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Nov 05, 2014
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Building Materials: Top Score For PVC Pipe Systems
"For building purposes, those PVC pipe systems that are made with a component of recycled material are more likely to have the lowest environmental impact in terms of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)." This according to Professor Michiel Haas who is an expert on building materials and founder of NIBE, the Dutch technical institute for environmental impact of building materials.
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Nov 03, 2014
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American Water Resources Announces More Than 5,000 Nashville Homeowners Have Enrolled in Service Line Protection Programs
Company pledges to make donation to Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee for every new enrollment through year-end
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Oct 31, 2014
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Dates Set for Microtunneling Short Course
Annual Course Scheduled for Feb. 10-12, 2015 in Golden, Colo.
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Oct 29, 2014
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ASTM International Reveals New Brand Identity
Purpose Statement, Logo and Website
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Oct 27, 2014
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New Jumbo Wheels for Envirosight's ROVVER X 400 Crawler Answer Toughest Sewer Pipe Inspection Challenges
New jumbo wheels give Envirosight's ROVVER X 400 crawler the weight and traction
necessary to navigate large interceptor lines with high flow.
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Oct 24, 2014
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HOBAS Inspires No-Dig Visitors
Numerous interested visitors stopped by at the HOBAS Booth at the International No-Dig Madrid which took place at the IFEMA Convention Centre from October 13 to 15.
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Oct 22, 2014
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Green light given for ‘super sewer’ to clean up London’s river
Thames Water has today been given the go-ahead to start building London’s ‘super sewer’ which will tackle the sewage pollution in to the tidal River Thames.
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Oct 16, 2014
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New play equipment is no pipe dream for Midlothian nursery
In most parts of the Lothians water pipes lurk deep below the ground, used to pump drinking water to tens of thousands of homes and businesses.
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Oct 14, 2014
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HOBAS Storage System as Part of a Highway Drainage System
Nine Tanks Ensure Safe Journeys in Poland
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Oct 09, 2014
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Six year Scottish Water investment announced
A £3.5 billion investment by Scottish Water will ensure it continues to provide one of the best value for money water services in the UK, Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said today.
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Oct 06, 2014
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Using PVC for the rehabilitation of sewers
Since the early 1970s, we have developed from being a prosperity-oriented and throwaway society to become more environmentally aware, though this same society adopts a highly critical attitude towards some real achievements. Why should PVC, of all things, be such a highly controversial material? This is mainly because it has been known, since the late 1980s, that many chloroorganic compounds, such as propellant gas, paint, solvents and plastics are toxic, carcinogenic, genetically harmful and damage the environment. Since then, the Green Party has pushed for the chlorine industry to be phased out. In terms of chemical structure, PVC contains a high proportion of chlorine, which has led to it being caught up in the political crossfire.
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Oct 01, 2014
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Martin Herrenknecht supports technology education and calls for its expansion
Entrepreneur Martin Herrenknecht sees a huge need for action to increase education and the promotion of young talent in the areas of science and technology. Germany needs to much more intensively provide for new technological advances and the young talent needed for this in all major engineerdriven areas such as energy, environmental and medical technology and infrastructure development, he says. The core competence in engineering sciences has taken the export nation to the forefront worldwide. In future German industry needs 90,000 newly trained engineers per year, both men and women. Herrenknecht helps push the necessary promotion of young talent and calls for greater and broader efforts by society with regard to education.
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Sep 29, 2014
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NSF Expands Plastic Pipe Testing Capabilities With Acquisition of Jana Laboratories’ Testing Assets
Acquisition meets increasing demand for expedited plastic pipe performance and custom R&D testing
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Sep 25, 2014
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Tom Lantos Tunnels at Devil’s Slide earns two more prestigious national awards
HNTB-designed twin tunnels add Underground Construction Association Project of the Year and American Public Works Association’s Public Works Projects of the Year to list of honors.
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Sep 22, 2014
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DEWA Water Transmission
DEWA starts work on 25km water-transmission network across Dubai
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Sep 18, 2014
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HNTB Corporation deepens practice to serve growing tunnel and underground construction market
Key tunneling experts hired to help meet growth-oriented market needs; $70 billion in tunnel construction projects expected in North America in the next five years
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Sep 16, 2014
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Herrenknecht expands Board of Management
Herrenknecht AG is expanding its top management. At July's meeting the Supervisory Board appointed three new members to the Board of Management. Since August 1, 2014, Günter Richter, Ulrich Schaffhauser and Michael Sprang are members of the expanded Board of Management of Herrenknecht AG. With this step the Supervisory Board and the Board of Management are paving the way for succession in the top management.
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Sep 12, 2014
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Water additive on the nose with concrete sewers
A team of University of Queensland researchers has found a way to save water providers hundreds of millions of dollars a year by reducing sewer corrosion.
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Sep 11, 2014
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TT-UK and Reef Technology´s partnership further entrenched at No Dig South Africa
In July TT-UK Ltd joined their exclusive sales partner Reef Trenchless Technology SA (Pty) Ltd at No Dig South Africa in Pretoria.
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Sep 08, 2014
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Flood protection in the desert state: Herrenknecht tunnel boring machine at work on modern drainage system in Qatar
Two Herrenknecht tunnel boring machines are being deployed for a major drainage system in the Qatari capital of Doha. Construction of the almost 10-kilometer tunnel is part of some major infrastructure projects for which Qatar has ordered more than 20 Herrenknecht machines.
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Sep 04, 2014
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Medit Inc. Adds New VIPER ADV Pipe Inspection Camera to their Product Line
The New VIPER ADV Pipe Inspection Camera is well suited for exploring ducts, pipelines, mains and sewers. Viper ADV is a Compact and Durable Device with Enhanced Design Greatly Increasing Camera’s Maneuverability in the Pipe.
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Sep 02, 2014
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Plastic Piepes: Complete database now online from conference website
The Plastic Pipes Conference Association (PPCA) has a new website that will provide technical and commercial information for the plastic pipe industry worldwide. As of today, the association has published an online database that contains all of its papers since the first 1970 conference in Southampton, UK.
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Aug 29, 2014
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TT-UK introduces ‘New’ GRUNDODRILL 18 ACS - All Condition System Drill Rig
In HDD drilling the main problem is creating a consistent bore when faced with complex and difficult soil conditions. To create bore paths within changeable and unstable sand, soil or stone types is clearly difficult and this can be made even more challenging when boring through rock structures with a varying geological formation.
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Aug 27, 2014
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The Complete Guide to Pipe Selection for Trenchless Projects
A free online resource has been launched to assist professionals in the trenchless industry select the correct type of pipe for installation and refurbishment projects.
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Aug 22, 2014
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Powerful New Version of a Proven Shaft Enlargement Technology in Mining
Herrenknecht AG has developed a next generation of the rodless shaft enlargement machines that have been established on the market for decades as so-called V-Mole technology. Herrenknecht worked closely together with two very experienced companies highly renowned in the mining industry, Thyssen Schachtbau and Murray & Roberts Cementation, to update and adapt the technology to current conditions and requirements. The result is the SBE (Shaft Boring Machine for Shaft Enlargement). It facilitates high sinking speeds and maximum working safety for shaft boring using the pilot borehole.
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