News and Articles
New Manufacturing Facility Shows India’s Rise in Geosynthetics
India’s fast-developing economy and large population places extra pressure on the nation to execute large-scale infrastructure development. The resulting investment in roadways, railways, power-grid expansion, and water resources creates a strong market for geosynthetics domestically. Bolstered by these projects, India has also become a center for...
Solmax Unifies Its Global Brand under One Name
When Solmax announced its acquisition of GSE Environmental in December 2017, the geosynthetics field and conta...
10 Years Ago, Watershed Geo Significantly Changed Closure Applications
A decade ago, options in closure applications changed dramatically with the debut of two unique systems: one w...
How to Reduce Stormwater Infrastructure with Porous Pavers
Porous pavement solutions have drawn considerable interest in communities for the green engineering benefits t...
Interview: Elizabeth Peggs on IGS Two for a Few
At the 11th International Conference on Geosynthetics (September 2018, Seoul), the International Geosynthetics...
Podcasts
Phil McGoldrick on Value Engineered Systems and Tripling Production
Geosynthetica second season of the GeoTalk pocast series has begun! Editor-in-Chief Chris Kelsey sits down with globe-trotting industry veteran Phil McGoldrick. With Strata Geosystems, he has been a key piece of the company’s on-going expansion in in...
PODCAST: Disturbed Land Reclamation with...
In this episode of GeoTalk, we check in with Tom Williams, a 40-year veteran of disturbed land reclamation wor...
PODCAST: The Rise of ClosureTurf® in Fin...
Landfill engineering has advanced significantly over the past 35 years. Geosynthetic lining, capping, and fina...
PODCAST: The Coming Wave of Biogeotechni...
Biogeotechnical engineering is adding enzymes, microbes, and much more to the engineer’s toolbox Geosynt...
PODCAST: The Push towards Reinvention in...
Many infrastructure applications rely upon geosynthetic barriers. Over time, we’ve seen the specification of 4...
Featured Events
ELL Seminar Series – The Dipole Method (Webinar)
When: April 24, 2018 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Where: Online Webinar The ELL Seminar Series continues! The International Geosynthetics Society North America chapter’s next webinar offering is April 24, when Abigail Gilson, M.S., P.E...
GeoMEast 2018 International Congress and...
When: November 24, 2018 – November 28, 2018 all-day Where: MENA House Hotel, Kafr Nassar, A...
Construction QA/QC of Compacted Clay Lin...
When: May 10, 2018 all-day Where: TRI Environmental, 9063 FM2244, Austin, TX 78733, USA ...
Construction QA/QC for Geosynthetic Inst...
When: May 9, 2018 all-day Where: TRI Environmental, 9063 FM2244, Austin, TX 78733, USA ...
Slope Stability of Containment Systems &...
When: May 7, 2018 – May 8, 2018 all-day Where: TRI Environmental, 9063 FM2244, Austin, TX 7...