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Editorial: Geomembranes and water
April 1st, 2018
The World Health Organization (WHO) asserts that a clean water supply is “fundamental to global health.” WHO estimates that considerable exposure worldwide to contraction of many waterborne diseases and conditions (diarrhea, malaria, malnutrition, parasites, bacterial infections, etc.) could be diminished by increasing access to safe drinking water, improving sanitation and hygiene, and improving water management. […]
Owens Corning releases video of RCG deployment for USACE
February 17th, 2018
On Feb. 7, 2018, Owens Corning released a video featuring Andy Durham, P.E., the company’s senior geosynthetics engineer based in Granville, Ohio, in a YouTube video on installing the RhinoMat reinforced composite geosynthetic (RCG) at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Full-Scale Levee Breach and Hydraulic Test Facility at the Engineer Research & Development […]
Register now!: GMA and FGI present free webinar on fabrication, installation and testing of geomembranes
November 1st, 2017
On Nov. 7, 2017, the Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) and the Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) will offer the webinar “Fabrication, Installation and Testing of Geomembranes” discussing the types of geomembranes that can be fabricated in the factory and subsequently transported to the field for installation and testing. The webinar begins at 12:00 p.m. EST and […]
GMA and FGI present webinar on fabrication, installation and testing of geomembranes
October 10th, 2017
On Nov. 7, 2017, the Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) and the Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (GFI) will offer the webinar “Fabrication, Installation and Testing of Geomembranes” discussing the types of geomembranes that can be fabricated in the factory and subsequently transported to the field for installation and testing. The webinar begins at 12:00 p.m. EST and […]
Durham moves to Interwrap Geosynthetics
July 20th, 2016
Andy Durham announced this week that he is leaving Propex to pursue a new opportunity with the Interwrap Geosynthetics Division of Owens Corning in Granville, Ohio. Durham was at Propex for four and a half years, most recently in Technical Services & Market Development. In his message to colleagues and friends, he said: “Working for […]