One of the most-visited parks in all of Toronto, Berczy Park features a flourishing urban forest: 22 trees grown in Silva Cells, each tree accessing more than 1,000 cubic feet of soil volume for continued health and vitality.
The Brentwood Mall just outside Vancouver underwent a transformation beginning in 2014, evolving from a traditional shopping mall to a multi-use development complete with a robust urban forest of more than 150 trees planted in Silva Cells
Industrial redevelopment in Cambridge, Ontario, blends old with new and includes a green space corridor supported by Silva Cells
Multi-phase and award-winning streetscape renovations in Selkirk, Manitoba, utilize Silva Cells for soil volume and stormwater treatment
Without room for “daylighted” raingardens, project planners at the Phibbs Exchange bus terminal turned to Silva Cells for their underground bioretention needs — a system that treats stormwater on location without sacrificing buildable real estate.
Trees planted in Silva Cells along the upgraded 61st Avenue Greenway in Calgary are displaying remarkable growth compared to their nearby tree-pit counterparts. The Silva Cell system is also performing stormwater treatment on the north side of the street, reducing peak-flow concerns and cleaning the runoff.
The DeepRoot Silva Cells were installed to provide an ideal soil-volume environment for tree root growth as well as serve as a resilient low-impact development (LID) stormwater-treatment tool on location.
Many lessons were learned from the first successful Silva Cell project, primarily the importance of soil volume in the success or failure of a city tree
New $79 million secondary school includes 20 shade trees in parking lot, installed in Silva Cells for soil volume and stormwater benefits
New development in Calgary is building a green courtyard above an underground parking facility
Courtyard trees provide shady area for student and faculty gatherings
DeepRoot Silva Cells were installed to help nearly 50 new street trees access adequate soil volume, while also offering area stormwater treatment
Stormwater and soil volume benefits realized with Silva Cells in Downtown Edmonton
Over a decade-long partnership, DeepRoot and Maple Ridge have created an increasingly green, sustainable city
As part of the Versatile Building condominium project in North Vancouver, the corner along 3rd Street and Lonsdale Avenue also received an upgraded sidewalk with ten new trees in 2013. To ensure city requirements for soil volume (10 cubic meters per tree) were met, the design team at Durante Kreuk specified the DeepRoot Silva Cell system; likewise, Vector Engineering led the project’s mandated stormwater detention and treatment element.
“We hope that this important example of strategic partnerships helps to shift how we think about housing and place-making in our urban communities.” -Janet Rosenberg, Project Landscape Architect Overview The design and installation of trees in the Alexandra Park housing revitalization project in Toronto, Ontario, exemplify the progressive thinking required to solve the often-complex obstacles… More
Situated along Dundas Street in the Old East Village neighborhood of London, Ontario, Queens Park underwent an upgrade in the summer of 2016. An expansive terrace was created between the Confederate Building and the park itself — complete with paved walking areas, planting strips, and visitor seating. The design team at Arthur Lierman Landscape Architecture also incorporated green infrastructure into their promenade plans: six new trees.
A two-phase upgrade project breaking ground in 2021, the streetscape improvements along Gallant Avenue in the Deep Cove neighborhood of North Vancouver made permanent a temporary outdoor space expansion initiated during the first months of the Covid-19 pandemic. From wider sidewalks to extended restaurant patios, the primary purpose of the renovation was to realign local traffic and utility patterns while also creating a more inviting, pedestrian-friendly outdoor space – complete with a series of newly planted street trees.
Contractor Eurova was able to use Silva Cell’s shortest option (1X) posts to “step over” existing utilities without breaking up the continuous soil volume trench for the street trees.
The Waterfront Toronto development consists of multiple green infrastructure projects across Toronto’s waterfront throughout 2010 to today. . This case study highlights four projects where Silva Cells were used to achieve Waterfront Toronto’s green infrastructure objectives.
The Lakeshore Road Reconstruction project includes a total of 1,633 DeepRoot Silva Cells, incorporating over 1,758m3 soil volume, 82 trees, a bike path, and an urban art aesthetic.
Silva Cells helped the project meet its Green Standard Goals, managing 55% of the stormwater catchment area in a 6.47-hectare site, while ensuring the health of 300 newly planted trees with 30m3 soil volume each.
Functioning utilities and healthy tree canopies are possible thanks to the ability of the soil cell systems and utilities to co-exist harmoniously. This is an excellent example of engineers and landscape architects working together to improve the public realm.
A five-year construction renewal project from 2010–2015 included the installation of 3,000 (2X and 3X) Silva Cells supporting the health of 70 trees.
In 2021, a near 30-year-old vision to create a cohesive, connected, and safe thoroughfare came true for both Bear and Moose streets in Banff, Alberta.
In 2008 a Sustainable Sidewalk Pilot Project was built on The Queensway using DeepRoot Silva Cells to create two underground bioretention areas supporting four trees. A decade later the results are stunning.
South East False Creek, in Vancouver, Canada has 80 trees that are thriving with over 7,000 Silva Cell units below ground.
Toronto has one of the most ambitious urban forestry plans in North America. They have set a goal of increasing their overall tree canopy from 17 percent to 40 percent.
2nd Avenue NW in Calgary, Alberta is a mixed-use street that runs through the Kensington neighborhood of the city.
The design of urban hardscape installations is challenging at the best of times in that it must address a host of concerns related to surrounding land uses or facilities.
Below ground, the “swale” portion of the design removes pollutants and improves water quality, making it safe for the excess water to drain into the Mosquito Creek habitat and watershed.
Silva Cells were able to reduce from what is normally required to meet H-20 standards, using a thinner pavement. 30 Autumn Blaze maples were planted at Mississauga Civic Centre 10 Years Ago, and today they are thriving.
In 2012, the City of Regina, Saskatchewan launched a major renovation project within their downtown. A central feature of this renovation was the creation of a public square, called City Square.
In 2013, the city of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada began the process of revitalizing its downtown district known as The Quarters Downtown and improving drainage services throughout the neighborhood.
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