By Robert M. Koerner - "Korner's Koerner" is a regular column from the Geosynthetic Institute (GSI).  In the last installment (July 30), GSI's 2013-launched professional webinar series was discussed, with a particular focus on the four-part MSE walls series. Here, Part 4 of 4 on MSE Walls wraps up. ** On Wednesday, September 11, we will host our monthly webinar entitled “Mechanically...

Denver, Colo. – The International Erosion Control Association Region One (IECA) has announced that "Effects of Herbicide and Soil Inoculation on a Northern Nevada Post‐Fire Restoration Site" has been named the winner of the Most Distinguished Technical Paper Award for Environmental Connection 2014. This award honors the presenters who have demonstrated excellence within the content of their Environmental Connection...

Varennes, QC – Solmax will be present at the MINEX Russia 2013 mining forum held at the Radisson Slavyanskaya Hotel and Business Centre in Moscow from October 2 to 3, 2013. The event is the largest and most prominent mining and mineral exploration forum in Russia and focuses on promoting the best mining practices and helping to facilitate new international business ventures. Every year the forum attracts mining...

The discipline of liner integrity surveys and assessments (LISA) has changed quickly and has had a dramatic impact internationally on the quality of waste and water-related geosynthetic containment systems. The equipment that enables bare or covered geomembranes to be geo-electrically surveyed has advanced considerably in only a handful of years. Liner defects as small as pin holes can be...

More than 800 attendees were on hand for the 2013 International Low Impact Development (LID) Symposium in Saint Paul, Minnesota. This was the sixth edition of this event. Dr. Avi Friedman of McGill University (Montreal) delivered an inspiring opening keynote that strongly encouraged collaboration among different disciplines. Environmentally responsible design connects everyone—and for it to succeed it requires input...

By Daniele Cazzuffi – RemTech 2013 will be held 18-20 September 2013 in Ferrara, Italy. This marks the 7th edition of a growing international event focused on remediation technologies. The two-part article presented here, which is adapted from the paper “Safety containment systems, including geosynthetics as possible prevention in the event of hydrocarbon tanks failure,” is a strong example of...

By Daniele Cazzuffi – RemTech 2013 will be held 18-20 September 2013 in Ferrara, Italy. This marks the 7th edition of a growing international event focused on remediation technologies. The two-part article presented here, which is adapted from the paper “Safety containment systems, including geosynthetics as possible prevention in the event of hydrocarbon tanks failure,” is a strong example of...

Varennes, QC – Solmax, a worldwide leader in the manufacturing of geomembranes, is pleased to announce that Mathieu Cornellier has joined Solmax as Technical Manager, covering the Americas, Africa and Europe. Mathieu is a certified Civil Engineer with a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from the Polytechnique de Montreal. For the last 10 years, Cornellier has occupied various positions in the...

Classifieds: Investor with geosynthetics background interested in opportunities to invest in new products, inventions, or start-up ventures. Please submit opportunities for consideration to 925837@Geosynthetica.net. Please provide an executive overview of the proposed opportunity, some idea of geography, industry potential and what impact you believe your project will have on geosynthetics and related industries. Please include your complete contact information, name, address,...

In the opening column to the International Geosynthetics Society's IGS News (Volume 29, Issue 2), IGS President Jorge Zornberg notes, "The conferences of the IGS have played a remarkable role in the development of geosynthetic products and their applications." Dr. Zornberg subsequently takes the reader through a brief history of the IGS conferences, with a particular emphasis on the...