From once being ‘someone else’s problem’ the impact of environmental neglect now leaves no-one untouched. Grasscrete has long played a vital role in maintaining environmental balance. Technology once seen as ‘alternative’ is now becoming integrated into policy and direction by governments and planning authorities.

Key Environmental Benefits

Self Draining
Capable of draining at rates of up to 90% that of normal grassland, Grasscrete maintains the natural equilibrium of ground water re-charge. This serves to reduce the incidence of clay sub-soil shrinkage and attending instability of local building foundations.

Grasscrete’s technology pre-dates what is now commonly termed as sustainable urban drainage (SUDS) and its principles are equally at home under that heading. The structure creates a natural biological filter with attenuation or rainwater harvesting taking place below. With low surface run-off factors, levels can be freed from the normal requirements to create
drainage falls.


Greenspace
Greenspace mitigation within urban areas is invaluable in balancing CO2 levels created by vehicular traffic. Located at the actual point of emission, the natural digestion by a grassed parking area can help to avoid atmospheric CO2 build up and reduce the “urban green island effect”. The ‘feel good’ factor of greenspace cannot be overlooked as street scenes are softened without losing essential structural performance.


Recycling
Grasscrete maintains an environmental focus in the use of recycled materials in the manufacture of the plastic formers. This policy is also extended to the soil pockets and sub-base layers where