Growth painsSan Diego International Airport is following a master plan for growth, despite serious constraints on its future capacity, Martin Ashcroft discovers. San Diego International Airport has a unique history and some unique present day circumstances. In 1927, Charles A Lindbergh took off in The Spirit of St Louis from Dutch Flats, just north of the current airport, on the first leg of the journey that would end with his becoming the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic.

Refining momentExecutive vice president Jimmy Crosby tells Gary Toushek how Paramount PetroleumÔÇÖs investment in technology expanded its capabilities to produce clean car, diesel and jet fuel. Can you imagine what itÔÇÖs like operating an oil refinery in California today? How about on the coast, in the south end of Los Angeles County? You would expect strict state and EPA regulations regarding emissions.

Wishing upon a starJohn Millard shares with Jenn Monroe Novant HealthÔÇÖs strategy to reach maximum energy efficiency. Three years ago Novant Health set its sights on the stars. Actually, the goal is to reach just oneÔÇöthe Energy Star rating. ÔÇ£We want to be in the top 25 percent in our industry,ÔÇØ says John Millard, director of energy and environmental affairs. ÔÇ£For our hospitals, itÔÇÖs a standard weÔÇÖre putting out there.ÔÇØ But attaining the Energy Star rating is just one piece of a two-pronged initiative.

Making way for the futureKeith Regan learns how a multimillion-dollar project to upgrade a rail yard that hadnÔÇÖt kept up with the times will enable Metro-North Railroad to save time and money. On the average weekday during 2007, more than a quarter of a million people took Metro-North trains into and out of New York City. Approximately half were traditional commuters heading to and from downtown Manhattan. The other half were using the railroad because it has become an attractive alternative to the single-occupancy vehicle.

Sustainability 101McMaster University looks forward to a sustainable future right on its campus, Jenn Monroe reports. As it is preparing its students for the future in the classroom, McMaster University is also teaching them how to be good global citizensÔÇöone building project at a time. McMaster University is not your typical downtown university.

Going upKone Inc., has a mission: to keep us moving in environmentally friendly ways, Ruari McCallion learns from Vance Tang. Kone Inc, a Finnish-owned company with its Americas headquarters in Lisle, Illinois, supports a much firmer statement of intent than you normally find with international corporations.ÔÇ£In the Americas our industry should end the installation of hydraulic elevators within the next five years,ÔÇØ says Vance Tang, president and CEO of the companyÔÇÖs American division.

All in the familyJerry Maxcy shows Jenn Monroe JESCOÔÇÖs dedication to building on its strong foundation. When a tornado devastated CaterpillarÔÇÖs Oxford, Mississippi, high-performance extrusions plant in February, the company knew JESCO, Inc. could handle the challenge of getting the facility back up and running. JESCO had originally built the manufacturing plantÔÇöas well as a number of others for the companyÔÇöand was a trusted partner.

Masters of metal cuttingCraig Zacher explains to Gary Toushek how a commitment to customer benefit, R&D, manufacturing competence and a vertically integrated supply chain help Guhring to┬ágrow by responding to changing customer needs. Guehring OHG, founded by Gottlieb Guehring in Albstadt, Germany in 1898, has become one┬áof the worldÔÇÖs leading suppliers of precision rotary cutting tools.

Chemistry in the courthouseAlan Berman explains to Keith Regan how good working relationships can make a renovation project go more smoothly. Millions of people have seen the Thurgood Marshall US Courthouse, even though many have never been to its Foley Square location in New York City.

Home grown fuelAs the call for renewable energy reaches fever pitch, Golden Grain Energy finds a solution growing in Iowa. Kate Sawyer reports. Golden Grain EnergyÔÇÖs performance is not based on a corporate hierarchy perched high in a skyscraper, but firmly rooted in the cornfields of Iowa. Its mission is two-foldÔÇöto meet the nationÔÇÖs growing demand for domestic biofuels and reduce our reliance on foreign oil.