How To Battle Climate Change With Innovative Landscape Design

How To Battle Climate Change With Innovative Landscape Design

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The American Society of Landscape Architects’ (ASLA) Resilient Design Guide discusses innovative landscape designs capable of standing up to climate change and the increasing prevalence of natural disasters. Climate change is causing more natural disasters to take place. The ASLA is actively striving to improve design and retrofit communities with resilient landscaping. Otherwise, an unexpected disaster can cause all sorts …

The Differences Between LLDPE, LDPE & HDPE

The Differences Between LLDPE, LDPE & HDPE

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LLDPE (Linear Low Density Polyethylene), LDPE (Low Density Polyethylene) and HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) are all polyolefins with unique molecular structures that set them apart. Liner polymers are used to create a wide variety of goods including telecom ducts, fuel tanks, meter and valve boxes and so much more. Polyethylene is a polyolefin, which are high molecular weight hydrocarbons that …

4 Inspirational Eco-Friendly Urban Landscaping Ideas

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Green urban landscaping is fundamental to the sustainability, beauty and success of a city. Adding green seating areas, rooftop gardens and community gardens are just some of the ways to add more greenery to urban areas on any budget. The push to transform concrete jungles into more eco-friendly and green spaces is greater than ever. We are proud to be …

TerraCast Planters Were Used To Transform Parts Of New York City

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Recent transformations to old and outdated portions of NYC have resulted in incredibly innovative urban spaces, all of which include the use of TerraCast planters. Janette Sadik-Khan served as New York City’s transportation commissioner between 2007 and 2013, during which time she made vastly positive changes to some of the oldest portions of the city. She transformed a number of …

How To Upgrade Light Poles With Decorative Bases

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Are your light poles looking old, ugly and worn down? Instead of replacing light poles, you can restore them to like new by adding a decorative base. As we like to say, if you can’t replace it, re-base it! Light posts are susceptible to all kinds of damage, and many common materials used to manufacture light posts are not good …

The Durability Of Resin: Our Products Can Survive When Others Fail

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We are often asked how durable our resin products really are, like could they survive being hit by a car? The honest truth is that more than likely our products could survive it—we’ve seen it before. Car crashes are one of many situations our durable resin products often survive that other comparable materials cannot. Here are 5 common situations no …

6 Ways We Celebrate Earth Day Every Day Of The Year

6 Ways We Celebrate Earth Day Every Day Of The Year

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We celebrate Earth Day every day of the year by providing eco-friendly, long-lasting products made in the USA with a focus on conservation. April 22nd marks Earth Day, a special day meant to acknowledge the beauty of nature and how to best take care of this Planet we call home. Here are 6 ways we strive to make every day …

Green Building Tips: How To Create Eco-Friendly Landscaping

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Eco-friendly landscaping is all about durability, innovation and design. As a result you score a more functional, low-maintenance space and help save the planet. The popularity of going green is only getting stronger, but the planet hasn’t taken a sigh of relief just yet. We still have a long way to go to turn around the damage we have already …

How To Join The Architectural Urbanism Movement

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The latest green architecture urbanism movement is changing our world for the better; here’s what it means and how you can get involved! What Is ‘New Urbanism’? New Urbanism arose in the early 1980’s and revolves around creating walk-able, family-friendly neighborhoods with a convenient mix of housing and businesses. New urbanism has impacted many aspects of urban planning, real estate …

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5 Reasons Your Large Garden Planters Continue To Crack

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There are 5 reasons large garden planters crack, and one simple solution so that you never have to deal with cracked planters again. Cracked planters are annoying to say the least. For one, it’s expensive to continually repurchase planters. Even inexpensive planters start to add up when you have to rebuy them every other year or so. Not to mention, …