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FHWA offers pavement preservation focus in September

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Every Day Counts (EDC) innovation of the month for September is pavement preservation (when, where, and how), a whole-life approach to extending the service life of pavement networks. Applying a pavement preservation treatment at the right time (when) on the right project (where) with quality materials and construction (how) is [...]

By |2017-09-07T16:34:27-05:00September 7, 2017|

USDOT announces $500 Million funding through TIGER program

On September 6, 2017, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced the opportunity for state and local stakeholders to apply for $500 million in discretionary grant funding through the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program. “The TIGER grant program is a highly competitive program whose winners will be awarded with the funding they need [...]

By |2017-09-07T16:26:15-05:00September 7, 2017|

Afitex-Texel releases design guidance for protection from soil gas infiltration

Originally published in French by Groupe Alphard Inc. and translated and updated by Afitex-Texel, the resource “Design Guidance Document for the Protection of Buildings Against Soil Gas Infiltrations” is now available. The document discusses DRAINTUBE™ technology, a product that combines geosynthetic and pipe technology. Engineers have used DRAINTUBETM on hundreds of projects around the world. [...]

By |2017-09-06T20:23:22-05:00September 6, 2017|

ECTC releases RECPs spec

The Erosion Control Technology Council (ECTC) recently updated their Rolled Erosion Control Products (RECPs) specification. The specification includes charts of product characteristics for mulch control nettings (MCNs), open weave textiles (OWTs), erosion control blankets (ECBs) and turf reinforcement mats (TRMs). These charts are the result of consensus amongst leading manufacturers of RECPs in the industry [...]

By |2018-02-07T08:04:06-06:00September 6, 2017|

IECA 2018 hotel reservations open

The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) Annual Conference and Expo in Long Beach, Calif., Feb. 11–14, 2018, announced the opening of the conference Hotel Block at agreed-upon rates at several hotels near the Long Beach Convention Center. The special rates are available Feb. 5–19, 2018, and include rooms at the Hyatt (conference headquarters hotel), Courtyard [...]

By |2017-09-06T16:53:14-05:00September 6, 2017|

Save the date: GMA Fall Lobby Day is Oct. 24–25 in Washington, D.C.

The Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) will host Fall Lobby Day Oct. 24–25, 2017, in Washington, D.C. GMA encourages members and interested nonmembers to attend. There is no registration fee for GMA members. Nonmembers pay a fee of $1,000. Registration is open; for questions or to RSVP, please contact Janelle Wells at jawells@ifai.com. GMA continues to [...]

By |2017-09-06T14:16:27-05:00September 5, 2017|

In memoriam: Robert H. Chapman, III

Robert H. Chapman, III, chairman, CEO and treasurer of Inman Mills, Inman, S.C., passed away on August 23, 2017. He was 66. A longtime textile industry leader, Chapman was the fourth generation of the family to run the 116-year-old company. He served in many leadership roles in the textile industry, including chairman of the NCTO [...]

By |2017-08-24T11:52:02-05:00August 24, 2017|

Raven Industries acquires Colorado Lining International

Raven Industries Inc. announced Aug. 22, 2017, that it has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Colorado Lining International Inc., headquartered in Parker, Colo. The cash transaction is expected to close in September with Raven paying approximately $14 million and the potential for up to $2 million in [...]

By |2017-08-23T17:03:23-05:00August 23, 2017|

IFAI announces Annual Meeting and division meetings at IFAI Expo

The Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) will hold its Annual Meeting at IFAI Expo in New Orleans, La., on Sept. 27, 2017, at 9:30 a.m. The meeting will be held in La Nouvelle Orleans Ballroom C of the Ernest M. Morial Convention Center. All members of ATA are invited to attend. “You'll find out about everything [...]

By |2017-08-21T15:00:17-05:00August 21, 2017|

ASCE publishes selected papers from Geotechnical Frontiers 2017 in new e-book

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has released the e-book Geotechnical Frontiers 2017: Waste Containment, Barriers, Remediation, and Sustainable Geoengineering, edited by Thomas L. Brandon and Richard J. Valentine, which includes selected papers from the Geotechnical Frontiers 2017 conference, held in Orlando, Fla., March 12–15, 2017. The Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) and the Geo-Institute of ASCE [...]

By |2017-08-18T15:00:35-05:00August 18, 2017|
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