Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Beach Access - City of Miami
The City of Miami needed to find an eco-friendly way for fire trucks and other heavy emergency vehicles to drive on Miami Beach without their tires becoming stuck in the sand.
Bernie's Rock and Garden of Miami, FL provided the solution by installing a non-woven geotextile fabric, Cell-Tek's 4" cell depth Load Support Grid, filling the cells with existing beach sand, rebar J shaped hooks every 3 feet, and a layer of 2" sand overfilling the cells as a wearing layer.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
BUILDING GREEN: WATER CONSERVATION
By Stephanie Norton (via caddetails.com)
“Active” systems for harvesting rainwater use pipes, tanks and pumps for collecting, filtering, storing and recycling water that would otherwise be sent to municipal sewer or storm water systems. These are differentiated from passive harvesting systems which detain rainwater in vegetated swales, rain gardens, green roofs or permeable pavements so that it can infiltrate naturally back into the soil.
Go Here for FULL STORY: http://www.caddetails.com/2004/main.asp?article=august2010.htm
“Active” systems for harvesting rainwater use pipes, tanks and pumps for collecting, filtering, storing and recycling water that would otherwise be sent to municipal sewer or storm water systems. These are differentiated from passive harvesting systems which detain rainwater in vegetated swales, rain gardens, green roofs or permeable pavements so that it can infiltrate naturally back into the soil.
Go Here for FULL STORY: http://www.caddetails.com/2004/main.asp?article=august2010.htm