Gravel or Crushed Stone Driveways and Residential Parking.  Live green grass roadways and parking areas.  Protect your lawn from damage due to overflow or temporary streetside parking.  Park a dump truck on your rain-saturated lawn,
  it simply doesn't weigh
 enough to kill the grass.







 If you  need to comply with land use restrictions similar to the CAO (Critical Areas Ordinance) in Seattle or King County, Washington, or are searching for an alternative to concrete or asphalt paving in your residential, governmental, or commercial property nationwide, HomeGrid and StabiliGrid provide the solution.  

HomeGrid and StabiliGrid are pervious (water permeable), ecologically-friendly, easy-to-install, environmentally sound alternatives to asphalt, concrete, gravel, cobblestones, tree bark or peat moss, dirt, grass sod, hogfuel, and other common types of  groundcover.
Ecologically friendly, Environmentally sound, Non-Pervious pavement alternative StabiliGrid complies with CAO (critical areas ordinance) in Seattle King County, Washington.
 Because these grid systems  are not  "non-pervious surface structure," the use of the ECO-TERR soil stabilization systems - instead of concrete or asphalt pavement - may be exempt from use restrictions similar to Seattle and King County's CAO (Critical areas Ordinance) land use restrictions.  
These grid systems were originally invented in Germany.
Due in large part to the ecologically-blind policies of the former communist regimes, much of Eastern 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.
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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.

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.
StabiliGrid is water-permeable.   Therefore, construction of parking areas using StabliliGrid makes the purchase of adjacent property no longer necessary.

There are as many uses for the ECO-TERR grid systems as there are people using them
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)
Around gates and entrances, where traffic tears up 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 ECO-TERR products.
Dealership inquiries from other states are welcome. Minimum  inventory maintenance and Use/Application certification are required.
This system is engineered and manufactured in Germany.
Interested in becoming a Sales Representative, Retailer or Authorized Installer? Contact ECO-TERR or Apply Now

  According to UConn: "These pavers are recommended for use as sidewalks, parking areas, golf cart paths, residential driveways, fire lanes, emergency access roads and others that are product specific."
"Driveways are a big deal! They include residential driveways, small lot subdivision access, commercial, industrial and emergency access ways. NEMO's research in CT has shown that residential driveways can contribute 15% to the total impervious surface area. National research shows that they are also hot spots for pollutant (auto and household hazardous wastes) accumulation. In addition, most driveways concentrate runoff (and accumulated pollutants) and direct it to off-site municipal stormwater systems. When they are paved with black top they become "heat islands" that elevate the temperature of the first flush of stormwater runoff. "
[Source: Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials, University of Connecticutt Web site.  Read  more at>> http://nemo.uconn.edu/reducing_runoff/driveways.htm]     [ Back ]
About Green Roofs: "Buildings are responsible for almost 50% of emissions of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Through reducing the damage that buildings do to the environment, we can therefore have a significant impact on conservation as a whole."
[Source: INTEGER, Intelligent and Green Environmental Resources,


ECO-TERR grid systems reinforce grass turf lawns or gravel, dirt, grass or stone roadways; used for lanes, driveways, parking lots and areas, sod carports, greenbelt grass walkways and paths.
ECO-GRID eco-friendly soil stabilization paving alternative for green grass or gravel and stone ground surfaces roadways, driveways, parking lots and areas, sod carports, greenbelt grass walkways and paths.
Equestrian Uses: One Washington water conversation officer, after suggesting the use of hogfuel in equine areas for 10 years, is now suggesting ECO-GRID be used for paddocks, turnouts, runouts, and dry lots.



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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