Project Highlights

Maple Garden Park
Taichung, Taiwan

Geosynthetic materials
Geogrid—ACEGrid
Geotextile—ACETex
(ACE Geosynthetics Inc.)

Awards
2013 FIABCI Prix d’Excellence
Public Infrastructures/Amenities
65th FIABCI World Congress (2014)

Underground gardens

August 1, 2015  |  Products

Efficient landscape engineering and effective geosynthetic materials built Maple Garden Park In Taichung City, Taiwan, city dwellers wandering through Maple Garden Park are actually meandering below ground level. In November 2012, landscape engineers working with the aid of geosynthetic products con…
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ASTM announces new geogrid standard

July 21, 2015  |  Products

A new geogrid test method from the standards organization, ASTM International, has been issued, according to a July 20 ASTM press release. The release said that the test described in the standard—D7864/D7864M, Test Method for Determining the Aperture Stability Modulus of Geogrids—will help ensur…
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Intertape Polymer Group geomembranes are certified

June 23, 2015  |  Products

Sarasota, Fla.-based Intertape Polymer Group (IPG) announced in a June 22 press release that its geomembranes have been certified by NSF International, a global public health and safety organization. The release said that NSF has certified IPG’s Aquamaster line of geomembranes to NSF/ANSI 61. ANSI…
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An approach to approaching zero leakage

June 1, 2015  |  Products

Panel Discussion: Geosynthetics 2015 Conference February 16, 2015 | Portland, Ore. Session moderator: Ian D. Peggs, I-Corp International Inc., USA Do liners leak? It is said that all liners leak, including geomembranes. They don’t. Double geomembrane liners do not leak into the subgrade. Or do the…
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Geomembrane would surround buildings

June 1, 2015  |  Products

Business asks to test flood-protection shield on former Tuckerton police station By Pat Johnson Since Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) money won’t go far enough to pay for demolition of the former police office on South Green Street that was damaged beyond repair by 2012’s Superstorm S…
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Geotextile + polyurea pre-sprayed panels

June 1, 2015  |  Products

1-2 combo delivers waterproofing at Hawaii water impoundment structure By Del Williams Introduction For decades, polyurea coatings have been spray applied directly to properly prepared concrete, metal, and geotextile substrates on the jobsite using special equipment and trained applicators. However,…
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Part 2: The first double geomembrane liner 40 years later

April 1, 2015  |  Products

Constructed in June 1974, it’s been in continuous service ever since then. By J.P. Giroud and J.P. Gourc Introduction The first double liner with two geomembranes was constructed in June 1974 and has been in continuous service since then. The double-lined structure is a water reservoir located in …
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Water woes addressed by newly lined reservoir

April 1, 2015  |  Products

Chowchilla pistachio farm By Raphael Bennett Introduction Situated on 600 acres of pistachio farmland located in the northern San Joaquin Valley of California, this farm management conglomerate wanted a solution to its water accessibility issues. Due to the current water climate in California, the w…
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Part 1: The first double geomembrane liner 40 years later

February 1, 2015  |  Products

First constructed in June 1974 and has been in continuous service since then. By J.P. Giroud and J.P. Gourc Introduction The first double liner with two geomembranes was constructed in June 1974 and has been in continuous service since then. The double-lined structure is a water reservoir located in…
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Reconstructing and relining Nottingham Lake high in the Rockies

February 1, 2015  |  Products

Replacing a 32-year-old liner. By Bart Ewing and Duff Simbec Introduction Nottingham Lake is nestled high in the Rocky Mountains and has been the pride of Avon, Colo., for as long as anyone can remember. Tourists and residents use the lake for winter recreation and for boating, fishing, and swimm…
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