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AATCC’s PPE Digital Series to continue

Industry professionals are invited to join AATCC and Duke University researcher, Dr. David Grass, Ph.D., September 24 at 11 AM (EDT) for a live presentation and Q&A to learn more about a recent study exploring a variety of facemask styles and their efficacy in preventing the spread of COVID-19 and similarly transmitted viruses. Mandates for [...]

By |2020-09-08T09:36:50-05:00September 8, 2020|

APPI explains energy contracts

By Kathryn Allen, APPI Energy (Editor’s note: APPI energy services are included in the membership benefit package offered by Advanced Textiles Association. The following information was compiled by APPI to help explain their services.) APPI Energy provides our clients a comprehensive way to reduce energy expenses and create budget certainty. Unbiased and independent, we perform [...]

By |2020-09-03T16:27:18-05:00September 3, 2020|

GSI to host webinar on landfill covers

The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) will sponsor a webinar, “Landfill covers: Past-present-emerging,” on October 7, 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 course registrations. Participants will be able to assess past landfill cover practices and gain comparisons to [...]

By |2020-09-09T09:27:38-05:00September 2, 2020|

TRB to host webinar on updating designs for MSE walls in AASHTO

The TRB Standing Committees on Transportation Earthworks and Geosynthetics will jointly organize a TRB webinar on "Updating Designs for Mechanically-Stabilized Earth Walls in AASHTO."  Bridge-design specifications were updated this year, with the largest change to designs for MSE walls in more than 20 years. TRB will host a webinar on Oct. 8, 2020, from 2:00–3:30 [...]

By |2020-09-01T09:30:44-05:00September 1, 2020|

Registration opens soon for Virtual Waste Containment System Design Seminar 2020

This three-day webinar (Oct. 20–22) is an opportunity to hear from leading experts in six two-hour presentations; to provide attendees with a deeper working knowledge of surface and subsurface flows of stormwater impinging on landfill closures. This discussion will go beyond slope stabilization using the infinite slope formula. Various design approaches and details will be [...]

By |2020-08-31T14:23:38-05:00August 31, 2020|

WASTECON goes virtual

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, SWANA has cancelled the WASTECON that was scheduled to take place on Dec. 7–10, 2020, in Dallas, Texas. SWANA’s executive leadership summit for the solid waste and recycling industries will be transformed into a virtual conference in late January 2021 that will bring together public- and private-sector waste industry [...]

By |2020-08-26T10:45:21-05:00August 27, 2020|

Robert Motis joins EC Applications

EC Applications (ECA), an Anaheim, Calif., based geosynthetics installer, has announced that Robert (Bob) Motis has accepted the newly created position of vice president–construction. Motis will provide key leadership to the EC Applications Construction Group with a focus on leadership development/professional growth, construction operations oversight and consistent delivery of operational excellence. Motis joins ECA with [...]

By |2020-09-09T09:41:10-05:00August 25, 2020|

Registration for IFAI Virtual Expo is open

IFAI Expo is going completely virtual and will be hosted online Nov. 2–12, 2020. By registering for ATA Virtual Expo, attendees can attend education sessions, virtual networking events, keynote speakers and browse through a virtual show floor filled with exhibitors displaying their latest products and services. What can you expect from an ATA Virtual Expo? Find [...]

By |2020-08-25T11:17:51-05:00August 25, 2020|

GSI to host webinar on geosynthetic applications used in heap leach mining

The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) will sponsor a webinar, “Geosynthetics applications used in heap leach mining,” on September 23, 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 course registrations. The chemical extraction of precious metals from low-grade ore and [...]

By |2020-09-09T09:28:22-05:00August 24, 2020|

Preview the schedule for Geosynthetics Conference 2021

Geosynthetics Conference 2021 features 6 half-day short courses, 4 panel discussions, 8 special sessions and 17 technical paper sessions. Preview the list of them below and look forward to registering this September.  Panel Discussions Geosynthetic Specifications: The Pros and Cons of Existing Geosynthetic Specifications Measuring the Performance of Geosynthetic Roads–Bench Top to Full-Scale Testing and Monitoring Methods [...]

By |2020-08-18T08:15:50-05:00August 18, 2020|
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