Water Resources Development Act of 2022 approved by U.S. House Of Representatives

June 13, 2022  |  News

Bipartisan legislation that will improve ports and harbors, inland waterway navigation, flood and storm protection, and other water resources infrastructure throughout the United States was approved June 8th in the U.S. House of Representatives. H.R. 7776, the Water Resources Development Act of 2022…
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ITMC 2022: Conference And Smart Textiles Salon

June 10, 2022  |  News

ITMC 2022 will take place at the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) in Montreal from September 19 to 21, 2022. The purpose of the conference is to explore new ideas, effective solutions and collaborative partnerships for business growth by catalyzing the creation of a beneficial …
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Tensar Corporation Wins Association Of National Advertisers’ 2022 B2 Award 

June 9, 2022  |  News

Tensar Corporation, a global leader in geogrid engineered solutions for civil construction, has won an Association of National Advertisers 2022 B2 award. The company received a silver award in the “Integrated Marketing Program Small – Mid-Size Business” category for its &#8220…
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Confidence Infrastructure inaugurates geotextiles plant in N’ganj

June 8, 2022  |  News

Confidence Infrastructure, one of the largest conglomerates in Bangladesh involved in the manufacture of mid-tech engineering products, has inaugurated a geotextiles plant in N’ganj. The new plant’s monthly production capacity will be around 11,50,000 bags and the geotextiles manufactured here w…
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White Cap acquires CSI Geoturf

June 7, 2022  |  News

White Cap Supply Holdings, LLC (“White Cap”) has closed on an agreement to acquire CSI Geoturf, a Michigan-based wholesale distributor of civil site construction geosynthetic and landscape supplies. With locations in metro Detroit, Grand Rapids and Traverse City, Michigan, CSI Geotu…
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Nonresidential construction spending declined in April: AGC

June 6, 2022  |  News

Spending on nonresidential construction projects declined for the second month in a row in April as contractors coped with an all-time high for job openings, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of federal spending data. Workforce shortages are suppressing the am…
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Geo-Institute seeking volunteers to review conference papers

June 3, 2022  |  News

The Geo-Institute of ASCE is calling for volunteers to review review technical papers submitted to the Geo-Congress 2023 and Geo-Risk 2023 conferences. Serving as a reviewer allows professionals to play a critical role in ensuring the papers published in the conference Proceedings adhere to the qua…
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DFI announces Dan A. Brown as 2022-2023 traveling lecturer

June 2, 2022  |  News

Dan A. Brown, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, chief engineer and senior principal, Dan Brown and Associates, has been selected as the 2022-2023 Traveling Lecturer. He is available, on request of DFI, to present lectures September 1, 2022 – August 31, 2023. As one of America’s leading authorities on the const…
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Study: Geotextiles market to grow at CAGR of 10.3% through 2031

June 1, 2022  |  News

Ongoing large-scale infrastructure projects are fueling global demand for geotextiles in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry. The growing utilization of geotextiles with improved functional characteristics and cost-effectiveness for erosion control applications are steering…
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GSI Lifetime Predictions of Nonexposed and Exposed Geosynthetics webinar June 8

May 31, 2022  |  News

The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) will sponsor a webinar, “Lifetime Predictions of Nonexposed and Exposed Geosynthetics,” on June 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT. Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) member companies and their employees receive discounted rates on all GSI webinar and short c…
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