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Rock case study
ROCK, a long standing client for co2balance, talk about their commitment to put the environment at the heart of their business proposition. Rock have expanded their supply and contractual services from traditional roofing products to the provision of high tech "Green Roofs" and even "Green Wall" systems. Rock was in fact responsible for the construction of the largest Green Roof in the capital at ...
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Designing a rainwater harvesting system for urban green roof irrigation
Green roof systems have been suggested to ease the growing urban environmental problems resulting from rapid urbanization. However, the irrigation of green roofs heavily depends on using precious potable water and consequently generates negative environmental effects. Rainwater has been recommended to address this dilemma, but the design method has not been well developed. In this study, the ...
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Green Roofs are Growing
Standards from ASTM International Committee E60 on Sustainability guide work on vegetative green roofs. Walking south along Michigan Ave. from the Chicago River, a first-time visitor might take in the green vistas of Millenium Park sprawling eastward toward the great lake with no hint that the park itself is a green roof. It covers two garages and a commuter rail line, occupying close to 100 ...
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A two-stage storage routing model for green roof runoff detention
Green roofs have been adopted in urban drainage systems to control the total quantity and volumetric flow rate of runoff. Modern green roof designs are multi-layered, their main components being vegetation, substrate and, in almost all cases, a separate drainage layer. Most current hydrological models of green roofs combine the modelling of the separate layers into a single process; these ...
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Ronald McDonald House goes green with Greenscapes Green Roof Systems - Case Study
The Ronald McDonald House Charities is an international, non-for-profit organization that creates a “homeaway-from-home” for families with seriously ill or injured children. In July 2012, the newest Ronald McDonald House was completed. Located in the heart of Chicago at 211 E. Grand Avenue, this location is the largest Ronald McDonald House Charities building. Challenge: The Ronald ...
By CETCO
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Constructed wetlands for urban grey water recycling
Three differently configured constructed wetlands: a Horizontal Flow Reed Bed (HFRB), Vertical Flow Reed Bed (VFRB) and a novel constructed wetland (the Green Roof Water Recycling System (GROW) patent number GB 2375761) were compared for treatment of weak organic strength domestic grey water for reuse over a period of nine months. Influent and effluent were characterized in terms of standard ...
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Greening the Built Environment
ASTM Standards and Products Form the Foundation of Sustainable Construction Efforts Today, a major focal point for the worldwide building industry is the growing demand for sustainable construction. Sustainable, or “green,” construction is focused on the more effective use of resources and ultimately the creation of healthier, energy efficient, more environmentally friendly homes and ...
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Coreflex, Greenscapes provide worry-free plaza restoration Project - Case Study
As the final step of a two year restoration project, the owners of Sandpiper Run needed the elevated and vegetated access to the beach and pool waterproofed. It was important to them that this access be ready for use by Memorial Day and they insisted on a short construction schedule. Challenge: A tight timeline, significant damage to the existing membrane and occupied space. March and April tend ...
By CETCO
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Membrane Bioreactor for Water Mining in New York City
The Facility The Helena, which opened in late 2005, is an apartment building that offers more than amenities, views, and nice finishes. Behind the $100 million tower’s gleaming glass and metal skin is a serious high-performance building. Its owner and designers say the Helena will annually use 65 percent of the energy and one-third of the potable water of comparable properties. The ...
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Project - AirDrain Drainage under Synthetic Turf Rooftop Sports Field at Yeshiva Ktana of Passaic Boys Club
Green Roof – Synthetic or Natural Turf With limited space on campus, high schools and colleges are turning to synthetic turf rooftop sports surfaces to create multi-use green areas. Building a synthetic turf rooftop sports ?eld with an AirField System provides drainage under 100% of the playing surface, prevents ponding, and moves water ef?ciently for reuse elsewhere on campus. Acts as a ...
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Corporate Sustainability Programs
In today’s business world, sustainability is becoming an integral part of company operations. Here’s how a few manufacturers are making sustainability part of their business model, and how standards play a role. Understanding sustainability and what it means to be a sustainable business continues to evolve as more companies issue sustainability reports, sign on for carbon disclosure ...
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Project - Synthetic Grass Turf AirDrain Drainage Installed Roof Top Sports Field at WPI
Worcester Polytechnic Institute installed 174,000 sqft. Synthetic Turf Rooftop with Airfield Systems AirDrain in layers from 1” to 3” in height to account for the differences in elevation of the pre-existing garage surface. The roof top had to have the water holding abilities of AirDrain at .576 gallons per sqft. to be able to be built, with the county only giving so much volume that ...
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Project - AirDrain Synthetic Turf Roof Top Sports Field at Binghamton, NY High School
AirDrain Drainage under Synthetic Turf Roof Top Sports Field at Binghamton, NY High School 47,000 sqft. Installed 2009. Binghamton New York High School’s synthetic turf field is a sustainable site design with a small development footprint. Keeping water weight off the structure and preventing rain outs or ...
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AquaRise Takes the LEED Case Study
Located in the Pierrefonds sector of the Pierrefonds/Roxboro borough area of Québec, a new police station was recently built with the environment in mind. The station, which will be gold LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified, features a green roof and comprehensive energy saving systems and building materials from renewable sources. The new Pierrefonds police ...
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Waverley Gate - An award-winning luxury green roof development in the heart of Edinburgh - Case Study
Project Sector: Commercial Refurbishment System: Intensive Green Roof Products Used: Permaphalt Mastic Asphalt Contractor: Leneghan Roofing Services Started: June 2001 Completed: February 2005 Project Cost: £100 million Size: 1,000m2 Contact: Waverley Gate, Waterloo Place, Edinburgh EH2 Situated at the heart of Edinburgh’s World Heritage Site, the century old Waverley ...
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Recycled Carbon Fiber Strengthens Pervious Concrete
Allowing stormwater to recharge groundwater may help solve urban water problems The Indonesian capital of Jakarta is a dramatic example of some increasingly common water problems because it faces a triple threat: The sea level is rising from climate change. The city is sinking due to low aquifer water levels from overuse. Impervious concrete covers so much ground that the rain can no longer ...
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Balancing water demand reduction and rainfall runoff minimisation: modelling green roofs, rainwater harvesting and greywater reuse systems
Recent years have seen a growing interest in more distributed approaches towards stormwater management, often integrated with other forms of distributed management of urban water such as water demand management technologies. This paper focuses on the role of green roofs (GR), rainwater harvesting (RWH) and greywater reuse and their integration at the building level. A number of models were ...
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