Native plantings are a great sustainable choice for landscape projects. Here, Miron Construction takes a quick look at the benefits and provides resources for those interested in learning more about what plants are native to their areas.
Chicago Illinois - Plant a Rain Garden in your Yard - Help Protect Our Water Resources, & Beautify Your Yard & Neighborhood
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Free School Gardening Art Posters =
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
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When you own a home, your yard is a source of pride. However, a pristine lawn comes at a cost. Not only does a homeowner have to spend countless hours and dollars ensuring the grass stays lush and green, lawns consume a startling amount of water and have a generally negative impact on the ecosystem around it.
Chicago Illinois - Plant a Rain Garden in your Yard - Help Protect Our Water Resources, & Beautify Your Yard & Neighborhood
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214 ~
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
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Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110 ~
When you own a home, your yard is a source of pride. However, a pristine lawn comes at a cost. Not only does a homeowner have to spend countless hours and dollars ensuring the grass stays lush and green, lawns consume a startling amount of water and have a generally negative impact on the ecosystem around it.
Summer Tree Care-Urban Forestry InformationFairfax County
Summer Tree Care Urban Forestry Information 2013
Urban Forest Management
Division (UFMD)
Department of Public Works and Environmental Services
Fairfax County, Virginia
Summer 2013
Presentation on best gardener practices for water quality and watershed health. Presented to OSU Master Gardeners in Lincoln, Tillamook and Clatsop counties, winter, 2010.
Tennessee Rain Garden Manual
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214 ~
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
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Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110 ~
Summer Tree Care-Urban Forestry InformationFairfax County
Summer Tree Care Urban Forestry Information 2013
Urban Forest Management
Division (UFMD)
Department of Public Works and Environmental Services
Fairfax County, Virginia
Summer 2013
Presentation on best gardener practices for water quality and watershed health. Presented to OSU Master Gardeners in Lincoln, Tillamook and Clatsop counties, winter, 2010.
Tennessee Rain Garden Manual
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For more information, Please see websites below:
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214 ~
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
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Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110 ~
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Why Trees?
Tree’mendous Organizations
Tools & Supplies
Soil, Mulch & Compost
Water
Mulch
Tree Guards
Tree Bed Gardening
Rain Gardens
Major Pests
Things to Avoid
Tree Care Calendar
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Charles River Watershed Assoc, Massachusetts - Rain Garden Fact Sheet
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
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Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110 ~
The vision behind Menasha Corporation's 102,131 SF new global headquarters was to create a long-term master plan that reflects the integration of Menasha's business units into "One Menasha." Learn more about how Miron Construction and Eppstein Uhen Architects brought this vision to life in a new space that showcases Menasha's innovative spirit and commitment to community and sustainability.
An overview of Authors of Change, a tool used by Miron Construction to empower Owners and end users to initiate changes in their new work environments.
Meaured: Rapid Access Prototyping | Miron ConstructionMiron Construction
An overview of rapid access prototyping, a tool used by Miron Construction that allows Owners and end users to interact with life-sized models of a proposed space and make changes to the design and layout in real-time.
The Role of Evidence-Based Design | Miron ConstructionMiron Construction
In this overview of evidence-based design in healthcare, Miron Construction takes a look at how the physical environment, along with other factors such as cultural and social, can impact the patient and practitioner experience in giving and receiving care.
Hillcrest Primary School LEED Project Profile | Miron ConstructionMiron Construction
More and more we are seeing school districts take an interest in integrating sustainable design and construction into their school construction projects. When Shawano School District decided to build a new primary school in Shawano, WI, the team implemented a number of sustainable strategies that earned the project Gold LEED certification.
LEED certification is becoming a necessary element in real estate development today. Commercial Horizons, Inc. incorporated a number of sustainable elements in this commercial office space expansion, earning the project Silver LEED certification. Now, CHI's tenant, Integrys Energy Services, enjoys approximately $7,000 in annual energy cost savings.
Lake Mills Middle School LEED Project Profile | Miron ConstructionMiron Construction
When the Lake Mills community approved an addition/renovation project at the local middle school, the Lake Mills Area School District made sure sustainability was a key component of design and construction. The result is a Platinum LEED certified facility that will serve students for many years to come.
Miron's Industrial Division provides construction solutions from beginning to end by completing building and equipment installations. Our team will complete your project safely, within budget and to your quality standards, ensuring that your plant or machine is back up and running on time.
In 2008, Langlade Hospital, a rural, critical access hospital located in Antigo, Wisconsin, differed little from other rural hospitals throughout the country. It faced many of the same challenges as its peers and wanted to blaze a new path.
Originally built in the 1930s, the historic 1,100-student Menasha High School had served the community well. However, education had changed significantly during those 75 years, and the building’s classrooms were now outdated, inflexible, and undersized for today’s teaching methods and dynamic programs.
In 2009, realizing these changes and critical needs, a group of citizens, staff, and administrators spent months studying and analyzing trends, opportunities, and requirements to provide a relevant education for the future. This group presented a comprehensive Vision Report to the School Board and community: a road map to better prepare MHS students for life in the 21st century.
Years of researching, planning, communicating and listening to the community paid off at the polls with 2,858 yes votes to 1,046 no: a whopping 73% approval. Miron Construction and EUA are honored to have contributed to their successful planning and referendum efforts, and are excited to serve as their architecture/construction team.
The Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC) referendum was conducted during tough economic times and a turbulent political landscape. Miron Construction worked with Eppstein Uhen Architects (EUA) to clearly identify FVTC's needs. Extensive input was gathered from key stakeholder groups including faculty, staff, students and valued community partners. Dr. Susan May, FVTC president, said: "EUA and Miron helped us design a process to gain public support from all constituencies, one that assisted FVTC in making effective and efficient decisions in a relatively short time frame." The result was a $66.5 million referendum that passed with 66 percent approval. Craig Uhlenbrauck, vice president of marketing for Miron who works first-hand with all educational projects, could speak to their approach on this and any educational project in their portfolio.
The typical hospital stay is a profoundly stressful experience. You
arrive already in discomfort only to be subjected to a litany of
indignities: you’re poked and prodded, reduced to wearing a flimsy gown, and dependent on strangers for information, food, and help going to the bathroom. The typical surroundings only xacerbate the situation. Just when
you need home comforts the most—perhaps a quiet sunny space, some soft cotton sheets—you’re thrust into a dreary cinder-block room, set under the
glare of fluorescent lights, and left writhing on a sea of antibacterial fabrics and hard plastic surfaces with an endless soundtrack of disembodied voices
emanating from an intercom by your head. Is that any way to convalesce?
Creating the unexpected in health care is a thrilling but daunting challenge.
Sustaining the unexpected, even more so. We considered it our privilege – in fact, our responsibility – to help in writing one
of the most compelling chapters in the history of neuroscience medicine and healthcare construction.
Expect the Unexpected: A health care construction case study Miron Construction
The three critical elements required
to build this type of transformational
healing environment were: Physical,
Behavioral, and Informational. By
understanding the Experience
Ecology and the outcomes of all
three areas in conjunction with one
another, sustainable change can
take place, allowing for a patient-
specific experience centered on
quality outcomes.
Case Study: Transforming the Worker's Compensation ExperienceMiron Construction
The ideal worker’s compensation experience should encompass
three ecology items that must be integrated as the basis for
the transformation. By understanding the outcomes of all three
areas in conjunction, with one another sustainable change can
take place allowing for a patient-specific, effective, time-saving
experience.
Miron Healthcare Services, along with a fresh wave of cutting-edge healthcare facilities, is reinventing the concept of typical healthcare and reviving the spirit of the ideal patient experience.
Case Study detailing the unique details of the patient experience and what it should be at the Orthopedic Sports Institute in Appleton, WI. Miron Construction Co., Inc's Steve Tyink used the C5 process to define the goals of what OSI wanted the patients to experience during their stay, and the building was constructed around those definitions.
UNDERSTANDING WHAT GREEN WASHING IS!.pdfJulietMogola
Many companies today use green washing to lure the public into thinking they are conserving the environment but in real sense they are doing more harm. There have been such several cases from very big companies here in Kenya and also globally. This ranges from various sectors from manufacturing and goes to consumer products. Educating people on greenwashing will enable people to make better choices based on their analysis and not on what they see on marketing sites.
different Modes of Insect Plant InteractionArchita Das
different modes of interaction between insects and plants including mutualism, commensalism, antagonism, Pairwise and diffuse coevolution, Plant defenses, how coevolution started
Top 8 Strategies for Effective Sustainable Waste Management.pdfJhon Wick
Discover top strategies for effective sustainable waste management, including product removal and product destruction. Learn how to reduce, reuse, recycle, compost, implement waste segregation, and explore innovative technologies for a greener future.
Improving the viability of probiotics by encapsulation methods for developmen...Open Access Research Paper
The popularity of functional foods among scientists and common people has been increasing day by day. Awareness and modernization make the consumer think better regarding food and nutrition. Now a day’s individual knows very well about the relation between food consumption and disease prevalence. Humans have a diversity of microbes in the gut that together form the gut microflora. Probiotics are the health-promoting live microbial cells improve host health through gut and brain connection and fighting against harmful bacteria. Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus are the two bacterial genera which are considered to be probiotic. These good bacteria are facing challenges of viability. There are so many factors such as sensitivity to heat, pH, acidity, osmotic effect, mechanical shear, chemical components, freezing and storage time as well which affects the viability of probiotics in the dairy food matrix as well as in the gut. Multiple efforts have been done in the past and ongoing in present for these beneficial microbial population stability until their destination in the gut. One of a useful technique known as microencapsulation makes the probiotic effective in the diversified conditions and maintain these microbe’s community to the optimum level for achieving targeted benefits. Dairy products are found to be an ideal vehicle for probiotic incorporation. It has been seen that the encapsulated microbial cells show higher viability than the free cells in different processing and storage conditions as well as against bile salts in the gut. They make the food functional when incorporated, without affecting the product sensory characteristics.
Epcon is One of the World's leading Manufacturing Companies.EpconLP
Epcon is One of the World's leading Manufacturing Companies. With over 4000 installations worldwide, EPCON has been pioneering new techniques since 1977 that have become industry standards now. Founded in 1977, Epcon has grown from a one-man operation to a global leader in developing and manufacturing innovative air pollution control technology and industrial heating equipment.
"Understanding the Carbon Cycle: Processes, Human Impacts, and Strategies for...MMariSelvam4
The carbon cycle is a critical component of Earth's environmental system, governing the movement and transformation of carbon through various reservoirs, including the atmosphere, oceans, soil, and living organisms. This complex cycle involves several key processes such as photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition, and carbon sequestration, each contributing to the regulation of carbon levels on the planet.
Human activities, particularly fossil fuel combustion and deforestation, have significantly altered the natural carbon cycle, leading to increased atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations and driving climate change. Understanding the intricacies of the carbon cycle is essential for assessing the impacts of these changes and developing effective mitigation strategies.
By studying the carbon cycle, scientists can identify carbon sources and sinks, measure carbon fluxes, and predict future trends. This knowledge is crucial for crafting policies aimed at reducing carbon emissions, enhancing carbon storage, and promoting sustainable practices. The carbon cycle's interplay with climate systems, ecosystems, and human activities underscores its importance in maintaining a stable and healthy planet.
In-depth exploration of the carbon cycle reveals the delicate balance required to sustain life and the urgent need to address anthropogenic influences. Through research, education, and policy, we can work towards restoring equilibrium in the carbon cycle and ensuring a sustainable future for generations to come.
WRI’s brand new “Food Service Playbook for Promoting Sustainable Food Choices” gives food service operators the very latest strategies for creating dining environments that empower consumers to choose sustainable, plant-rich dishes. This research builds off our first guide for food service, now with industry experience and insights from nearly 350 academic trials.
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LANDSCAPING? GO NATIVE!
By: Miron Construction
We’ve all heard the reports of drought conditions and water supply shortages throughout the
United States. Even areas like the Great Lakes Region, areas that have numerous water sources,
are reporting lower water levels. In an effort to preserve potable water resources, many places
have placed restrictions on landscape watering. If you’re not a fan of a brown lawn or dried up
annuals, native plants are a perfect option for you.
In an article from the Poplar Network, author Claire Maloney explains that native plants “are
known to be a more sustainable choice for landscaping because they are indigenous to the
area, and therefore should be well-adapted to the local climate conditions.” While experts
differ on what defines plants as “native,” they are generally seen as either original to the
area or having adapted to the area over a period of time. Because they have adjusted to local
conditions, they require little (if any) additional water and fertilizer. They also create natural
habitats for indigenous wildlife.
If you’re considering native plantings for your landscape project, there are a number of
resources available that can help you decide what’s right for your space. A great place to start is
with your neighbors. Chances are if a plant is growing well for them, it will grow well in your soil
too. Native plant societies, nature preserves, and botanical gardens are also good resources for
information pertaining to native plant life, and their plant sales can be great places to pick up
plants for your landscape project.
The internet also hosts a wealth of information in the form of websites, forums, and databases
that can help you determine what is native to your area. And as water supplies become more
valuable, we’re likely to see an increased focus on water-efficient landscaping, including native
plants. But why wait until then? Take the first step toward saving water (and money) with a native
landscape today.