GreenSpec Directory now available

April 1, 2006  |  News

The expanded and revised 6th edition of the GreenSpec® Directory of environmentally preferable building products contains nearly 2,000 listings, providing architects, building owners, and builders with the most complete source for green building product information. The directory is published by Br…
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Bolivar to get $1.4M to fix, cover sand socks damaged by hurricane

April 1, 2006  |  News

The hurricane-beaten sand socks on Bolivar Peninsula in Texas will get about $1.4 million worth of attention from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), providing money for repairs and a new sand cover, according to information from the agency. Hurricane Rita left some of the sand-filled so…
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Geo Solutions for the Environment, Transportation, and Homeland Security

April 1, 2006  |  Events

Geosynthetics 2007 will be held at the Hilton Washington in Washington, D.C., Jan. 16–19, 2007, immediately preceding the Transportation Research Board’s 86th Annual Meeting. The conference and exhibition, themed Geo Solutions for the Environment, Transportation, and Homeland Security, will prov…
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FLI lands $12 million lining contract

April 1, 2006  |  News

FLI Environmental, the Waterford, Ireland-based international environmental solutions provider, has won a $12.3 million (€10 million) contract for the installation of containment facilities at a $1.9 billion nickel mine on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. FLI will supply and instal…
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New silt-fence installer ready

April 1, 2006  |  News

Burchland Mfg. LLC has announced the introduction of its XT-Series Silt Fence Installers. Designed to install 36-in. to 48-in. erosion-control fabric, Burchland XTs offer a 3-point hitch or quick-attach plate for mounting on tractors or skidsteers. The XTs install fabric to a choice of depth down to…
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Apax acquires Contech

April 1, 2006  |  News

CONTECH® Construction Products Inc., a civil engineering site solutions products and services company based in Ohio, and funds advised by Apax Partners Worldwide, a private equity investment group, announced that Apax has completed its acquisition of a majority ownership interest in Contech. The tr…
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Versavoid Modular Geovoid System allows for use and reuse of water

August 5, 2001  |  Products

The Versavoid Modular Geovoid System, a lightweight porous polypropylene structured cube about 50cm2, acts as a drainage system when placed on top of a trench or void lined with a geotextile. By plumbing a filtration unit into the system, stormwater can be passed into a storage tank and recycled for…
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Geosynthetic reinforcement of the aggregate base/subbase courses of pavement structures

July 27, 2000  |  News

Abstract Geosynthetic reinforcement of the base, or subbase, course of pavement structures is addressed. The value added with reinforcement, design criteria/protocols, and practices for design and for material specifications are presented. Base, or subbase, reinforcement is defined within as the use…
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Geosynthetics in pavement systems applications

May 6, 1999  |  News

Introduction This “white paper” is provided in response to the requests from AASHTO Subcommittee on Materials Technical Section 4E Task Force on Geogrid/Geotextile Specification, to provide background information and specifications for the use of geogrids and geotextiles in pavement syst…
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Nonwoven paving fabrics study

December 1, 1997  |  News

Introduction Under contract with the Geotextile Division of the Industrial Fabrics Association International, Maxim Technologies, Inc. investigated the use, performance, and design considerations for asphalt membrane interlayer systems utilizing a nonwoven paving fabric. This is a widely used techno…
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