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<br /> inches thick,our porous systems will percolate approximately Pedestrian,Horse Trails and Bicycle Paths
<br />'/z inch of rain per hour!A seven-inch section can store 2.4 inches Garden paths,greenhouse aisles,sidewalks,park paths,and
<br /> of water (about 20 percent void after compaction).Alternatively, wilderness trails paved with Grasspave2/Gravelpave2 provide
<br /> hard surfaces,such as asphalt and concrete,shed 95 percent of a stable surface for strollers,bicycles,wheelchairs,and horses.
<br /> storm water. There are no puddles or mud and traction is very good.Tree
<br /> Aesthetics roots break up hard surface sidewalks,but our mats flex to
<br /> As a designer,engineer,contractor,or homeowner,you can be sure accommodate such shifts and gradient changes.Plus,with the
<br /> Grasspavez and Gravelpavez can deliver a more beautiful surface high proportion of air,roots are discouraged from moving upward.
<br /> Mountain bikers will not be able to tear up paths reinforced with
<br /> and add a unique look to a site. Grass simply looks better than Grasspavez/Gravelpavez.
<br /> asphalt and decorative gravel has been used for centuries in Our products can resist
<br /> landscaping.Space constraints can be dealt with by combining the destructive forces of � '
<br /> the beauty of grass or gravel with the utility of paving, mountain bikes,allowing �
<br /> Trees and other vegetation not only survive,they thrive with your trails to be reopened '
<br /> Grasspavez and Gravelpavez.Porous paving has the ability to to bikes.
<br /> deliver water,oxygen and carbon dioxide through the cross sec- Fire Lanes � �, ,
<br /> tion—all essential to root survival.Concrete and asphalt suffo- By far,the most common
<br /> cate and starve the root zones of water and air.With GrasspaveZ 2 � ��
<br /> and Gravelpave2,you can now design in as many trees and plants applicationZor Grasspave and .� l�"
<br /> as your site will allow.Grasspavez and Gravelpave2 prevent com- Gravelpave mstallations is for ��
<br /> paction while allowing for ample amounts of water and air.Cars fire lanes.Our long and established %
<br /> can then drive and park below tree canopies.Saving existing, history of providing safe,well- j �„�
<br /> mature trees is also possible with our products—our structures constructed fire lanes began in
<br /> can come within inches of the mature tree trunk without damage. 1982 with our first installa- .�
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<br /> Our mats have the ability to flex with the tree root growth that near As en Ski Resort. I m LL �
<br /> would otherwise damage and crack hard surfaces. P � ��� ��� ��
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<br /> Environmental Benefits established credibility for � �' -
<br /> Grasspavez and Gravelpavez not only protect the environment, this application.Tests have ( ' ; , +
<br /> they enhance it.All of our products are made from 100 percent been conducted by several
<br /> recycled plastic—plastic that goes into improving the environ- fire departments in Aurora . � _
<br /> ment and not into a landfill.Through bioremediation,porous Colorado and Irvine, � ,�,� s�
<br /> pavers have the ability to clean pollutants (heavy metals,96-99 California.Nearly every A
<br /> percent;suspended solids,95 percent;phosphorous,65 percent; major U.S.metropolitan �,�''�
<br /> nitrogen,82 percent,hydrocarbons,up to 100 percent) out of area has accepted and used � j
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<br /> stormwater.Our products also reduce erosion and soil migration, Grasspave�in a fire � �,, ��� � r� � �• 3�'<<
<br /> reduce site disturbance,and contribute to airborne dust capture lane.You will most a �� �
<br /> and retention. likely find -���� �� ��'a �
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<br /> Cooling the atmosphere and reducing the"urban heat island installation � � � '� " °� 1
<br /> effect" (cities being up to 10 degrees hotter than undeveloped in your � . � ��'� "�' � �'�.�_
<br /> land) are added benefits of Grasspavez and Gravelpavez.Both area. � ` ��- >
<br /> products can mitigate these increased temperatures.In addition, �'��� �
<br /> Grasspavez promotes the conversion of carbon dioxide (green- � � �°'
<br /> house gas) into oxygen and has an°air-conditioning effect." � ������ �� �
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<br /> Environmental,economic,and aesthetic enhancements are
<br /> drawing homeowners and designers to use Grasspave�and � ������,.����a��� ����; `
<br /> Gravelpave2 in driveways.Most residential driveways are good i t' 3f',i' _
<br /> candidates for our porous duo because of the reduced speed and �
<br /> limited frequency of traffic.Our products can add beauty to �
<br /> residential and commercial driveways. Y
<br /> Parking Lots
<br /> Parking for churches and synagogues,stadiums,arenas,and
<br /> overflow at shopping centers,campuses,parks and more are
<br /> ideai for Grasspavez and Gravelpavez.These sites generally
<br /> support large numbers of vehicles but only on periodic basis.
<br /> Stormwater management and green space can be combined with '
<br /> parking,reducing maintenance,real estate,and development
<br /> costs.A great design idea is combining durable Gravelpave2
<br /> drive aisles with attractive Grasspave�parking bays. �� �, : �„ �;�� �;� ��� � >�����, � `�
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