DeepRoot, a leading provider of sustainable products for urban landscape management, announced that its Silva Cell has been recognized by Environmental Design & Construction magazine.
Jan 11, 2010
The editors independently honored the Silva Cell as one of their Top 15 “Green Building Product Awards” for 2009. The endorsement is the latest in a series for Silva Cell. The product has been recognized as a “Top 10” environmental product contributor in 2009 by both Architectural Record and BuildingGreen magazines.
DeepRoot, a leading provider of sustainable products for urban landscape management, announced today that its Silva Cell has been recognized by Environmental Design & Construction magazine. The editors independently honored the Silva Cell as one of their Top 15 “Green Building Product Awards” for 2009.
Each year, ED+C honors products that generate the most interest among readers, especially those with technologies related to water-conservation. Regarding Silva Cell, the magazine writes the system “makes simultaneous on-site biofiltration (of rainwater) and healthy tree growth possible” in often challenging urban environments.
The endorsement is the latest in a series for Silva Cell. The product has been recognized as a “Top 10” environmental product contributor in 2009 by both Architectural Record and BuildingGreen magazines. The Washington State Department of Ecology also designated Silva Cell as “functionally equivalent to a rain garden”, effectively clearing its use by contractors and engineers at project sites throughout the Pacific Northwest.
As DeepRoot’s patented flagship product, Silva Cell, is made of an ultra high-strength compound of glass-reinforced polypropylene that meets H-20 loading standards. Each individual cell unit is composed of a frame which can be stacked up to three units high before being topped with a deck, creating a nutrient-rich soil volume (92% void space) that allows for maximum tree root growth and stormwater treatment, while accommodating surrounding utilities.
Silva Cell is being utilized in cities throughout North America, as many communities begin to take a more “green” posture when it comes to architectural innovation, and future water and energy conservation.
http://www.deeproot.com
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