These grid systems were originally invented in Germany.
 Due in large part to the ecologically-blind policies of the former communist regimes, much of Europe had become a toxic waste a dump.
 Although industrial sources of pollution played a large part in the environmental tragedy, non-commercial activity proved to be significant source of the pollutants.
 Residential and urban paved areas were collecting pollutants from the infamously leaky automobiles, and delivering those pollutants directly into the lakes, rivers and streams.
 HoofGrid is used in Europe for Green Grass or Crushed Stone/Gravel Parking lots and parking spaces, residential driveways, public common areas (fairgrounds, parks and recreation, etc.), gravel or dirt roads, and soil stabilization for slopes, equestrian centers and drainage canals.
Consider Seattle, Washington as an example:
 The CAO (Critical Areas Ordinance) in Washington State's King County restricts the development of major portions of residential or business land with "impervious" structures.
 An impervious structure is anything that does not allow rainfall to pass through it into the ground: buildings, roads, parking lots, patios, driveways, carports, etc.
 This has become necessary because the lakes, streams, rivers and ponds are becoming polluted.
A major source of pollutants is pavement: vehicle accessways (roads and streets, driveways and lanes, residential and commercial parking lots, etc.).
 Autos spend most of their time in parking lots and driveways: dripping the various petrochemical fuels, fluids and additives onto the pavement.
 When it rains - the pollutants are washed into the storm sewers and into our waterways.
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 Therefore, homeowners and developers must set aside a major protion of their property undeveloped with pervious structures.
 This has driven the cost of developable real estate skyrocketing.
This necessary environmental policy may result in developers and homeowners being required to purchase and set aside large parcels of real estate undeveloped.
An Example:
 If a church owns a parcel of land in King County,
 And the church intends to construct a new building to house the congregation's worship services,
 Such a project requires paved parking.
Because of the Critical Areas Ordinance, in order to proceed with the construction, the church would need to purchase additional adjacent land.
 This enormously expensive adjacnet property must be set aside - completely undeveloped - in perpetuity (forever).
 Such set-aside programs could make the construction project prohibitively expensive, unless StabilGrid is used instead of pavement.
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StabiliGrid is water-permeable. Therefore, construction of parking areas using StabliliGrid makes the purchase of adjacent property no longer necessary.
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There are as many uses for HoofGrid as there are people using it
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 Driveways
 Lawn areas next to driveways and roads, for temporary parking
 Parking Areas
 Patios
 Pathways through the lawn
 Carport floors
 Garden paths
 Utility areas (under trash containers, for example)
 Storage areas (for vehicles, implements and machinery, etc.)
 Subsoil stabilization on hills (under the grass sod, e.g., when walking on saturated lawns destroys the grass)
Equestrian Uses (paddocks and turnouts, dry lots, barn interior flooring, stalls and the runouts, etc.)
Around your home, you don't need to rely solely upon paving stones, gravel, asphalt, or concrete any more:
 paving stones settle and become unlevel
 gravel develops potholes, ruts, erosion, & washes away
 asphalt and concrete requires patching and/or replacement, and is environmentally unsound
Contact us for more information about the HoofGrid products.
Many sizes and shapes are available locally (Seattle - King County), and we are expanding throughout the U.S. this year.
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Dealership inquiries from other states are welcome, minimum inventory maintenance and Use/Application certification are required. This system is engineered and manufactured in Germany. Many states are still available.
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Unfortunately, if you own a home or business in King County or Seattle, you are caught between conflicting governmental mandates, as well as personal preferences.
 Minimum parking spaces are required for every business, but paving those parking spaces - because of the "65% non-pervious structures" restriction - makes the cost of parking spaces prohibitive unless you utilize a paving alternative.
 There are valid reasons for requiring this set aside: there is no doubt that our lakes, rivers and streams are becoming polluted, and nonpermeable pavement in developed areas is the source of almost all our pollutants.
 Still, even if you do not agree with CAO, you must legally comply.
 HoofGrid allows you to use all your land.
 If you replace any paved area on your land with HoofGrid, that amount of land is not required to be set aside,
 Leaving you with more land available for building structures.
HoofGrid offers a compromise for homeowners and businesses:
 It meets the CAO restrictions protecting our environment,
 While also allowing property owners to use all their land, instead of setting 65% of it aside unused.
HoofGrid: a superior alternative to pavement that is cost effective, AND allows you to use all your land AND still protects our lakes, rivers and streams from polution. [ BACK ]
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