The owners of a Private estate in Louisville Kentucky were looking for an
environmentally friendly solution to provide them with
temporary access and parking. Using asphalt or concrete
could have worked but would have been very expensive. With
the help of the local Midwest Construction Products in
Louisville, a time tested, reliable solution was implemented.
Find more
applications with innovative products on these links.
Erosion Control * Gabions * EPA * Storm Water Pollution
Prevention * Sediment Control * Green Building * Bioengineering
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to finish the article by clicking on the "Continue the article"
link. Many more pictures and information in the full article.
Jobsites Recycled!
Gabions in Evanston, Illinois
The Jewish Reconstructionist
Congregation’s new building provided some unique situations
regarding land space, using recycled materials, etc. With the
construction of an entirely new building, the old building was
torn down creating “unusable” brick and concrete. Continue the article
Throughout the world,
owners, cities, engineers and contractors face the same problem everyday,
riverbank slope protection. Flowing through
Tipton Park, Cicero
Creek's banks had become eroded through years of fluctuating water levels
and water flows. Williams Creek Engineering in conjunction with the
local Corps of Engineers office were put to the task at supplying a
permanent solution to an ongoing problem.
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article
Nashville
West is a new commercial development in west Nashville, TN, which is being
constructed in multiple phases. The project covers a very large area
and will consist of numerous retail businesses, including restaurants,
retail stores, and Parks. Due to the hilly and rocky terrain in the
Nashville area, a series of retaining walls were needed, including one
that needed to bridge a creek running through the site.
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article.
The Red Bull fire burned approximately 1836 acres in
2004. The Red Bull fire burned through Uinta's slopes and canyons for six
days at the Spanish Fork Canyon forest. With vegetation loss
from the fire, erosion was emanate and needed to be prevented.
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article.
Green Building
Lewis Smith Lake, Alabama
Home owners on Lewis Smith Lake Alabama
are constantly trying to stop erosion on there properties. Working
with local Midwest consultant, the owner decided to local abundant raw
materials and designed several gabion walls. These walls were
designed for earth retainment for their property bordered the lake on a
steep slope. Continue the
article.
Article by Ken Wilson
Midwest Construction Products
Permanent Yard Reinforcement
Miami, Florida
Are you a home owner with an eroding shoreline? Many
homes today are built around storm water retention lakes.
On the South East Coast of Florida a local contractor provides
innovative solutions to the rain driven erosion problem found at
properties similar to the ones on the left. Turf
reinforcement matting provides a permanent fix to failing
slopes. Continue
the article.
This project was located at 1000m above the
sea level of Yi-Lan in Taiwan, in the fragment of Yi-Lan-I road 11k+500,
which is also the road leading to
National Taipingshan forest recreation
area. From 2005/7/16 to 2005/10, about two and half months, experienced
the abundance amount of rain caused by HAITANG and other 6 Typhoons.
Home owners living in the suburbs of Chicago all face the
growing problem of flooding properties. With the property
values climbing the need for underground storm water storage is
a great alternative. Home owners are beginning to realize
wasting valuable property by building a mosquito ridden
retention lakes is not the best solution.
Looking for more
information on Underground Detention and Retention Systems? Go
to www.cultec.com!
Article by Ken Wilson
Midwest Construction Products
Bioengineered Green Roofs
Bonita Springs, Florida
As growth continues in South West Florida, innovative green roof
designs are becoming more important and very popular. In
these designs the need for root control is critically important.
As trees, flowers, and grasses flourish, the infrastructure of
the roof needs to remain in its constant engineered state.
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Article by Ken Wilson
Midwest Construction Products
Multi Solution for
Erosion and Sediment Control
Bonita Springs, Florida
As road expansion plans put a bridge through an environmentally sensitive
area, water regulations have been put at top priority with local GC.
For thousands of years a small brackish waterway named the Imperial River
has been the habitat for many species of wildlife. Right in the heart
of Bonita Springs, plans to put a four lane highway through this area called
for a bridge to go over the Imperial River.
