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10. Concentrations of Risk (Details 1) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Accounts Receivable	$ 302,683	$ 265,843
Total percentage of receivables	58.20%	62.90%
Kohler Corporation [Member]
Accounts Receivable	$ 133,705
Earth Innovations [Member]
Accounts Receivable	33,150
Wildfire Construction [Member]
Accounts Receivable		43,327
Teck American, Inc. [Member]
Accounts Receivable		80,946
Gopher Resources [Member]
Accounts Receivable		141,570
East Penn Corporation [Member]
Accounts Receivable	$ 135,828

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