Paul Bracegirdle has developed technologies for waste recycling, new building products, material processing systems, emissions control and energy conservation. He is a recipient of the U.S. Department of Energy's Award for Energy Innovation. The Award recognizes Heat Recovery/Condensing Bin technology, a system used to pre-heat plant process feedstock, reduce emissions, cut fuel use and increase productivity.

Mr. Bracegirdle also provides consulting services for project design, management, assessments, and forensic and product investigations. Primary projects include ready-mix concrete, precast concrete, hot-mix asphalt, quarries, plastic lumber, bioremediation systems, hazardous and non-hazardous waste treatment facilities. Visit www.mixdesignmethods.com for details.

Mr. Bracegirdle's latest development is a system that recycles post consumer and post industrial carpet. The patented process reforms the carpet fiber into a proprietary, cost effective, high performance, reinforcing fiber that provides improvement to many products including concrete, asphalt, soil and plastic lumber. Visit www.mdmfiber.com for details.