Leigh joins GSE as president of the Americas

August 25, 2015  |  News

Houston-based GSE announced in an Aug. 24 press release that Mark Leigh has joined the company as president of the Americas. The release said that the addition of Leigh completes a strategic reorganization and realignment of each of GSE’s global regions that began last year with the appointments o…
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Containment short course Sept. 16 in SLC

August 25, 2015  |  News

A full-day short course, “Current Advances & Trends in Containment Technology” will be offered Wednesday, Sept. 16, in Salt Lake City. Presented by the Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) and the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ), this short course will include a range of ap…
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Alliant, Hanwha unveil plans for solar energy plant at coal ash landfill site

August 19, 2015  |  News

An August 17 joint announcement by Alliant Energy and Hanwha Q CELLS USA described plans that are in place for a 2.25-megawatt solar installation to be built on Alliant property near its Rock River Generating Station in Beloit, Wis. The Aug. 17 press release said that Germany-based Hanwha, with U.S.…
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EPA proposes tougher landfill gas emission rules

August 17, 2015  |  News

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week issued two proposals designed to further reduce emissions of methane-rich gas from municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills. An Aug. 14 press release from the EPA stated that under the proposals, new, modified, and existing landfills would begin …
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ASU taking reins of new national research center

August 11, 2015  |  News

Well-known in geosynthetics community, Ed Kavazanjian to lead biogeotechnical engineering effort An August 10 press release from Arizona State University said that ASU will lead a new National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center to pioneer advances in geotechnical engineering that p…
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47th annual Kansas geotechnical engineering conference

August 10, 2015  |  News

Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015 University of Kansas Memorial Union Lawrence, Kansas Join colleagues and a host of industry experts for a day of exploring the latest developments and hottest topics in the geotechnical field. Highlights include: earning 6.5 professional development hours (PDHs). the Karl Ter…
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Agru announces retirement of Paul Barker

August 7, 2015  |  News

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Geosynthetics Middle East call for papers

August 6, 2015  |  News

The call for papers for Geosynthetics Middle East 2015 has started. Conference organizer SKZ Germany invites all industry experts to submit their proposals. The call for papers deadline is Aug. 31, 2015. Under the patronage of the municipality of Abu Dhabi City, UAE, the 2015 conference is taking pl…
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Brawler’s geomembrane manufacturing expands by $10 million

August 5, 2015  |  News

Brawler Industries announced in a July 29 press release that it is investing more than $10 million to expand its Houston manufacturing facility. The release described Houston-based Brawler as “a long-time industry leader in the development and manufacture of specialty-engineered liners for contain…
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Vangeluwe is new CEO at Solmax

August 4, 2015  |  News

Montreal-based Solmax International Inc. announced last week that Jean-Louis Vangeluwe has been named CEO for Solmax International and Solmax International Asia-Pacific. The July 29 press release said that Vangeluwe has been with Solmax for nearly 20 years, most recently as executive vice president …
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