Containment

The ongoing focus on sustainability in construction has contributed to greater interest in vegetative, or green, roof systems, in which traditional roofing material is replaced or supplemented with vegetation. A proposed new ASTM International standard will address an important aspect of designing this kind of roofing: determining the proper roofing and waterproofing membrane for a particular system. The proposed new standard, ASTM WK29304, "Guide for Selection of Roofing/Waterproofing Membranes for Vegetative Roof Systems," is currently being developed by Subcommittee D08.24 on Sustainability, part of ASTM International Committee D08 on Roofing and Waterproofing.

GeoMontreal 2013 will be held 29 September - 3 October, 2013 at the Hilton Montreal Bonaventure Hotel, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is organized by the Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS)...

GeoAfrica 2017 will be held between 08-11 October 2017 in Marrakech, Morocco. This major event marks the 3rd African Regional Conference on Geosynthetics. To be held under the auspices of...

On June 7, HUESKER will offer a free canal liner webinar focused on the company's unique Canal3® barrier. The session, led by veteran engineering Roy McClinton, will focus on...

The editors of the Journal of Flood Engineering (JFE) invite your submissions. JFE is a bi-annual, peer-reviewed technical publication of research and novel practical studies on flood and related topics. The Journal accepts papers dealing with all aspects of flood engineering and applied sciences. For more information, visit JFE's website. Learn more here.;

Presenters and paper topics for GeoAfrica 2009 (2-5 September 2009, Cape Town, South Africa) have been posted at the conference website. It is an interesting mix and bodes well for discussion. View it online today. Learn more here.;

The dream of zero-leak liners has become a reality. While many geosynthetic containment systems have been installed and produced a zero-leak final product, this type of performance is not...

The Lemons Landfill serves the Cape Girardeau, Missouri area, but to continue doing so effectively needs more space. The operators applied for a 33-acre expansion, but were rejected. They plan to reapply. In the meantime, four new cells--previously approved--will be constructed on the current 75-acre site. Lemons is one of 21 active landfills in the state. Learn more here.;

EDANA has announced that the deadline for the call for papers and student grant for the Nonwovens Research Academy has been extended to the 20th of January 2012 to accommodate the holiday period, and allow as many industry experts to submit their papers for consideration for presentation at the conference, and for students to submit their proposals for grant funding. Key subjects include Sustainability, Biomaterials, Nonwoven and polymer fibre technology developments, Modelling and testing, Nanotechnology and Advances in absorption technologies.

In his latest Uncontained posting, geosynthetics CQA expert Glen Toepfer writes on the ways in which project partners work together. He writes about achievement in the field as a...

The inaugural Geo-U gathering has been announced with Austin, Texas selected as the destination. With Geo-U 2020, four high-level, two-day geosynthetics short courses will be held currently. One the...

Over at the Wall Street Journal's Environmental Capital blog, Jim Carlton reports from the ECO:nomics conference in California. John Doerr, whose company provided early backing for tech giants such as Amazon.com and Google, is now betting big on power conversion from animal waste. He's estimated its growth potential as a multi-trillion dollar industry. Geosynthetics provide vital containment and capping for methane harvesting systems. Learn more here.;

A former lead and zinc mine and mill located near Leadpoint, Washington will soon be cleaned up thanks to a $1.36 million settlement agreement between the Environmental Protection Agency and Blue Tee Corp., the former operator of the site. These funds will allow EPA to complete remaining cleanup work at this Superfund site.The cleanup also involves placing a protective barrier over contaminated sediments in the tailings impoundment pond and in other nearby wetlands.

Montreal (Qc) – 2 April 2014: Solmax is proud to announce that its HDPE geomembrane has recently been added to the New York State Department of Transportation's (NYSDOT) approved material list. The NYSDOT’s...

Recovery Act Funds (aka, Stimulus Funding) will be used to protect fish eggs at the Erwin National Fish Hatchery in Tennessee. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $22,952 contract to install new vinyl raceway covers. Learn more here.;

The 185-mile-long, historic Chesapeake and Ohio Canal--more familiarly known as the C&O Canal--was compeleted in 1850 and served as a major transport corridor for goods such as lumber and grain. Today, it is a national park surrounded by more than 12,000 acres of land. Not long ago, a towpath began to fail when drainage pipe broke. The saturated slope gave way and exposed a main water line for Arlington County, Virginia. Repair of the slope was key both for the preservation of this historic canal and for the safety of Arlington's water supply. Maccaferri's Green Terramesh® system was selected to provide slope stability and vegetation for the natural look park patrons and officials seek along the C&O. Construction was quick, economical and effective. Read Pino Cignarella's case study.

EPIC Green Solutions, a UAE-based international water management solutions company specialising in highly efficient sub-surface irrigation and drainage systems, announced today that it has finalised an agreement with Firestone Building Products Company LLC, a subsidiary of Firestone in North America.

By Bruno Pedroni and Chris Kelsey – The BW Expo is Brazil's most important gathering for service and technology presentations regarding the sustainable management of wastes, water, wastewater, energy,...

Former head of Allied Waste Industries, Larry Henk, has published a special op-ed piece in Arizona-based newspaper The Explorer, regarding the proposed Marana Regional Landfill. Henk discusses the role played by landfill liners, federal regulations and more. And he opens with perhaps the only Gilda Radner reference ever uncorked for a waste management debate. Learn more here.;

Congratulations are due to David E. Daniel, Ph.D., P.E., Dist.M.ASCE, NAE, University of Texas at Dallas. Prof. Daniel has been recognized by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) OPAL Awards for his excellence in advancing civil engineering education. Established in 1999, these prestigious awards recognize and honor outstanding civil engineering leaders whose lifetime accomplishments and achievements have made significant differences in one of five categories. Prof. Daniel has long been associated with geosynthetic research and education. The awards will be presented in a special ceremony on 25 March 2010 at the Renaissance Hotel Washington.

Erosion control specialist North American Green is offering a free technical seminar for engineers who specify erosion control and vegetation establishment products. Three sessions will be offered in April, with one taking place April 8 in Charleston, West Virginia and the other two April 15 and 16 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Attendees will earn 3.0 Professional Development Hours (PDH) as credit and will receive valuable information for immediate use. Every attendee will receive a free, 2-gig USB flash drive, pre-loaded with helpful design and specification data. Learn more here and link to the registration online.

After 28 years, the North American Geosynthetics Society (NAGS) may be on the verge of a name change. The organization, which is a chapter of the International...

Half of the 30 most costly projects in the world today are in rising economies such as China, Brazil and the Middle East. The No. 1 most expensive project, at $150 billion, is China's South-North Water Diversion plan, which will use the Grand Canal and two other routes to bring water to Beijing and other northern cities. Other top projects include Britain's $132 billion for offshore wind farms and Japan's $62 billion Daini Tomei Highway. Learn more here.;

The threat of rising sea levels and more intense hurricanes through climate change makes South Florida a perfect location for a coastal protection keynote address. At GeoAmericas 2016 (10...

The 11th Asian Textile Conference (ATC-11) invites abstracts through March 31. The biennial event is open to geosynthetics-related submissions. Abstracts of 150 words for oral and poster presentations are encouraged. All abstracts will be reviewed by the program committee and the full paper (2-4 pages) must be submitted for all accepted presentations. ATC-11 committee is expecting valuable participation from diverse research fields. The event will be held 1-4 November 2011 in Daegu, Korea. Learn more here.;