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Green infrastructure first emerged as an alternative approach to storm water management in the early 1990s. Since then, storm water professionals have accumulated an extensive body of knowledge on the design of green infrastructure practices that improve the triple bottom line, and on the development of policies that support this approach.
Case studies offer a particularly effective way of sharing this body of knowledge. By telling the story of how green infrastructure was planned, designed, and built in a particular location, case studies illustrate how the concept of green infrastructure can be adapted to particular contexts.
View case studies on the EPA website here.
Source: EPA.gov
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GAME Trenchless Consultants is growing and increasing its presence on the West Coast by 
adding Don Brynildsen, P.ENG., to the team.
Don has been involved in Municipal Engineering Infrastructure since the late 1970’s. In addition to his most recent position as Director of Water and Sewers for the City of Vancouver, he also served as Director of the City’s Roads and Bridges and Major Projects Divisions. Don was a member of the National Infrastructure Technical Steering Committee that oversaw the creation and review of all of the Infraguide Best Practices for Water, Sewer and Roads. With Don’s experience in municipal infrastructure, GAME Trenchless Consultants’ newest member will allow GAME to be present and provide its watermain condition assessment and Trenchless Engineering expertise in British Columbia and Alberta.
Learn more about GAME Trenchless Consultants here. Don Brynildsen may be contacted via email here.
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On October 8, 2014 EPA joined with federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, and private-sector entities to form the Green Infrastructure Collaborative, a network to help communities more easily implement green infrastructure.
The Collaborative released a Statement of Support outlining commitments from members to advance coordination around green infrastructure initiatives. The Collaborative will build capacity for green infrastructure implementation by providing a platform for national stakeholders to:
- Leverage joint efforts to promote the multiple community benefits of green infrastructure;
- Build and share knowledge around emerging green infrastructure technologies and policy issues; and
- Facilitate shared inquiry into the best ways to encourage adoption of green infrastructure technologies at the local level.
Seven federal agencies have come together to support the Green Infrastructure Collaborative. These agencies signed a Federal Letter of Support (PDF) (5 pp, 248K, About PDF) committing to specific actions to promote green infrastructure. The cooperating agencies are EPA, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Energy.
Over the coming year, Collaborative members will work closely together to align public and private knowledge and resources to promote green infrastructure. Learn more…
Source: EPA.gov
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Lino Lakes, Minn—Underground Tools, Inc. (UTI) will be displaying its line of premium quality directional drilling pipe and HDD tooling at No-Dig 2015. UTI’s comprehensive line of HDD down-hole tooling features improved designs and includes drive chucks, starter rods, reamers, sonde housings, pilot bits, carriage chain and more.
UTI offers drill pipe for nearly every make and model of drill rig. UTI’s drill pipe is readily available, and made from top quality materials, with careful consideration given to precise threaded connections.All of UTI products are back by the industry’s most knowledgeable technical support team.
NASTT’s No-Dig Show Booth #832
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Ultimate Crew will receive one year use of a Vermeer horizontal directional drill
PELLA, Iowa — Vermeer Corporation is looking for the Ultimate Crew and seeking entries from horizontal directional drill (HDD) contractors and th
eir crews from across the country. The Ultimate Crew will win the use of a new Vermeer D24x40 Series II Navigator® drill for 12 months and be featured in future Vermeer marketing efforts.
During 2013, Vermeer launched the Ultimate Operator campaign to celebrate HDD drill operators, recognize their impact on the world and identify the ultimate HDD operator. Derrick Pursley was crowned the Ultimate Operator out of more than 100 HDD operators nominated for the award. Now Vermeer wants to showcase the importance of the entire HDD crew through the Ultimate Crew campaign.
“During the Ultimate Operator campaign, drill operators made one thing clear — they could not do their job or be successful without a great crew,” says Jon Kuyers, senior global product manager, Underground for Vermeer. “Vermeer wants to showcase the importance of an entire drilling crew rather than just one individual. Therefore, Vermeer is launching the Ultimate Crew campaign in 2015 to identify the best directional drill crews across the United States and Canada.”
How the campaign will work:
Interested individuals — contractors,, company owners or the crew themselves — can enter a crew for the award by visiting NavigatorNation.com and in 350 words or less sharing why the crew is the Ultimate Crew. Entries are due by April 30, 2015. An independent panel of judges will review the entries and select a group of eight finalists.
The eight finalists will participate in a video interview. The video will profile the crew in action and show the personal side of the crew members talking about why they enjoy their work and how the team works together.
The videos will be posted to NavigatorNation.com where industry peers will vote for their favorite video/crew. The four crews with the most votes will be invited to participate in the Underground Showdown HDD skills competition in the Vermeer booth at the International Construction & Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE) held in Louisville, Kentucky in October. The crew with the best/most accurate performance in a carefully designed course by Vermeer will be named the Ultimate Crew.
After the Ultimate Crew has been selected at ICUEE, they will be the reigning champions highlighted in Vermeer advertising running in key underground publications and participate in a “Behind the Job” Web series. Each episode will focus on the challenges faced on HDD jobsites and focus on the operator and the crew and how they work together to complete a job; as well as how they are using technology to succeed and stay productive. The Web series will be hosted on NavigatorNation.com and YouTube.
Complete campaign rules and key dates for the campaign can be viewed at NavigatorNation.com.
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Contest subject in all respects to the complete Official Rules available online at NavigatorNation.com. Contest is open to legal residents of any of the United States and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and Canada (except Quebec) who are at least 21 years of age at the time of entry. Contest entry period begins at 12:00 a.m. Central Time (CT) on 1/5/2015 and ends at 11:59 p.m. on 4/30/2015. Void in Quebec and where prohibited. Sponsor: Vermeer Manufacturing Company, 1210 East Vermeer Road, Pella, IA 50219.
Vermeer, the Vermeer logo, Equipped to Do More and Navigator are trademarks of Vermeer Manufacturing Company in the U.S. and/or other countries.
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