An aerial view of Alliant Energy Corp.'s new headquarters, which is serving as a model for recycling of construction debris at a job site. Jenna Kunde, executive director of WasteCap, said the endeavor could serve as a role model and change the way construction waste is handled statewide. WasteCap is using the experience to document successes and failures, so that other contractors won't have to reinvent the wheel. We're keeping close track of how much time it takes, how much the materials cost, so that we can produce this case study and share it with businesses around the state.
Communication tops the list of things to be done.
We're having a party for them. Called Building a Future for Construction Debris, the festivities are being held today in celebration of Earth Day, which is Sunday. It's about time Kunde said despite Alliant's success, there's plenty of room for improvement in the construction industry. She said a study that was done through Dane County's Department of Public Works revealed that 46 percent of waste in the county is construction or demolition debris. In addition to teaching how to reduce the amount of debris that goes to landfills, there's a lot to be learned about how to conserve products used.