This set of photos is from a Silva Cell installation along Lincoln Road Mall in Miami, FL. This mixed-use promenade utilized Silva Cells in two areas: to provide additional soil volume underneath concrete mangrove water garden planters, and in a parking area along this iconic pedestrian walkway. James Urban, FASLA and Raymond Jungles, Inc. did… More
The Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) pilot program has officially launched! The SITES program is similar in structure to the better-known LEED system. The pilot version of the SITES rating has 15 prerequisites and 51 credits, and applicants are eligible to earn up to 250 points and be assigned one of four certification levels. SITES has… More
Last week I wrote about our Root Barrier product; this week I’ll look at the basics of Geomembranes. There’s a bit of confusion around the terminology for this product, perhaps justifiably so. Let me back up a moment. “Geomembranes” is a generic term that we use to describe two very similar products — BambooBarrier and Water… More
Pat Greeley, our Installation Coordinator, was at a job site in Apeldoorn (in The Netherlands) last week. Here are some photos from the installation.
We’ve got a new case study to share with you, this time from a mixed-use promenade along Lincoln Road in Miami, FL. This installation had some unique features, including the use of the Silva Cell below water gardens for bald cypresses and mangroves. Raymond Jungles and James Urban did the design, GT McDonald did the… More
By L. Peter MacDonagh, RLA, ISA, LEED-AP This post has a lot of statistics. If you are tired this may not be the blog post to read. Reading it when you are well rested will probably help. The May 2010 issue of Landscape Architecture Magazine has a terrific article in it, “What is a Street Tree… More
Last week we had second installation in Knoxville, TN (the first was Andy Holt Avenue) at a new entrance to Neyland Stadium! Pat, our Installation Coordinator, was on site observing the job. 12 total tree openings in a plaza outside the newly constructed stadium will be augmented with a single layer 48 of Silva Cells,… More
Imagine how aghast we were when we saw this photo of the Silva Cells being “stored” at a recent project in Miami: Eeek! I think you all can guess that this is not how we recommend storing them. In fact, disregarding our recommended storage practices (which are included in every box shipped — no excuses,… More
We are super excited to share that DeepRoot and the Silva Cell have made it to the big time — or at least to the SF Streetsblog, which is the big time as far as we’re concerned. An article by Matt Baume lucidly explains the bigger picture of what we’re trying to do, and sheds… More
Peter MacDonagh, Director of Design + Science for Deep Root Urban Solutions, and Al Key, Northeast Director of Sales, recently checked the bud extension for several linden trees planted in January 2008 along South Capitol Street in Washington D.C. The bud extension is excellent, indicating that these trees are very healthy. Check out Peter and… More
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