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GEOWEB system installed for Kaiser Permanente retaining wall

January 23rd, 2025

The Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Gaithersburg, Md., aimed to install a solar array on its property to reduce energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions. The proposed installation site, however, presented challenges due to its steep slopes, which were unsuitable for supporting the solar array. To move forward with the project, a cost-effective solution was […]

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Yeager Airport: Deconstruction and reconstruction of the side of a mountain

April 1st, 2019

Yeager Airport is located on top of a series of leveled mountains in Charleston, W.Va. Completion of the original airport construction in the 1940s required 9 million cubic yards (6.9 million m3) of soil and rock earthwork (Keller 2017). In 2005, due to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) safety requirements, it was necessary to construct a […]

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