There’s a special feature at Plexus Corp.’s new $50 million, 473,000-square-foot, high-tech manufacturing plant now under construction in Neenah that many people may not know about or ever see unless you walked inside the facility. In the company’s effort to make the massive building as […] Read more
While the practice of retrofitting buildings with energy-saving technologies isn’t new, data on whether these changes yield real savings hasn’t been available—until now. According to a 2012 study—United States Building Energy Efficiency Retrofits: Market Sizing and Financing Models—a $279 million investment in energy efficiency retrofits […] Read more
Since the Lake Mills Middle School was completed in February of 2010, Lake Mills has been seen by many as one of the leaders in energy efficient school buildings in the U.S. Now, Lake Mills’ stature is going to get even bigger. When the Lake […] Read more
Miron Construction Co., is committed not only to sustainability but also to assisting the communities in which they live, work and play. To give life to those ideals, in honor of Earth Day, they recently hosted a special luncheon for their employees to kick off a Habitat […] Read more
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 […] Read more
If you’re thinking about renovating, expanding, or building new, have you thought about the items that you can salvage and reuse in the new space, or the items that can be recycled? At Miron Construction, one of our goals is to minimize waste. We strive […] Read more
Green building is no passing trend. The major construction companies embrace it and recommend green practices for a multitude of reasons. Sam Statz, director of technical services at Hoffman Planning, Design and Construction, Inc. in Appleton, said “In the past we did this because it […] Read more
Officials gathered into a heated tent with a plywood floor Wednesday to symbolically break ground on what is believed to be the largest solar energy system project by a municipality in the state. The title likely won’t last for long, unlike the cold that greeted […] Read more
Get a whiff of this: Milky rinse water flowing from Wisconsin cheese factories will soon be used to generate enough electricity for 3,000 homes, thanks to an innovative solution to a growing wastewater problem. For years, the milky rinse water was spread on farmland as […] Read more
Miron project featured on NBCNews.com: Get a whiff of this: Milky rinse water flowing from Wisconsin cheese factories will soon be used to generate enough electricity for 3,000 homes, thanks to an innovative solution to a growing wastewater problem. For years, the milky rinse water […] Read more