Vandergrift, PA, a small town in the borough of Westmoreland County about 40 miles east of Pittsburgh, is the subject of a dandy article about a Silva Cell streetscape installation currently underway in the Valley News Dispatch. The Vandergrift commercial district had lacked a stormwater management system, meaning that streets flooded easily even during small rain events…. More
This nifty little article from Grist showcases the efforts of Berkeley-based digital artist Steve Price, whose work powerfully demonstrates the dramatic improvements large, healthy trees make to your average desolate streetscape. Grist reports that Price’s firm, Urban Architecture, “builds ‘photo-realistic visualizations’… for developers, design firms, and local governemnts seeking approval for their ideas.” What a… More
A few weeks ago we tackled Frequently Asked Questions about how the Silva Cell manages stormwater on-site. This week we’ll examine questions about how tree stability is affected by the use of the Silva Cell.1) The proposed trees on my plans will be rooted to a depth of 900 mm of macropore rich soil within the Silva Cells…. More
Good blog reported yesterday on a very neat iPhone application called “Trees Near You.” “Trees Near You,” created by Brett Camper, allows you to identify and learn more about the half a million or so trees in New York City as you walk around. The app covers all city blocks and all five boroughs, and… More
In 2008 one of our first on-structure Silva Cell installations was completed in downtown Winnipeg, MB, at the Manitoba Hydro building. (When we say “on-structure” what we are referring to is any installation that takes place on an existing structure, such as a parking garage, rooftop, etc.). GreenSource Magazine just had a great feature about… More
The Mountlake Terrace Community News website has a nice story about the April 5th Silva Cell installation at a local transit center. The site design specified 14 total tree pits consisting of two layers of 16 frames each, or 32 total frames per tree. (That works out to about 320 cubic feet of soil per… More
Our tree and stormwater intallation of over 10,000 Silva Cell frames in downtown Minneapolis, MN(which we call the Marq2) got another great mention this week — this time in Stormwater Magazine’s online newsletter. It’s really gratifying to see this project continue to get recognition. The cost savings to the city are significant, so this is a great… More
When we were first researching and designing the Silva Cell, Tom Smiley, PhD set up a research plot* at the independent Bartlett Tree Laboratory in Charlotte, NC. We were confident about the design principles used in the construction of the Silva Cell, but also wanted to measure exactly how it held up against competitive products… More
We will be participating in the 2010 International Low Impact Development Conference in San Francisco next week. The theme is “Redefining Water In the City,” and as you can imagine, we have a lot to say on that topic! Peter MacDonagh, the Director of Design + Science for Deep Root Urban Solutions, will be there… More
Our Silva Cell installation along Marquette and 2nd Avenue in Minneapolis, MN got some nice press in this month’s Landscape Architect & Specifier News! It’s gratifying to see this project, which cut stormwater utility fees for the city nearly in half, get this recognition. Now our only question is… why didn’t they identify this mystery… More
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