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Paving Alternatives | Soil Stabilization Systems | Ground Reinforcement Products
12 June 2007
FROM ::   Mark Rector
   Director, Product Development
Lynwood, here are some photos, and a list of links to downloadbable brochures (more links below).
For the web pages, you may want to open them in a new window.
For the PDF Brochures, you may want to "Right Click" and select "Save Target As..."
May I suggest that you glance through the information immediately following?
(more info is below)


Sample Installations 
(for PDF brochures, please "RIGHT CLICK" and select "Save Target As ...")
SOUTHEN OREGON: Research Parameters, Green Streets and Parking
      Planting Plan for this project (Right Click & Save As...)  >>  www.ecoterr.com/CES_10042006_2624040_Planting_Plan.pdf

IOWA:  USDA/NRCS Pilot Project, eco-friendly pervious paving  Click >> www.ecoterr.com/iowa_nrcs

MISSOURI:  Tilles Park in St. Louis County, green grass parking area:  
-just installed a few days ago, grass not yet seeded: Click >> www.ecoterr.com/tilles_park

Other demonstration projects: Livestock Stalls, Farmers Markets, Fairgrounds, Dog Exercise Areas, Playgrounds, etc.
        Click >> www.ecoterr.com/jlaengle

Helpful Info, a good place to start . . . 
(for PDF brochures, please "RIGHT CLICK" and select "Save Target As ...")

VIDEO ::    A simple Video of the StabiliGrid/HomeGrid installation:
          Click >> www.ecoterr.com/flash_demos/index.html (Macromedia Flash player required).
INSTRUCTIONS ::    HomeGrid/StabiliGrid 1-page simple instructions:
TECH/DATA ::    Product Specifications Comparison Chart:
(Right Click & Save As...) >>  www.ecoterr.com/product-comparison.pdf
PRICING ::    MSRP Retail Price List:
CSI sheets (Construction Specifications Institure), other researchy and data, brochures etc. ::   

Sample Photographs 
 
May I also suggest that you consider installing it yourself?  Or, any competent landscaping company should be able to perform a correct installation - if they will follow a few simple instructions.  Many persons have considered installing our systems to be a Do-it-yourself or "a couple of guys with a wheelbarrow and some shovels" type of project.

I am not sure exactly what type of structure or roadway you want to create.  We have several different soil stabilization systems sizes and grades, which may each be used in a multitude of ways.  Some would be more appropriate for certain uses than others, and this will be affected by the local ground and climate as well.
Please reply with a few details about your project, that we may respond with project-specific product suggestions, instructions, pricing, etc.
 
Below: Grass Parking Areas (which serve double-duty as healthy grassy lawns when not needed for parking).
 
Below: Commercial or Public Parking Green Parking Lots.
Notice above: the absence of storm drains, gutters, infiltrations ponds, etc.
The green parking stalls function as infiltration assets - the rainfall is diverted to the grass parking stalls, which allows rainfall to percolate into the ground and replenish our aquifiers - instead of diverting Stormwater Runoff into our storm sewers and on into our rivers, lakes and streams.
 
Below:  Commercial sloped trafic ramp
    (the grass doesn't look real good ONLY because they don't perform proper lawn maintenance: water and fertilize it)"
  
Below: Green Parking Construction examples.
    (please remember these were taken only a few days after installation, the grass had not yet fully developed)
 
Other typical uses of StabiliGrid:
Below Left: A city-center public commons, which is used almost daily during the summer for
    Farmers' Markets, Concerts in the Park, Conventions and Expos, etc.
        Below: the same city center when not in use.

Below: the same city center, during winter
    (grass is in winter dormancy, which is why the edges of the grids are just barely visible)
 
Below: Waterways, Riverbanks, Highway Embankments and Slopes erosion control
 
Below: StabiliGrid used for Green Roofing,
    abating the UHIE effect in cities ("Urban Heat Island Effect").

Below: before the slopes are seeded.

Best regards,
Mark Rector
Director, Product Development  
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                  ===== E C O - T E R R, Supporting The Earth ====
              ======== HoofGrid, StabiliGrid and HomeGrid =======
         ============== Soil Stabilization Systems ============
      ============= Perfect Footing Arena Surfaces ===========
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ADDRESS:
3020 Iss-Pn Lk Rd PMB 202
Sammamish, WA  98075 USA
Phone: (425) 657-7958
Message-Voice Mail: (425) 657-7959
MY BUSINESS CELLULAR: xxx-xxx-xxxx
FAX: (425) 391-4890
Online Information about our Products and Services 
A simple Video of the StabiliGrid/HomeGrid installation:
        www.ecoterr.com/flash_demos/index.html (Macromedia Flash player required).
Prescriptive Applications: (Right Click & Save As...)
    (a) HoofGrid Prescriptive Application/Installation - www.ecoterr.com/Prescrip_app_HoofGrid_05122006.pdf
    (b) StabiliGrid Prescriptive Application/Installation - www.ecoterr.com/Prescrip_app_stabiliGrid_05162006.pdf
    (c) HomeGrid/StabiliGrid 1-page simple instructions - www.ecoterr.com/1-Page_StabiliGrid_HomeGrid_Installation_10032006.pdf
Product Comparison Chart (Right Click & Save As...) >> www.ecoterr.com/product-comparison.pdf
Retail Price List (Right Click & Save As...) >> www.ecoterr.com/Retail_Price_List_Grid_12082006.pdf
GRID - Shipping and volume price breaks:  We cannot provide shipping costs without a quantity and shipping address (we cannot ship to "Box 235").  Unfortunately, these are not flat-rate items such as postal letters.  They are bulk commodity materials that are shipped via commercial truckers or railways, on shrink-wrapped pallets requiring a forklift or similar off-loading equipment/facility at the shipping destination.  Each order quantity and destination requires the generation of a custom shipping quote.
    a)  MSRP retail prices/volume breaks

    b) Metric CONVERSION TOOLS: Conversion from US Standard into Metric, Two-way conversions
        (i) Area conversions >> www.ecoterr.com/area_units_metric_standard_calculator.htm
        (ii) Length conversions >> www.ecoterr.com/length_units_metric_standard_calculator.htm
        (iii) Weight/Mass converstions >> www.ecoterr.com/weight_or_mass_units_metric_standard_calculator.htm

Opportunities 
We are actively recruiting qualified dealers or resellers for HoofGrid, the original equine footing and flooring grid system.
DEALER, Sales Representative or RESELLER INFO - about becoming a Dealer or Reseller (different types of participation):
Web Page (simple description of the programs available): http://www.ecoterr.com/pf_ecoterr_dealers_sales_reps.htm
Online Application: http://www.ecoterr.com/et_dealer_application.html
Printer-Friendly Application (complete online and print it out): http://www.ecoterr.com/pf_dealer_application.html
Web site affiliate program: http://www.ecoterr.com/pf_ecoterr_dealers_sales_reps.htm#affiliate

Agricultural/Equine Products 
HoofGrid - the original agricultural & equine footing & flooring grid system
    [You may read a little online at the following web pages, you may already have seen these]

HoofGrid Web Pages:
    Equine: Click >> www.hoofgrid.com
    Cattle & Livestock: Click >> www.ecoterr.com/hoofgrid_livestock_and_cattle.html
    Paddock Construction Site Pictures, displaying the strength + flexibility + of the HomeGrid:
Click >> www.ecoterr.com/0_hugeproject.html
Brochures - English:   (Right Click & Save As...)

    (a) TRIFOLD HoofGrid BROCHURE (2-sided) - www.ecoterr.com/HTMLobj-4192/EQ_Tridold_PDFonly.pdf

    (b) FOUR-PAGE HoofGrid BROCHURE (each page is a separate download, single-sided):
Magazine Article: - German (translated into English):
Click >> www.ecoterr.com/hoof_grid_1.html  (8 pages, Printer-Friendly also)

Material Specifications & Technical Data Sheets 
HomeGrid and HoofGrid, 3 cm (standard residential/equine grade):
StabiliGrid and HoofGrid HD, 5 cm (commercial & civil - or heavy duty equine - grade):
Other Specifications, Technical Data and Certifications:   (Information provided by the manufacturer)

European testing and product information:
        (i) PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS - From BECETEL, the Belgian Research Centre for Pipes and Fittings

        (ii) Environmental Compatibility, Suitability for Public Roadways, Non-toxic to plants etc,
                Public Roadways Expected lifespan = "indefinite"
            TÜV/NORD certification, valid through July 2009
        (iii) German Text certification of recycled content:  "AUSSCHREIBUNGSTEXTE: Ecoraster Kunststoff-Gitterelemente || Standardisierte Leistungsbeschreibung für den Hochbau (LB-H) | Leistungsgruppe (LG) 13. AUSSENANLAGEN || 131.C Pflasterungen mit Rasengitter aus Recycling - Kunststoff"     ||    
        (iv) Info for the US market:
        ~ 100% recycled content (PE)
        ~ 100% Post-consumer Recycled Content
        ~ 100% non-toxic to plants and micro-organisms (100% chemically inert)
        ~ UV-resistant, resistant to salt (including marine or street salts), leaching compounds (acids, ammonia, etc.) solvents (alcohol, petroleum derivatives, etc.)


Perfect Footing 
Surface treatment for Dressage, Hunting/Jumping Arenas, Racetrack and Training/Practice Tracks
Two page PDF brochure:
 About:
Europe's annual "Fest der Pferde", last November in Vienna: You may also visit the Pro-Equus web site and click on the "Fest der Pferde" link in the left column.  Click >> www.pro-equus.at (we import and distribute these world-class Pro-Equus products in the USA).

Reference Sheets etc:  German text of events where Perfect Footing was used at High-Profile dressage/hunting/jumping locations:
    Dressage Arena Construction with Perfect Footing
    The Current Reining CSIO Reining Horse  Champion's Arena  
    May 15 2005 CSIO Championship Pictures:
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Non-Equine Products and Services 
Lease-To-Own Business Equipment Leasing (our Grids are already qualified for "non-tax business lease" program):
Key Benefits of leasing over capitalization:
(Right Click & Save As...) >> www.ecoterr.com/HTMLobj-3545/farm_equipment_lease_to_own_benefits.pdf
Online Application: Click >>  www.ecoterr.com/lease_application.html
Download & Print Application: (Right Click & Save As...) >>  www.ecoterr.com/HTMLobj-3336/Agstar_App.pdf
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StabiliGrid & HomeGrid 
Other German-Imported non-equine products and services
    Either of these provide superior alternatives to Asphalt that are also environmentally sound and UV/Heat Resistant - either gravel or Live Green Grass roadways & parking
StabiliGrid - Commercial, Civil and Development - Roads & Drives, Parking
    This is used in building roadways/driveways and parking areas: as well as landscaping, waterway erosion control, etc.
Web Pages: Click >> www.stabiligrid.com
Brochures - English:
(Right Click & Save As...) >>   www.ecoterr.com/HomeGrid_8X11_4pages_newSGlogo6.pdf  (3.1 MEG file size)
Pictures: You will find these the most informative, simply click on the link, and close that window to return to this email.
 (these will open in our web site, to return to this email close that window)

Asphalt was steamrolled into StabiliGrid, creating a natural berm.
    Highway Overview: Click >> www.ecoterr.com/highway_construction.html
    Closeup of Grids: Click >> www.ecoterr.com/0_449.html
Finished Highway
    with gravel surface: Click >> www.ecoterr.com/0_487.html
    with asphalt surface: Click >> www.ecoterr.com/0_488.html
Steamroller, Dump Truck and Pallet Forklift in use:
Riverbank Erosion control and Steep-Grade grass access ramp:
Embankment Reinforcement:
Low-Impact Highway Construction:
Reinforced Grass Lawn Overflow and/or Temporary Parking:
Public Transit and curbing:
"Green Building" live grass roofs:

6) HomeGrid - Residential or Do-it-Yourself Soil Stabilization Systems
Web Pages: Click >> www.eco-friendlyhome.com
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Vxyz Xxxxx"
    To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Cc: "Vmon Zzzzz"
    Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 6:37 PM
    Subject: Home Grid

    I sent an email request and got a response.  I did not figure out how to request a quote and I kept getting errors when I tried to bring up and download your 4-page brochure.  Explorer shutdown every time I made the request to see your brochure.

    I have a curved driveway area of about 12' x 50' that I would like to protect against vehicle traffic  and grow grass simultaneously within the grid.  The house is in Groton, MA.  Approximately how much would the grid cost?
    Lzzzz Y. Pxxxx