EuroGeo8 corporate case study competition open for submissions

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The International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) is accepting submissions for the EuroGeo8 Case Study Competition exclusively for IGS Corporate Members. The subject/activity covered in the case study must be from the IGS European Region. Submissions are due August 15. Case Studies must have taken place, fully or partially, within the period from April 1, 2022, to July 1, …

Officine Maccaferri signs $25 million contract with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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Officine Maccaferri, a platform company of Ambienta SGR S.p.A. and a global leader in the field of civil and environmental engineering, has signed, through its U.S. subsidiary Maccaferri Inc., a five-year framework contract with the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), with a maximum value of approximately $25 million, for the supply of systems …

USDOT unveils updates to NEPA to fast track projects

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy this week released three sets of landmark revisions to the Department’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing procedures. These revisions, which cut USDOT’s NEPA procedures in half, will slash red tape, accelerate major infrastructure projects, minimize delays, and curb soaring compliance costs, according to a statement from the department. …

NCHRP research on post-consumer plastics, sustainable materials

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The National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has released two new research alerts. NCHRP Alert – NCHRP Research Report 1143: Evaluation of Post-Consumer Recycled Plastics in Asphalt Mixtures via the Dry Process NCHRP Research Report 1143: Evaluation of Post-Consumer Recycled Plastics in Asphalt Mixtures via the Dry Process. The asphalt pavement industry has a long history of …