Infrastructure development for highways and road corridors faces many challenges when it comes to project design and construction. Building asphalt or concrete roadways over soft soils requires thick base layers of expensive stone, and pavement surfaces often fail just a few years after installation. Expanding road width requires steepening corridor embankments, leading to potential slope failure that can cause road closures and damage. Stormwater management alongside roads is an increasingly common concern due to limited construction space and larger storm events.

Presto Geosystems provides cost-effective, low-maintenance, quality solutions for all of these potential issues using our GEOWEB® 3D Soil Stabilization System. In this webinar, we will discuss how to utilize these solutions to address the challenges of aging infrastructure.

Learning Objectives:

• Acquire insights into the innovative methods through which Presto Geosystems’ products can provide enduring stability solutions for roadways and their surrounding environments.
• Comprehend the performance of geocells under the most challenging soil conditions.
• Explore various geocell applications and understand their potential usage within roadway corridors.
• Learn how to employ geocells for effective stormwater runoff management alongside roads, thereby extending pavement lifespan.

Today’s increasingly stringent environmental regulations continue to create the need for Low Impact Development (LID) and Green Infrastructure (GI) management on project sites. New and innovative methods must be used to limit hard surfaces such as parking lots, walkways, and emergency access lanes. Land access is at a premium, and areas of environmental protection are increasing, requiring builders and engineers to work with regulators to utilize both LID and GI practices.

Porous pavements are an easy and economical way to reduce the impervious surfaces on-site and restore the natural water cycle close to its source. Porous pavements have the added benefit of reducing the size of above-ground detention ponds and minimizing conveyance and treatment infrastructure. Stormwater diversion channels, roadside swales, and drainage ditches can be constructed with low-maintenance solutions, protecting against erosion and overflow concerns. Living green walls increase the amount of vegetation on-site, help promote water filtration from higher elevations, and allow access to more valuable land.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn what Low Impact Development and Green Infrastructure mean for residential and commercial project sites.
• Gain an understanding of the regulations governing these practices and how they have been met with traditional construction methods.
• Learn about porous pavement options and their benefits and limitations related to infiltration, runoff reduction, traffic, and performance.
• Understand how to manage urban stormwater through the design of vegetated channels that replace hard-surface systems and mitigate flooding potential.

Budget overruns both in terms of cost and time are unfortunately common in today’s construction industry, primarily due to material shortages and tight deadlines. Public projects, in particular, face heightened scrutiny whenever overruns occur, often resulting in engineers and architects being held responsible for additional costs. While some issues can be quickly overcome as surprises, many delays can be anticipated with thorough research and market analysis during the design phase.

In this webinar, we will explore how the GEOWEB® Geocells can serve as a value-engineered solution to mitigate costly delays. Whether the GEOWEB system is implemented from the very beginning or adopted as a field solution after work has begun, it offers an innovative approach to reduce material costs and speed up installation time. The discussion will include a basic overview of the application types that the GEOWEB system can be used for, highlighting its flexible nature and suitability for challenging projects.

Additionally, project case studies will highlight the different ways the GEOWEB system can save both time and money, showcasing how Presto Geosystems is a leading expert in the geocell field. We will discuss when to consider value engineering your project and how to utilize the GEOWEB system to achieve a long-lasting, durable, and successful outcome without compromising quality.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand when to consider Value Engineering, before, during, or after installation.
• Learn how the innovative GEOWEB geocell system can fill the needs of a wide variety of projects, even if no other geosynthetics have been used.
• Get tools and tips for how Presto Geosystems can help complete plan sets, bid packages, and specifying documents.

Coastlines can range from tranquil ponds and lazy streams to raging rivers and heavy-use lakes, all the way to ocean coastlines with constant wave action. All this water movement wreaks havoc on shoreline soils, constantly eroding riverbanks and beaches. This erosion overly steepens these slopes, leading to potential slides or other mass movement. And it threatens to undermine nearby roads, building foundations, or other infrastructure.

In this webinar, we will discuss how to incorporate the GEOWEB® Shoreline Stabilization System to help reduce shoreline and coastline erosion. The discussion will cover both main application types the GEOWEB system is suited for, including surficial erosion control and global stability. Different infill materials, such as vegetation, gravel, and concrete, can support erosion reduction in different ways, and address heavy wave action or other variable water flow conditions.

Additionally, project case studies will highlight the flexible nature of the GEOWEB system, and the ease with which it incorporates the surrounding environment and infrastructure, including supporting accessible walkway and drivable boat launches. We will show the GEOWEB geocells can be used to protect coastlines and shoreline from ever changing conditions.

Learning Objectives:

• Gain an understanding of the innovative ways the GEOWEB geocells can provide significant erosion control along shorelines and coastlines.
• Learn how the flexible GEOWEB panels can incorporate natural site conditions for a more aesthetic appeal.
• Learn about projects using GEOWEB geocells with varying water conditions, including coastal wave action.
• Get tools and tips for how Presto Geosystems can help complete plan sets, bid packages, and specifying documents.