Information Resources for Contractors
in the Construction Trades
Listed below are a number of links to web with environmental information for firms and individuals engaged in the construction trades, including architects, engineers, general contractors, new home construction contractors, renovation and demolition contractors, roofers, plumbers, electricians, painting and siding contractors, flooring and drywall contractors, masons, and others. If you have a question on any of the following subjects, please call the contact telephone number listed in the web page for that subject. If no contact phone number is listed, call (860) 424-3000, or send us an email.
Aggregate Recycling Facilities
Aquifer Protection
Asbestos Abatement and Demolition Notification Forms (CT Department of Health)
Asbestos Abatement/Removal (CT Department of Health)
Asbestos Abatement/Removal (US EPA)
Asbestos Disposal
Asbestos Demolition and Renovation Notification Form (CT DEEP)
Asbestos in Schools (US EPA)
Asphalt Shingle Recycling
Brush and Stump Management
Buy Recycled Products
Composting and Organics Recycling
Construction and Demolition Waste Management and Recycling
Contaminated Soil and Sediment Staging and Transfer
Corrugated Cardboard Recycling
Dams
Deconstruction (a different kind of demolition)
Demolition Codes and Demolition Licensing
Drinking Water Supplies (CT Department of Health)
Electronics Recycling
Endangered Species
Fluorescent Lamp Recycling Facilities Fact Sheet
Freon Removal and Disposal (US EPA)
Fugitive Dust Emission Regulation (see in particular Section 22a-174-18(c))
Green Building (general information)
Green Building (requirements for state buildings and public K-12 schools)
Indoor Air Quality (CT DPH)
Invasive Species
Landscape Stewardship
Lead-Based Paint Abatement/Removal (CT Department of Health)
Lead-Based Paint Disposal Fact Sheet
Lead-Based Paint Testing and Disposal Guidance Document
Lead-Safe Housing Rule (US HUD)
List of Landfills in Connecticut
Management of Residential Construction Waste for the Single Family Home Contractor
Material Exchanges
Mercury-Containing Devices in Residential Buildings - Proper Management (US EPA)
Mold - Indoor Air Quality (CT DPH)
Noise Pollution Control
Open Space
Particulate Matter
PCBs (Polychlorinated Biphenyls)
PCBs in Caulk (DEEP Guidance)
PCBs in Caulk (EPA Guidance)
Pesticide Management
Permits and Licenses
Radon (CT Department of Health)
Recycling Requirements
Remediation/Site Cleanup
Renovation and Demolition: Environmental, Health, and Safety Requirements You Should Know About
Renovation and Demolition: "Red Flag List" for Local Code Officials
Renovation and Demolition: sample checklist for EH&S requirements
Renovation and Demolition: "Strategies for Success" handout
Renovation, Repair and Painting ("RRP") Rule (CT Department of Health)
Renovation, Repair, and Painting ("RRP") Rule (US EPA)
Septic Systems
Spill Prevention and Reporting
State Building Inspector's Office
State of Connecticut Solid Waste Management Plan (see especially pages 4-67 to 4-73)
Structures, Dredging, and Fill in Tidal Wetlands and Tidal, Coastal or Navigable Waters
Stormwater Management at Construction Sites
Treated Lumber (Proper Use and Disposal)
Underground Storage Tanks (General Info)
Underground Storage Tanks (Residential Fuel Tanks)
Universal Waste (Batteries, Fluorescent Lamps, Used Electronics, Mercury-Containing Devices)
Wastewater
Water Diversion
Wetlands
Worker Health and Safety (CONN OSHA)
Worker Health and Safety (US OSHA)
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Content Last Updated on March 14, 2019
