INTEGRATING SUSTAINABILITY INTO WHAT WE DO
Paperless Inspections Result in Big Savings
As the first of its kind in the US, the Pennsylvania Rapid
Bridge Replacement Project public-private partnership
(P3) was designed to bolster PennDOT’s ongoing effort to
address the state’s nearly 4,200 bridges in poor condition.
With this P3 approach, 558 bridges in poor condition across
the state were identified for quick replacement, helping to
achieve significant savings for taxpayers, minimizing the
impact on the traveling public, and providing motorists with
new modern structures
THE PROJECT APPROACH SAVED
8.5 tons of paper saved
153,000 pounds CO2e avoided
Equivalent to 558 trips between Pittsburgh
and Philadelphia in a typical passenger
vehicle (304 miles each way)
TRC was retained to conduct inspections on all 558 bridges
over a 48-month timeframe. Because of the expedited nature of
the project, we implemented processes to complete the entire
project electronically, completing eliminating paper records.
TRC helps City of Richmond, Indiana recycle 96%
of Debris from its Hospital Demolition
When the City of Richmond, Indiana decided to demolish a
former hospital complex, it contracted TRC to develop the
specifications for project bidding. As TRC explored recycling
options, we determined that using crushed concrete from the
demolition to fill in the basements and sub-basements would
result in both significant cost savings and environmental
benefits. Reusing the material for backfill cut down on the
emissions of air pollutants, including greenhouse gases, from
the transportation and manufacturing of new materials. In
the end, the City was able to recycle or reuse approximately
60,654 tons of material from the project, saving the city over
a million dollars.
THE PROJECT APPROACH SAVED
43,124 tons of fill material
13,180 tons of asphalt
3,742 tons of steel/iron,
578 tons of copper
14 tons of aluminum
12 tons of lead
Roche Site in Nutley, N.J.
TRC was awarded the 2019 Grand Prize for Environmental
Sustainability by the American Academy of Environmental
Engineers & Scientists for the cleanup of the former Roche
site in Nutley, N.J.
The project, which began in 2012, entailed extensive
environmental investigation, remediation and construction
activity at Roche’s former 120-acre manufacturing and
R&D facility. Hundreds of TRC scientists, engineers and
specialists from across the country were involved, helping
take thousands of soil, water and air samples and performing
other engineering work. Ultimately, the use of innovative and
sustainable approaches to remediate soil and groundwater
saved more than 1.3 billion BTUs of total energy and 7,000
metric tons of CO2 emissions.
THE PROJECT APPROACH SAVED
MORE THAN
1.3 b BTUs of energy and
7,000 MT of CO2 emissions
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