Like many of our great Pennsylvania Cities, the City of York had quite the bustling downtown where business owners worked, lived and played. This was the norm in the early 20th Century before it became…

Preparing a building for renovations can be quite an extensive process requiring a team of experts to evaluate all the components of a structure that will be impacted by the redesign and construction. The environmental…

Cities throughout Pennsylvania are in the midst of an urban revival that is relying heavily on community involvement, education and sustainability. It should come to no surprise, that the capital of PA is playing an…

Brownfield redevelopment by its very nature is sustainable. It’s built on the same principle of recycling and reusing consumer goods, such as aluminum cans or reusable water bottles. Instead of consuming valuable open space and…

The inner workings of a building can be vast and complex, but the systems designed to keep a building operational can only take up so much space in a building’s footprint. The duct work and…

Environmental remediation and sustainability don’t always get lumped together. Much more emphasis is placed on green buildings, new and more efficient technologies, and recycling when it comes to sustainable practices and rightfully so. These innovations…

Groundwater flows just beneath our feet every day, yet few think about how important it is to everyday life. The contamination of groundwater is becoming a growing issue in today’s society. Leakage from an underground…

Let the sun shine down on this otherwise dreary day. At Element, we appreciate any extra time we’re exposed to the light of day especially as the cold winter days draw near to an end…