Low Impact Erosion Prevention - living structures which grow.

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=75 BGCOLOR="#CCFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="13e2a4b3.jpg"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="800" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 80 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="13f204b0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="75" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#336633" TEXT="#080000" background="04dd2083.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Low Impact Erosion Prevention living st"><B><U>Home</U></B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="steep_slope_stabilization.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Overview Erosion control and steep slop">Overview - Erosion control and steep slope soil stabilization: The next generation, German technology erosion control and prevention.</A></div> <div> <B>Demonstration Galleries:</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> [Below links will open in a new window, close it to return to this page]</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecoterr.com/erosion_control/erosion_control_riverways_banks_turbulence.htm" TITLE="Will open in a new browser window." TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ecoterr.com/erosion_control/e">Erosion Prevention-control, River banks and waterways erosion from flooding and turbulence</A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecoterr.com/erosion_control/high_flow_duration_erosion_control.htm" TITLE="Will open in a new browser window." TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ecoterr.com/erosion_control/h">Flood channel spillway permeable-design erosion prevention and control</A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecoterr.com/erosion_control/environmental_low_impact_extreme_slope_gradient_erosion_control.htm" TITLE="Low environmental impact slope stabilization. This will open in a new browser window." TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ecoterr.com/erosion_control/e">Extreme gradient, low impact development slope stabilization and erosion control</A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecoterr.com/erosion_control/grassed_permeable_public_tracks.htm" TITLE="Green-grassed, permeable public transit train and commercial railroad tracks. Will open in a new browser window." TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ecoterr.com/erosion_control/g">Grassed, permeable Public Transit and railroad tracks</A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecoterr.com/erosion_control/permeable_paving_water_sewage_treatment_plant.htm" TITLE="Municipal Public Utilites Departments - environmentally sound water treatment plant construction. This Public Utilities Department has elected to lead by example, demonstrating cost-efficient and long-term solutions to SWR-MGT design, utilizing infiltration-based Stormwater Runoff Management plans and designs." TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ecoterr.com/erosion_control/p">Public utilites - water [sewage] treatment plants leading the battle against water pollution by using only permeable, industrial grade, high-loading pavements.</A></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Green Airport Demo Gallery:</B></I></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecoterr.com/erosion_control/permeable_grass_paving_airplane_landing_strips.htm" TITLE="Green airports with no tarmac or asphalt or concrete. German engineering coupled with the German environmental technology leads the way in demonstrating to American Airport and Heliport ownership groups may use high-technology and low-impact-development to put a green face on. Will open in a new browser window." TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ecoterr.com/erosion_control/p">Due to the absence of impermeable tarmac and of conventional paving (for vehicle roads and parking lots), the cost of the airport's stormwater runoff management system has been reduced to zero -  while correctly putting a green face on the entire airport.</A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecoterr.com/erosion_control/grassed_permeable_public_tracks.htm" TITLE="Green grass railroad tracks and public transit ways - what the rest of the world is coming to, America." TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ecoterr.com/erosion_control/g"><IMG SRC="58fb3900.jpg" border=0 width="179" height="144" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=405 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="13404043.jpg"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="4" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="600" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#99FFFF" BORDERCOLORDARK="#336600" FRAME="ABOVE" RULES="ROWS" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#336666 HEIGHT= 49 ><NOBR><div> <I><B>General Overview » </B></I></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="438"><div>  How it Works. Click » <A HREF="steep_slope_stabilization.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Overview Erosion control and steep slop"><I><B><U>Applying LEP-Low Environmental Profile, LID-Low Impact Development, BSD-Better Site Design green designs to your erosion prevention [erosion control] project.</U></B></I></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B>Material Specifications and Technical Data</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2><NOBR><div> <B>Other brochures, data, videos, PowerPoint™ ...</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 447 WIDTH="292"><div> <I><B>Technical Data ...</B></I></div> <div> <B>Material Specifications & Technical Data sheets:</B></div> <div> (following are ZIP files, download and unZIP/Extract)</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecoterr.com/eco-terr.com/media/StabiliGrid-40_specifications_technical_data.pdf" TITLE="StabiliGrid-40 versatile-duty, or DIY projects, exceeds AASHTO H-20 Vehicle Loading - material specifications and technical data sheets." TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ecoterr.com/eco-terr.com/medi"><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c80033cc00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">StabiliGrid-40™ mid-grade, versatile duty</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecoterr.com/eco-terr.com/media/HoofGrid-S50_specifications_technical_data.pdf" TITLE="StabiliGrid-S50 light-duty porous pavers, maximize the grass root zone development for occasional or temporary public park-on-the-grass applications, exceeds AASHTO H-20 Vehicle Loading - material specifications and technical data sheets." TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ecoterr.com/eco-terr.com/medi"><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c80033cc00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">StabiliGrid-S50™ grassed, occasional duty</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecoterr.com/eco-terr.com/media/StabiliGrid-HD_specifications_technical_data.pdf" TITLE="StabiliGrid HD commercial, industrial, developmental, civil and public, highway-grade pervious paving and parking, for verdant grass or engineered angular stone vehicular traffic surfaces, exceeds AASHTO H-20 Vehicle Loading - material specifications and technical data sheets." TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ecoterr.com/eco-terr.com/medi"><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c80033cc00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">StabiliGrid HD™ commercial/industrial/civil</B></A></div> <div> <B>Architectural Drawings: </B></div> <div> (following are ZIP files, download and unZIP/Extract)</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecoterr.com/eco-terr.com/media/StabiliGrid-HD_CAD-and-PDF_drawings-and-specs_tech_data.zip" TITLE="StabiliGrid HD Architectural Drawings in AutoCAD DWG format. This is provided for the facility of inserting StabiliGrid HD into the designs of architects, engineers, and draftsmen. It is not useful unless you have AutoCAD installed, and use it commonly - material specifications and technical data sheets." TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ecoterr.com/eco-terr.com/medi"><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c80033cc00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">DWG StabiliGrid HD™ AutoCAD format</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecoterr.com/eco-terr.com/media/StabiliGrid-40_Architectural-Drawings-PDF.zip" " TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ecoterr.com/eco-terr.com/medi"><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c80033cc00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">StabiliGrid-40™ mid-grade, versatile duty</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecoterr.com/eco-terr.com/media/StabiliGrid-S50_Architectural-Drawings-PDF.zip" TITLE="StabiliGrid-S50 Architectural Drawings in Adobe PDF format. This is provided for the facility of inserting StabiliGrid-S50 into the designs of architects, engineers, and draftsmen - material specifications and technical data sheets. Note that StabiliGrid-S50 is primarily specified for occasional and or temporary overflow or event parking, on grassy lawns and public areas." TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ecoterr.com/eco-terr.com/medi"><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c80033cc00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">StabiliGrid-S50™ grassed, light duty</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecoterr.com/eco-terr.com/media/StabiliGrid-HD_Architectural-Drawings-PDF.zip" TITLE="StabiliGrid HD Architectural Drawings in Adobe PDF format. This is provided for the facility of inserting StabiliGrid HD into the designs of architects, engineers, and draftsmen - material specifications and technical data sheets." TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ecoterr.com/eco-terr.com/medi"><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c80033cc00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">StabiliGrid HD™ commercial/industrial/civi</B></A><B>l</B></div> <div> <B>StabiliGrid HD™ Templates, LOADING, etc.</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecoterr.com/StabiliGrid_CSI_spec_320519.19.pdf" TITLE="StabiliGrid HD CSI Worksheet TEMPLATE. Please feel free to adapt this CSI template for your specific project. Please note that this is not a universal, one-size-fits-all specific installation instruction. It is provied as an aid, or starting point, for your local project, if you require a CSI worksheet, following the 2004 Construction Specifications Institute 2004 Master Format." TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ecoterr.com/StabiliGrid_CSI_s"><I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c80033cc00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">StabiliGrid HD™ CSI Worksheet Template - Construction Specifications Institute, 2004 MasterFormat.</B></I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecoterr.com/for_eric_braun/AASHTO_H-20_M-18_STABILIGRID.pdf" TITLE="StabiliGrid exceeds AASHTO H 20 Loading standards, contains mathematical conversions and application of the known physical characteristics of the StabiliGrid Pervious Paving System units." TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ecoterr.com/for_eric_braun/AA"><I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c80033cc00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">AASHTO H-20/M-18 Loading</B></I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecoterr.com/eco-terr.com/media/ADA-Compliant.pdf" TITLE="Examples of ADA-Compliant pedestrian and vehicular traffic surfaces which are also permeable, eco-friendly and environmentally sound." TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ecoterr.com/eco-terr.com/medi"><I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c80033cc00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">PDF - ADA Compliant pedestrian surfaces</B></I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecoterr.com/eco-terr.com/ada-compliant/index.html" TITLE="Examples of pedestrian and vehicle traffic surfaces, using StabiliGrid porous paver systems." TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ecoterr.com/eco-terr.com/ada-"><I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c80033cc00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">WEB - ADA Compliant porous pavers: pedestrian and vehicular traffic surfaces</B></I></A><I><B> </B></I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecoterr.com/eco-terr.com/media/ADA-Compliant.pdf" TITLE="Various examples of how StabiliGrid may be used to design and construct vehicular and pedestrian traffic surfaces. It all depends upon your local design and construction, in order to render an ADA-Compliant surface." TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ecoterr.com/eco-terr.com/medi">[download the slideshow in PDF format]</A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="292"><div> <I><B>Brochures, Information, typical installations ...</B></I></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecoterr.com/HomeGrid-StabiliGrid-Brochure.pdf" TITLE="StabiliGrid Pervious Pavement Alternatives, commercial and industrial, civil and private parking lots and roadways." TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ecoterr.com/HomeGrid-StabiliG"><I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c80033cc00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">StabilGrid™ 4-PAGE Brochure</B></I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecoterr.com/HomeGrid-StabiliGrid_Trifold-Brochure_Retailers.pdf" TITLE="StabiliGrid water-permeable, high-durability, public roadway approved Trifold Brochure in Adove PDF format" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ecoterr.com/HomeGrid-StabiliG"><I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c80033cc00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">StabiliGrid™ TriFold Brochure</B></I></A></div> <div> <B>Information:</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecoterr.com/StabiliGrid-HomeGrid-Installation-Instructions.pdf" TITLE="Typical Installation Recommendations - these are NOT site-specific, your installation will be determined by the local soil type and ground condition, traffic weights and frequencies, T-index, expected traffic patterns, and so forth. Provided as an illustration of a common installation only." TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ecoterr.com/StabiliGrid-HomeG"><I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c80033cc00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">PDF - Generic, typical recommendations</B></I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecoterr.com/media/flash/tutorial/generic-installation.html" TITLE="Simplified walk-through of a generic, not site-specific, typical installation. Not to be confused with a geotechnical site-plan: this is not a manufacturer recommended installation for every possible installation in the world." TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ecoterr.com/media/flash/tutor"><I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c80033cc00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Video Tutorial guide - Roadway, Parking, and traffic areas, generic installation.</B></I></A><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >(Macromedia Flash player required).</FONT></div> <div> <B>Videos:</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecoterr.com/iowa_nrcs/index.htm" TITLE="Low Environmental Impact Development designs, provided by the USDA NRCS in Fairfield, Iowa." TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ecoterr.com/iowa_nrcs/index.h"><I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c80033cc00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">StabiliGrid™  - LID Porous Eco-Paving</B></I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.stabiligrid.net/stalnecker_green_grass_driveway_parking_pennsylvania.htm" TITLE="Do it yourself grass driveway and parking area - commercial, industrial strength porous paving in the Pennsylvania Mountains." TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.stabiligrid.net/stalnecker_gr"><I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c80033cc00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Grass Driveway Video - Do It Yourself ...</B></I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecoterr.com/stabiligrid.biz/index.htm#grass_drive_installation" TITLE="RV parking, driving and storage acces way through a healthy, lush lawn in Cleveland, Ohio." TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ecoterr.com/stabiligrid.biz/i"><I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c80033cc00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Grass Access Road - DIY RV thru' lawn ...</B></I></A></div> <div> <B>Slideshow: </B> (a "run anywhere, no-software-required" .exe file format)</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecoterr.com/eco-terr.com/media/bainbridge_slideshow.exe" TITLE="StabiliGrid Run Anywhere Slideshow - runs on any computer since 1998. Select save target as, or save link as ..." TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ecoterr.com/eco-terr.com/medi"><I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c80033cc00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Bainbridge Isle Slideshow</B></I></A></div> <div> <B>Ms PowerPoint™ Presentation: </B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecoterr.com/eco-terr.com/media/StabiliGrid_Preserving-The-Earth_PowerPoint.ppt" TITLE="StabiliGrid Pervious Paving, PowerPoint Presentation addressing Infiltration-based Storm Water Runoff Management, SWR prevention, NSP prevention, et al." TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ecoterr.com/eco-terr.com/medi"><I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c80033cc00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">LARGE StabiliGrid PowerPoint Presentation ("right click" and select "Save Target As...")</B></I></A><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >(NOTE: 47.85  megabytes) </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>More </B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#008080" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>StabiliGrid™</B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><I><B>info is available at ...</B></I></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.stabiligrid.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.stabiligrid.com"><I><B><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c866663300.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">www.StabiliGrid.COM</U></B></I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.stabiligrid.biz" TITLE="Information provided for the Green Building Trades Industry." TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.stabiligrid.biz" TITLE="Infor"><I><B><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c866663300.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">www.StabiliGrid.BIZ</U></B></I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.stabiligrid.net" TITLE="Demonstration and Examples of porous paving, infiltration-basd SWR managment plans, utilizing LID and BSD standards." TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.stabiligrid.net" TITLE="Demon"><I><B><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c866663300.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">www.StabiliGrid.NET</U></B></I></A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>... still more?</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Visit the</B></I><I><B> </B></I><A HREF="http://www.eco-terr.com" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.eco-terr.com"><I><B><U>» Download &Print Center</U></B></I></A></div> <div> <B>{ </B><A HREF="#TOP" TITLE="Top of this page" TARGET="_self" TITLE="#TOP" TITLE="Top of this page"><B><U>TOP</U></B></A><B> }</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=4 BGCOLOR=#336666 HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="584"><div> <B>Photo Galleries - How the rest of the world is preventing erosion by working with the laws of geophysics and botany, instead of trying to control erosion by working against the natural laws of hydrology and physics ...</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 156 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.ecoterr.com/erosion_control/erosion_control_riverways_banks_turbulence.htm" TITLE="Next-generation erosion prevention [erosion control} for river banks and waterways, preventing erosion due to water turbulence during flooding and high flow rates." TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ecoterr.com/erosion_control/e"><B><IMG SRC="19722960.jpg" border=0 width="290" height="150" ALT="River bank erosion control - using natural vegetation to prevent erosion during floods and other high-flow-rate turbulence events." ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.ecoterr.com/erosion_control/high_flow_duration_erosion_control.htm" TITLE="Demonstration photo gallery for flood channels, spillways and drainage trenches; featuring state of the art, low environmental profile, low-impact, permeable-design erosion prevention and control system that minimizes soil disturbance during constution." TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ecoterr.com/erosion_control/h"><B><IMG SRC="20022960.jpg" border=0 width="290" height="150" ALT="Low environmental impact, revokable stormwater runoff channels, high-turbulence spill ways, and seasonally heavy flow drainage ditches and trenches." ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 156 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.ecoterr.com/erosion_control/environmental_low_impact_extreme_slope_gradient_erosion_control.htm" TITLE="Steep gradient slope stabilization utilizing environmentally sound, state of the art, revokable-reversible vegetated technology." TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ecoterr.com/erosion_control/e"><B><IMG SRC="30822960.jpg" border=0 width="290" height="150" ALT="Low-impact, low environmental profile, living green erosion control-prevention structures. Concrete and riprap, drain rock and heavy machinery need not apply." ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.ecoterr.com/erosion_control/steep_slope_stabilization.htm" TITLE="The greening of American Engineering and erosion control. Steep slopes reinforced with high-loading, porous, contiguous structures that support healthy vegetation. The natural root development strenthens and consolidates the single structure directly into the earth." TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ecoterr.com/erosion_control/s"><B><IMG SRC="30922960.jpg" border=0 width="290" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 BGCOLOR=#336666 HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="438"><div> <B>Planes, Trains and Automobiles ...</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> <B>{ </B><A HREF="#TOP" TITLE="Top of this page" TARGET="_self" TITLE="#TOP" TITLE="Top of this page"><B><U>TOP</U></B></A><B> }</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=4 BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 246 ><NOBR><div> Below image titled <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#AAAAAA" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>"When will we catch up with Poland and Slovakia, let alone with Germany?"</B></I></FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecoterr.com/erosion_control/grassed_permeable_public_tracks.htm" TITLE="Green grass railroad tracks and public transit ways - what the rest of the world is coming to, America." TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ecoterr.com/erosion_control/g"><B><IMG SRC="58d4ee10.jpg" border=0 width="590" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=4 BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 171 ><NOBR><div> Below image titled <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#AAAAAA" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>"Public utilites & water treatment plants leading the battle against water pollution."</B></I></FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="permeable_paving_water_sewage_treatment_plant.htm" TITLE="Municipal Public Utilites Departments - water treatment plants leading the battle against nonpoint source water pollution, by using only permeable, industrial grade, high-loading pavements in the entire treatment plant. Will open in a new window." 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Where else but from German engineering?"</B></I></FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecoterr.com/erosion_control/permeable_grass_paving_airplane_landing_strips.htm" TITLE="Green airports, with grass landing strips and helipads instead of conventional tarmac, and with permeable paving throughout the airport facility, leads the way in demonstrating to us in the United States how high-technology and low-impact-development may be synonymous. And the grassed surfaces even reduce the noise level from the aircraft. Will open in a new browser window." TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ecoterr.com/erosion_control/p"><B><IMG SRC="6c622960.jpg" border=0 width="290" height="150" ALT="Green airports and heliports in Switzerland, using German Engineering and German environmental standards. Where else but from Germany would you expect this?" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="292"><div> Image gallery featuring reinforced, engineered structural grass turf for the airport's landing strips and its helipad construction.</div> <div> Due to the complete absence of impermeable conventional pavng (<I><B>including no asphalt or concrete for the vehicle traffic roads and parking, and the absence of tarmac in the aircraft traffic surfaces</B></I>) this next-generation "Green Airport" in Switzerland is leading the way.</div> <div> It relies upon German Engineering and Manufacturing - <I><B>where else but from Germany?</B></I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 416 WIDTH="146"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="416" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="146" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="416" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="146" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> <B>{ </B><A HREF="#TOP" TITLE="Top of this page" TARGET="_self" TITLE="#TOP" TITLE="Top of this page"><B><U>TOP</U></B></A><B> }</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>