The Silva Cell product is designed for use in the urban environment, so integrating Silva Cells and underground utilities is an important topic to us. In a previous post we discussed basic design strategies and construction methods for integrating Silva Cells and utilities. The next question we’re most often asked usually starts something like this:… More
One of the most famous social science experiments of all time is the Stanford Marshmallow Experiment. This study, conducted in 1972 by psychologist Walter Mischel, examined the development of delayed gratification in children and the influence it had on their choices and success rates adults.
San Francisco non-profit Friends of the Urban Forest celebrated their 30 year anniversary last month. As part of their celebration, they recently revisited their first plantings (around 80 different sites) to see how they’re doing.
If you don’t already read Chuck Marohn’s blog, Strong Towns, I suggest you add it to the regular lineup.
We had our first installation in France in the City of Troyes in mid-September, along Quai de Dampierre. The project was overseen start-to-finish by our Dutch partners, Greenmax.
Many readers of this blog may already be aware that the Environmental Protection Agency recently started a national rulemaking process with the goal of creating a new program to reduce stormwater runoff. To prepare for this process, they put out a request for information about projects utilizing green infrastructure design techniques that mimic natural stormwater processes (evapotranspiration, infiltration,… More
This EPA webinar was recommended to me by my colleague Sarah. She said Daniel Christian’s talk was a straight-forward overview of design and construction considerations and basics of green infrastructure.
Last weekend I went on a biking tour of the trees in the Mission District of San Francisco hosted by Friends of the Urban Forest and the SF Bike Coalition.
Last week Graham and I stopped by a Silva Cell installation as it was going in to the ground at Mitchell Library and Community Center (3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA).
Want to tour a sustainable sidewalk in Toronto? Now you can. It may not look like much from the street, but this is one of our most exciting Silva Cell projects — a pilot proof-of-concept demonstration along The Queensway that is analyzing green infrastructure at work. Join us for the free tour on Thursday, October 6th, from 3 –… More
Many of DeepRoot’s products are defined by their mil thickness. Our Geomembranes (Water Barrier and Bamboo Barrier), for example, have varying thicknesses of 30, 40 and 60 mil, while our root barriers are all 80 mil thick. But what is a mil?
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