• Materials

  • New Layfield geomembrane  Sep 1

    Layfield Group has introduced Enviro Liner 6000^HD.

  • Building an urban rain garden in Indianapolis  Aug 19

    Stormwater project benefits from Firestone’s donation.

  • Strata Geosystems awarded ISO 9001 certification  Aug 10

    Strata Geosystems plant awarded ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System Certificate.

  • Guideline for subgrade preparation for fabricated geomembranes  Jul 15

    FGI produced a guideline titled “Subgrade requirements for fabricated geomembranes.”

  • Tensar grid wins IGS award  Jul 15

    TriAx geogrid, and technical developments it represents, won an IGS 2010 Award.

  • NAUE grid demonstrates stability at Weimar test  Jun 17

    More than 100 visitors came to an event entitled “Energy. Experiment. Experience.”

• Technical

  • Training and certification for geomembrane liner leak location surveyors  Aug 12

    Performing geoelectric leak location or liner integrity surveys (LIS) is beneficial.

  • ASTM standards for material properties for pavement components  Jul 1

    Standards will help develop a mechanistic-empirical design guide for pavements.

• News

  • GMA speaks up during EPA coal ash hearing  Sep 1

    The EPA seeks comments regarding the regulation of coal ash containment sites.

  • Freudenberg’s second geotextile line in Russia  Aug 23

    Freudenberg Politex has invested $1.6m to install a new geotextile nonwovens line in Russia.

  • GMA responds to EPA on coal ash issue  Aug 18

    GMA recommends a composite liner system for coal ash sites.

  • “Workshop on Engineered Barrier Performance”  Aug 12

    RES and FSME conducted the workshop Aug. 3-5, 2010, in Rockville, Md.

  • TRI to conduct CQC/CQA courses and mini trade show in Australia  Aug 9

    TRI Geosynthetics Services will conduct a CQA Training Week, 4-6 Nov., 2010, in Australia.

  • 14th IGS Council is formed  Aug 3

    At 9ICG in Guarujá, Brazil, the IGS Council marked the beginning of a new term.

  • $22 million for Caltrans project  Aug 1

    Granite Construction Co. has been awarded a $22 million contract by Caltrans.

  • $3.54 billion proposed for N.J. DOT  Aug 1

    Proposed transportation capital program for NJDOT and NJ TRANSIT.

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