ADE Consulting Group, 10/53 Metroplex Ave, Murarrie, QLD 4172

Due to large demand from a wider geographical audience, this event is now a hybrid event and open to all.

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Sustainability and sustainable behaviors are becoming an increasingly important and required component of construction and infrastructure business activity.

Governmental regulations, owners and other stakeholder’s desires for best practice construction methods and optimal durability and economics, along with the concerns of the community for pollution abatement, plastics in the oceans, and low or minimal impact construction activities require changes and continuing advancements from our industry.

Geosynthetics and the geosynthetic industry are well positioned for this challenge. Geosynthetic materials offer large advantages in cost, constructability, reduction in CO2 emissions, energy and water consumption and other sustainable metrics as guided by the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development goals and other measuring methods.

Geosynthetic industry organizations including the International Geosynthetic Society have addressed issues such as these with the European Union Commission on the Environment, The USA National Academy of Engineering and US Army Corp of Engineers and other regulatory bodies from countries around the globe. Communication of the performance of geosynthetics and the industry’s positions on these topics are important to regulators, owners, engineers, site neighbors and other stakeholders.

This event presents a summary of industry activities and best practices to date, connects the audience with resources for use in communications with customers and clients and gives case histories of the economic and environmental successes of geosynthetics in creating a more sustainable planet.

Boyd Ramsey, Co-Chair is the International Geosynthetics Society’s Sustainability Committee, and will provide an insightful presentation explaining how Geosynthetics can contribute to more sustainable designs and construction solutions.

Boyd is currently the Finance Chairman for the International Geosynthetics Society and Secretary / Treasurer of the IGS Foundation.

His past IGS positions include two 4 year terms elected to the IGS Council, 6 years as Chairman of the IGS Technical Committee on Barriers and other committees.

He is the past chairman of the Geosynthetic Materials Association the leading industry organization lobbying for the advancing the use of geosynthetics within the USA and global markets.

He served for over a decade on the Board of Directors of the Geosynthetic Institute.

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