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15 May 2014 - The Gemini consortium has signed all construction, operations and financing contracts yesterday with a total construction budget of nearly EUR 3 billion. With more than...

One of the fathers of geosynthetics technology development, Gary Bach, is retiring from the business after 37 years with Presto Geosystems (www.prestogeo.com). Gary is the original developer of geocells,...

The Province of British Columbia, Canada, is providing $1.06 million in funding for 12 brownfield sites to support environmental investigations, Agriculture and Lands Minister Steve Thomson has announced. "The Brownfield Renewal Strategy program is focused on encouraging the redevelopment of under-used lands that have potential for community benefit," said Thomson. "The goal is for this funding to support the initial environmental work necessary to return these sites back into productive use…." Read more, including a list of projects, in the release.

The historic Stardust Resort and Casino in Las Vegas was demolished last week, becoming the fourth tallest building to be imploded. Geotextile curtains were used to contain the spray of debris. Read about it in the Las Vegas Business Press. Learn more here.;

Geosynthetica will be at GeosPeru 2017 in Lima, Peru, March 29 – 31. If you or your colleagues will be part of the event at the Hotel Los Delfines,...

The GeoAmericas 2016 Proceedings have been released to the engineering community. The conference, which was the 3rd Pan-American Conference on Geosynthetics, was held 10 – 13 April 2016 in...

Raven Engineered Films' Quality Assurance Laboratory has been granted accreditation from the Geosynthetic Institute for designated geosynthetic test methods in accordance with the Geosynthetic Accreditation Institute – Laboratory Accreditation Program (GAI-LAP). Raven is one of only 49 laboratories currently granted with the "GAI-LAP" accreditation worldwide. Please visit geosynthetic-institute.org/gai.htm for complete details regarding the Laboratory Accreditation Program (GAI-LAP). Learn more here.;

A group of former National Recycling Coalition presidents are making a run at saving the financially troubled organization. A total of 12 former presidents of the group sent a letter to the NRC board dated September 24 seeking reconsideration of a recent decision to filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection. Read more. Learn more here.;

Our second day at EC10--the largest soil and water event in the world--has been another very full day. From large-scale erosion and sediment control testing discussions to stormwater specification writing, from reclamation of oil and gas properties to LEED certification, Thursday's educational sessions hit upon the key issues of the day in the erosion and sediment control field. Joel Sprague of TRI/Environmental, for example, presented on a topic you'll soon see much more about both on Geosynthetica and in the overall industry: "Performance Testing of Sediment Retention Devices." Read more.

Pipe Week returns with two 1.5-day plastic pipe training courses. The events will be held at TRI Environmental's Austin, Texas campus. Both corrugated (October 6 - 7) and solid...

The Minnesota Erosion Control Association (MECA) is planning its 2010 Annual Erosion Control and Stormwater Management Conference and Trade Show. The event will be held 11-12 March 2010 in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Organizers seek presentations of two types: local projects completed for stormwater management or erosion and sediment control; new innovative products for stormwater management or erosion and sediment control. Abstracts and titles are due by 31 July 2009 to meca@mnerosion.org.

The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) has added the December 2008-published DVD presentation "Utilizing FTIR, DSC, TGA and Ash to Identify Polymer Types" to its store's offerings. This DVD presentation deals with the basic identification of plastics by the use of FTIR analysis, DSC, TGA, and muffle furnace ash. The operation of each instrument is explained, as are the results that can be obtained and the conclusions that can be drawn from each of the tests. Learn more here.;

Jack-Gregor Tcherniavsky, the managing director of Tencate Geosynthetics Africa region, has been quoted in an article about the coming oil industry in Uganda. Geosynthetics will play a role in the country's infrastructure growth andin the oil sector's development. As the former may be reliant on the latter's success, geosynthetics perhaps stand to be of special interest. For example, "there will be a need to build more roads and more infrastructure," Mr, Tcherniavsky said. Learn more here.;

Maccaferri's coastal structures are designed, produced, and installed to stand against the forces of Mother Nature. This was apparent after Super Storm Sandy hit the Northeastern United States in October 2012. Maccaferri's existing coastal structures protected homes and natural shorelines from storm surge damage and erosion. Links are provided here to fuller stories on each project, one of which involves revisiting how a 2010 installation held up to Sandy.

The American Public Works Association (APWA) has extended the early registration rate for the International Public Works Congress and Exposition conference to August 8. The event will be held in Denver, Colorado 18-21 September 2011 and offer more than 125 education sessions, hundreds of exhibitors in nearly 90,000 square feet of exhibit space, and much more. Learn more here.;

25 March 2013 – The North American Geosynthetics Society (NAGS) is proud to announce the launch of its new website: www.igs-na.org. Featuring new graphics and navigation, cleaner display, and deeper content,...

In June 2017, Concrete Canvas® Geosynthetic Cementitious Composite Mat (CC GCCM) was used to line a series of drainage channels at a remediated mining site in Wicklow, Ireland. The...

The geosynthetics field really took off in the 1990s, and one company that was part of that swift growth was HUESKER, Inc. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based company...

Kuraray Americas EVAL EVOH layer has been proven to be an exceptional barrier to gases, including volatile organic compounds (VOCs). In geomembranes, EVOH layer greatly enhance the gas barrier performance of the membranes. (Geomembranes in general are engineered for liquid impermeability. Gas transmission rates can remain elevated; hence, the need for improved gas barrier performance.) Learn more about EVOH's role in this updated introduction to EVOH and Geosynthetics from Kuraray America (PDF).

How do we create a more water-centric infrastructure? That’s a question LimnoTech senior engineer Dr. Daniel Medina, P.E., D.WRE addresses in his work. Low impact development strategies are very...

BioCentric Energy Holdings, Inc. (Pink Sheets:BEHL) President Monique Berry today announced the company has successfully achieved the use of the ambient temperature of fresh water at the company's Death Valley Junction (DVJ) location using an aquifer for radiant cooling. The BioCentric Team researched radiant cooling utilizing the close proximity of pond liners within 12 inches of the waterline and could find nothing comparable to the unique location of Death Valley Junction and a massive fresh water aquifer beneath.

By L. David Suits - The North American Geosynthetics Society's (NAGS) 2015 Student Paper Award was presented to Daniel Jones, an engineering student at Queen's University (Canada) at Geosynthetics 2015 in...

The Company confirms that its Annual General Meeting will be held on 29 March 2012 at The Cumberland Hotel, Great Cumberland Place, London, W1C 1LZ, commencing at midday. A notice convening that meeting has today been posted to shareholders (and submitted to the National Storage Mechanism) together with a copy of the Company's Annual Report for the year ended 30 November 2011. In accordance with section 311A of the Companies Act 2006, certain information concerning the AGM is given on the Company's website at www.lowandbonar.com.

In the autumn edition of TenCate's magazine txtures, TenCate Grass occupies a prominent place. Worldwide the TenCate Grass group occupies a leading market position in components for synthetic turf systems. The group responds to global trends such as sustainability and the environment through the development and production of these components and its system approach. The online edition of txtures 3 will be available on 13 September. Learn more here.;

Greenwich, Connecticut--like much of the northeastern United States--suffered extensive flood damage from the most recent nor'easter storms. Now, a consultant's report has recommended a number of flood defense solutions from bridge management to drainage system replacements. The total cost of the 33 recommended projects is estimated to be $100 million. Learn more here.;