Solmax Looks to Add Technical Coordinator
Solmax, an international manufacturer of geomembranes and affiliated containment solutions, has posted a new position for which it is currently accepting resumes: technical coordinator. Send resumes to RHCanada@solmax.com. A description...
GeoAmericas 2016 – Call for Abstracts
GeoAmericas 2016 (www.geoamericas2016.org), the Third Pan-American Geosynthetics Conference and Exhibition, will be held 10 – 13 April 2016 in Miami, Florida at the Loews Hotel on South Beach. The...
Geohazard Association Holds First Election, Announces Board
The Association of Geohazard Professionals (AGHP) has announced the results of its first election. Founded in 2013 to serve the large but fragmented geohazard market in North America, AGHP...
EPA's First National Regulations for Coal Ash Disposal
PRESS RELEASE - 19 December 2014, WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the first national regulations to provide for the safe disposal of coal combustion...
North American Geosynthetics Society 2015 Election
The North American Geosynthetics Society (NAGS) has issued its 2015 Election Ballot to all members, via email. The voting period, which opened December 3, will close on December 17.
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IGS News Volume 30, Issue 3 Released
The International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) has published Vol 30, Issue 3 of the IGS News. The issue is one of the largest in the society’s history and contains a...
IGS UK Unveils New Website
The International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) United Kingdom chapter (IGS UK) has unveiled a new website: www.igs-uk.org. The updated design is responsive to the user’s device (laptop, smartphone, tablet) and...
Ennio Palmeira Receives Terzaghi Award
The Brazilian Geotechnical Society (ABMS) has honored Prof. Ennio Palmeira with the Terzaghi Award. Palmeira is Professor of Civil Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at...
VIDEO: Construction Mats for Haul Roads on Soft Soils
In this video from Presto Geosystems, Joe Karbon of the Manitowoc County Highway Department (Wisconsin) discusses the challenge of haul roads on soft soils and how construction mats are...
Geocellular Stabilization for Oil and Gas Access Roads
By Geo Products – Ecopetrol, one of the principal petroleum companies in Latin America, has been expanding its reach deeper into the forests of Colombia. Drilling exploratory wells in...
ACE Geosynthetics Adds Construction Videos to its EcoPark Website
The official website of the ACE Geosynthetics EcoPark has been online since October 2014. Users can explore the park virtually and learn about geosynthetics. Applications profiled on the website...
Tensar Appoints Americas Executive Vice President
ATLANTA – Nov. 24, 2014 – Tensar International, the global leader in geosynthetic construction technology, recently appointed Mike Lawrence as Executive Vice President of the Americas. Lawrence will spearhead...
Dam World 2015 Announces Geomembranes and Dams as a Topic
By Bruno Pedroni and Chris Kelsey - Four years ago, the International Large Commission on Dams (ICOLD) released a bulletin that described 265 large dam structures with geomembranes. Geosynthetics companies...
What's Old Is New: Geosynthetics International Adds Volumes 1 – 9 Online
Geosynthetics International, which has become one of the most respected geotechnical engineering journals in the world, is finally making its first nine volumes (1994 - 2002) available for online...
Geomembranes in Mining: the State of Research
An interview with Dr. Fady Abdelaal, GeoEngineering Centre at Queen’s-RMC, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada, by Chris Kelsey
The first conference dedicated exclusively to geosynthetics in mining was held in Vancouver,...
GSE Environmental Names Robert Preston CEO
HOUSTON — GSE Holdings, Inc. ("GSE" or the "Company"), the leading global provider of highly engineered geosynthetic containment solutions for environmental protection and confinement applications, today announced that Robert...
Strata Wins Milton Vargas Award for Innovative Use of Geosynthetics
Cumming, Georgia – Strata Systems, Inc.'s sister company Geo Soluções Ltd., recently won a Milton Vargas Award for the article, "StrataSlope," which was published in the November 2013 issue...
GEOSPERU 2015 Update
GEOSPERU 2015 will be held 4 – 6 March 2015 in Lima. Hosted by the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) Peruvian Chapter, the event will analyze the rapid growth of...
HUESKER inc. Adds Regional Manager for LA, MS, TX, AR and OK Markets
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – HUESKER inc., an international manufacturer of geosynthetics, is proud to announce the addition of Shandie Gautreaux, to its US-based staff. Gautreaux’s hiring will strengthen the sales...
DEADLINE: GeoAmericas 2016 Call for Proposals
GeoAmericas 2016—the 3rd Pan-American Conference on Geosynthetics—will be held at the Loews Hotel on South Beach in Miami, Florida 10 – 13 April 2016. The event will continue the...
NAUE Seeks Sales Engineer for Malaysian and Affiliated Regional Markets
NAUE, a leading international manufacturer of geosynthetics and engineering services provider, seeks to add a sales engineer to its expanding Malaysia and Southeast Asia operations. The company has a...
RFID Smart Geosynthetics Enable a Talking Road
By Rainer Lugmayr – Passive RFID tags embedded in an asphalt geosynthetic interlayer may be coming to a road near you. The geosynthetic reduces reflective cracking while the uniquely...
November Webinar: Geosynthetics in Hydraulic Structures
Live and on-demand education for engineers has really taken off. The North American Geosynthetics Society (NAGS) ran a successful webinar series in 2014. The online site Geo-U.com has been...
Waterproof Membranes 2014 Preview: Speakers, Attending Companies
Waterproof Membranes 2014 brings together geotechnical and architectural users, manufacturers and researchers of materials such as roofing membranes and geomembranes. The diverse audience, with representatives from all levels in...
Report from the Berlin 2 Workshop on Exposed, HDPE Geomembranes
By Chris Kelsey - On September 26, immediately following the 10th International Conference on Geosynthetics (10 ICG), a high-level, one-day workshop on HDPE geomembranes convened at the headquarters of BAM,...
