Geo-U (www.geo-u.com) é um novo serviço que oferece palestras previamente gravadas de alguns dos mais renomados especialistas em geossintéticos. Em sua estréia o serviço disponibiliza 12 palestras do Dr. Robert Koerner do Geosynthetic Institute (GSI), duas palestras do Dr. Ian Peggs (I-CORP INTERNATIONAL), e uma do especialista em gabiões George Ragazzo. Estas palestras iniciais são em Inglês mas os...

As Conferências Internacionais sobre Geossintéticos têm uma importância particular. A cada quatro anos, essas conferências proporcionar um fórum notável para o conhecimento sobre geossintéticos. O 10o CIG (www.10icg-berlin.com), acontecerá no ESTREL CONVENTION CENTRE em Berlim, de 21 a 25 de setembro de 2014, e estabelecerá novos padrões. Sendo realizada em colaboração com as 33ª Conferência Alemã de Mecânica dos...

The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) Region One has issued the Call for Presentations for Environmental Connection 2015. The event is the annual conference and exhibition from IECA, and it is the world's largest event dedicated to erosion and sediment control. Environmental Connection 2015 will be held 15 – 18 February 2015 in Portland, Oregon. Abstracts are due by 30 May...

31 March, 2014, Brussels, Belgium – EDANA, the International Association Serving the Nonwovens and Related Industries today disclosed the preliminary European annual statistics for 2013. This release offers a comprehensive picture of the Nonwovens industry in Greater Europe,  information which offers significant value a few days before the opening of INDEX™ 14, the world’s largest nonwovens exhibition. According to figures collected and compiled...

W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. — 28 March 2014 — ASTM International Committee D35 on Geosynthetics has established a new award in honor of L. David Suits, executive director of the North American Geosynthetic Society, Albany, N.Y. The award recognizes Suits’ long-term service and commitment to the committee and to the geosynthetic community at large. Suits is the inaugural recipient of the award. In the future,...

A slideshow of whales in geomembrane lining systems. When gas gets under a geomembrane, bubbles--or, "whales"--can form. A number of reasons may be responsible, such as installation damage, poor seaming, or a lack of appropriate construction quality assurance (CQA) measures like liner integrity surveys. Whales can impact wastewater facilities, manure lagoons, effluent ponds, and other lined installations. The occurrence of whales...

HOUSTON, TX – 28 March 2013 – GSE Environmental, (“GSE” or the “Company”) (OTCQB:  GSEH), the leading global provider of highly engineered geosynthetic containment solutions for environmental protection and confinement applications, is excited to announce that it’s newest manufacturing plant in Suzhou, China has produced it’s first prime quality roll of liner. Construction began in January 2013 with a...

The 10th International Conferences on Geosynthetics (www.10icg-berlin.com) will be held at the ESTREL CONVENTION CENTRE in Berlin, 21 – 25 September 2014. And though it is only March as this article is published, prospective attendees are reminded that space at the Estrel’s hotel is filling quickly. 10 ICG attendees are not the only ones booking rooms; the conference is...

An extraordinary crater in Schmalkalden, Thuringen became Germany's most prominent sinkhole after its sudden development on an early November day. What made this sinkhole particularly alarming was its development within the middle of a residential area. Geologists suspected that natural cavities were the cause and established test wells to monitor the situation. For three days the earth shifted until...

Denver, Colo. – International Erosion Control Association Region One (IECA) recently named its 2013 winners for the Environmental Achievement and Sustained Contributor awards. In addition, IECA announces the Environmental Connection 2014 Presenter of the Year award to Barry Fagan, PE/PLS, CPESC and Jesse Poore, AICP, CFM for their collaborative presentation Leadership Through Collaboration: It’s Not My Way or the Highway. Frank Kneib is...