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10 February 2010 – Global political and engineering discussions are focusing on sustainability. Reductions in energy consumption are key, particularly in relation to climate-related gases, such as CO2 and CH4. These new goals, while beneficial, pose challenges to the construction industry. Geosynthetics are helping.
Late last year, world leaders gathered in Copenhagen, Denmark to discuss climate change and measures to curb it. In that same month, leaders in the geosynthetics industry gathered in Bangkok, Thailand for a similarly themed event: the International Symposium on Geotechnical Engineering, Ground Improvement, and Geosynthetics for Sustainable Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change including Global Warming.
One of the featured speakers was Prof. Dr.-Ing. Georg Heerten, CEO of NAUE GmbH & Co. KG.
He delivered remarks on the “Reduction of Climate-Damaging Gases in Geotechnical Engineering by Use of Geosynthetics.” His comments build upon new research being carried out by Dr. Thomas Egloffstein, who has drawn important ecological comparisons and evaluations between traditional construction methods and alternative designs with geosynthetics.
Prof. Heerten shows how geosynthetics provide economical and ecological advantages in construction. From product manufacturing through construction and post-construction project service life, geosynthetics can be found to provide a smaller and environmentally advantageous cumulated energy demand (CED).
Read the paper here (PDF).
CONTACT
Kent von Maubeuge
NAUE GmbH & Co. KG
+49-5743-41-228
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NAUE Reinforces Big Box Business – January 2010
Success in Thailand: International Symposium and Short Course – December 2009
NAUE Profile on Geosynthetica
