Ecoraster for Equine Applications Do you have puddles in your paddocks? Are you scared of “boot sucking” mud? Are your horses losing their shoes? Mud is an ongoing problem especially in the Spring. The harsh, snowy winter that is soon ending, one can only hope, has brought with it the…
Stormwater Management Approaches are Evolving Dramatically in the U.S. & Canada As this insightful article from January 8th, 2019 states, stormwater management approaches in the US (and Canada as well) are “evolving dramatically”. Let’s take a moment to explore the use of the word “evolving”. Evolving carries with it the…
The Benefits of Permeable Paving through All the Seasons Permeable Paving is an “all-season” pavement alternative, providing a long lasting, durable and reliable surface often in areas where conventional solid surfaces can not be used due to soil conditions, weight bearing requirements and site access. Most of us do not…
Sustainable Paving in the Fall of 2018 | LID Permeable Paving Fall is a season of change; changing schedules, changing temperatures and changing leaves. The days get shorter and we try to prepare our properties for the cold days to come. Fall is also the time of unstable weather; sunny…
Benefits of Permeable Paving for Parking Lots As a first-timer attending the CPA, Canadian Parking Association, conference this past September, the experience was both educational and impressive. Most drivers do not put much thought into the science of the “parking process”. There is, however, a multi-faceted, technologically advanced, industry behind…
The Ecoraster Paving System | Truly Sustainable Paving Building designs these days are multi-facetted, focusing on factors which include eco-friendly approaches to energy, waste and water. Choosing the appropriate building materials for your project, whether residential, commercial or industrial, involves careful calculations weighing both performance and cost. The concept of…
The Benefits of Ecoraster’s Permeable Paving System in the Summer The warm, long, sunny days of summer are welcomed after the long winter. Summer is a time to dream. Many of us have teenaged memories of lying on grassy hills, watching the clouds and talking about our aspirations, the future…
Plastic Bag Waste & Storm Water Runoff Solution The recent opinion piece, “Community Conversations: Driveways, the environment and individual choices”, http://belmont.wickedlocal.com/news/20180522/community-conversations-driveways-environment-and-individual-choices, focuses in part on a recent town hall meeting discussion on banning plastic grocery bags. Plastic bags contaminate the Earth’s waters and greatly damage the aquatic ecosystems. Communities across…
Choosing Ecoraster now can impact your budget for years, even decades to come; positively that is! Ecoraster is a geogrid type product that can be filled with grass or gravel. Unlike traditional paving surfaces, Ecoraster is a fully sustainable, green paving, if you will, alternative. Grass paving and gravel paving…
Times they are a changing… Climate as we once knew it is changing. Seasons are shifting; Temperatures are fluctuating; Weather patterns are changing; Rain events are increasing in frequency and volume and the increasing of the Earth’s temperature is affecting all the ecosystems; land, sea and air. Our generation realizes…
