This is a nice little overview with Geofoam for people unfamiliar with the material and its applications. It was written by Mr. Nico Sutmoller with Insulfoam, who also contributed this article on a Geofoam project in Nebraska. [Source: Government Engineering via Geo-Institute Twitterfeed. Image: GE]
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