Societal: meet the needs of the client and the public in today’s energy-
and carbon-constrained world
Air: improving the air we breathe
MACTEC recognizes the impact of man’s activities on our climate and the air we
breathe, and has brought innovation to air-quality improvement for more than
three decades. Our methods apply science and technology to achieve balance
between improvements gained and costs expended.
MACTEC expertise:
- Ambient Air Quality Monitoring
- Air
Pollutant Transport Modeling
- Greenhouse Gas Management
- Indoor Air Quality
Assessment
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Water: ensuring the availability of clean water for today and tomorrow
Today
there is improved understanding of how daily activities adversely impact water
quantity and quality. MACTEC takes a holistic approach to water management,
recognizing interconnections and dependencies among all water sources. We
address engineering, public policy, and economic aspects of water management to
ensure safe, reliable supply of this precious resource for future generations.
MACTEC expertise:
- Stormwater / Watershed Management Programs
- Water Usage Studies – Conservation, Minimization, Reuse
- Drought and Low-flow Management Strategies
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Land: planning with a long-term view
MACTEC embraces thoughtful use of land resources, balancing economics of growth
with environmental impact. Believing development need not occur at the expense
of sustainability, MACTEC designs for “smart growth”. As a leader in land reuse
and a developer of award-winning brownfield projects, we embody the philosophy
that beneficial land use can evolve over time.
MACTEC expertise:
- Low-Impact Development
- Brownfield
Redevelopment
- Development of Smart Growth Policies and Regulations
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Energy: achieving reliability, security, and economy in energy use
Energy is critical for economic health, national security, and quality of life.
Since energy is expended when converted and when transmitted, sustainable energy
management seeks to optimize energy spent during conversion and transmission.
MACTEC experience with alternative technologies, fuel sources, and distributed
generation has resulted in reduced energy usage and lowered client costs.
MACTEC expertise:
- Energy Management Strategies – Energy Minimization, Efficiency and Recovery
- Distributed Generation Alternatives
- Renewable Energy and Alternative Energy
Sources
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Materials: minimizing the impact of waste through life cycle management
MACTEC concentrates on ways to minimize waste through reclamation and reuse
opportunities. This reduces environmental impact of raw material extraction and
used material disposal. Our experience in materials testing and life cycle
management empower us to identify methods for extending the value of a material
through waste minimization, recycling, or re-purposing.
MACTEC expertise:
- Waste
Minimization Studies
- Material Research / Testing for Reuse
- Material Life Cycle
Management
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Ecosystem: restoring the health of critical habitats
Ecological systems are a balance of interactions that are sometimes disturbed by
human activity. MACTEC is mindful of the benefits of a healthy ecosystem;
improved water quality, land stability, wildlife diversity and recreational
opportunity. We have a long, successful project history of protecting and
restoring sensitive natural habitats.
MACTEC expertise:
- Stream Restoration / Wetland
Restoration
- Habitat Studies / Management Programs
- Ecological Risk Assessment