Basic Information about VersiGrid™

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gra"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><I><B><< Previous</B></I></FONT></A><I><B> || </B></I><A HREF="versigrid_permeable_driveway_nj.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="VersiGrid Permeable Driveway in New Jers"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><I><B>Next>></B></I></FONT></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="594d67e0.jpg" border=0 width="214" height="126" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> ^ Supporting the Earth ^</div> <div> Environmentally Sound :: Eco-Friendly :: User-Friendly</div> <div> Pervious Paving Alternatives | Soil Stabilization Systems</div> <div> Ground Reinforcement Technologies</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="4" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="702" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 2699 WIDTH="692"><div> General Information about the <I>VersiGrid</I><I>™</I> soil stabilizer ecogrid type systems</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Please consider using VersiGrid™ to replace ALL of your vehicular, pedestrian, and agricultural traffic surfaces.</B></I><I><B> </B></I></div> <div> VersiGrid™ may be used to replace almost any asphalt or concrete vehicular traffic surface - including public and private roads, streets, parking lots, bridge roadways, etc.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> You may consider it to be a military/commercial/civil/developmental grade of roadway product</div> <bR> <div> Several grades are also available. Which? is most appropriate for your projects would depend upon several factors. Those would include (but not be limited to) expected traffic patterns/frequency, expected vehicular weights, intended usage, type of roadway or surface you intend (i.e, vehicular/residential/consumer: commercial, military, steeltracked, constructon and/or articulated vehicles, local climate, site-specific geotechs such as soil type, ground condition, etc.: and so on...)<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> In the meantime, please feel free to access and/or share the below information, if you wish.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Please Note</B>: You may find of particular importance the notes below:<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> (1) <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#800000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>"When correctly engineered and fully utilized, VersiGrid</B></I></FONT>™<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#800000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> may replace - or render superfluous and unnecessary - any and all additional or corollary stormwater or nonpoint source pollution control features in you design, such as bio-swales, infiltration ponds, greenbreaks, green-buffers, SWR retention/detention structures, etc.."</B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> (2) When correctly installed and engineered, VersiGrid™ may <I><B>PREVENT</B></I> the creation of any <I><B>incremental</B></I> stormwater runoff (nonpoint source pollution).<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> You may wish to consider the above factor, when presenting the the local administrative authorities your proposal/applicaton for this project's code or permitting. </div> <div> Please feel free to forward this info to the permitting agency, planning committee, or other regulatory body. </div> <div> Please see the section <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#008000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="#__environmental_water_quality_and" TITLE="Basic Information about VersiGrid"><FONT COLOR="#008000"><I><B>~ ENVIRONMENTAL~</B></I></FONT></A></FONT> below, if you or they have any questions.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> We will be happy to provide samples, pricing, job-specifc information - or to refer you to a sales source. </div> <div> However we will need for you to tell us a little more about your project. Please include the quantity in coverage area or in dimensions.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> This Web site features: a few examples of the multitude of ways VersiGrid™ systems have been used.</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>~ 100% Recycled Plastic Conten</B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#008000" FACE="Arial" >t</FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>~ 100% Recyclable</B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>~ 100% Reuseable!</B></I></div> <div> ~ 100% non-toxic to plants and micro-organisms (chemically inert) </div> <div> ~ UV-Stabilized, resistant to salt (including marine or street salts), leaching compounds (acids, ammonia, etc.) solvents (alcohol, petroleum derivatives, etc.) </div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="about_our_products__thank_you_for"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#777777" FACE="Arial" ><B>ABOUT OUR PRODUCTS ::</B> </FONT>Thank you for your interest in a <I>pervious paving alternative</I> - <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#808080" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> There are a lot of imitations out there today, please accept no substitutes. Please obtain competitive samples, before selecting a product. The superiority of our grid system will become obvious.<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#808080" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Our system has been used in residential applications for years, as well as civil/governmental highways and parking, corporate, commercial and developmental low-impact road surface constructions.<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#808080" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> MSRP price list can be viewed <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" >at <A HREF="http://www.versigrid.biz/versigrid_msrp.pdf" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.versigrid.biz/versigrid_msrp."><FONT COLOR="#0000BF"><I><B>www.versigrid.biz/versigrid_msrp.pdf</B></I></FONT></A></FONT></div> <div> Product Comparison Chart >> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.www.versigrid.biz/brochures_downloads/product-comparison.pdf" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.www.versigrid.biz/brochures_d"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><I><B><U>www.www.versigrid.biz/brochures_downloads/product-comparison.pdf</U></B></I></FONT></A></FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >List of current Dealers, Retailers/Resellers, Installers, etc: >> </FONT><A HREF="http://www.versigrid.biz/locations_stores" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.versigrid.biz/locations_store"><FONT COLOR="#000066"><I><B><U>www.</U></B></I></FONT></A><A HREF="http://www.versigrid.biz/locations_stores" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.versigrid.biz/locations_store"><FONT COLOR="#000066"><I><B><U>versigrid.biz/locations_stores</U></B></I></FONT></A></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#808080" FACE="Arial" > <A NAME="why_flexible_is_good"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></FONT>Of course, VersiGrid™<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#008000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT>is an eco-friendly pervious paving alternative. </div> <div> <B>Please Note:</B> these are NOT the low-quality, imitation grids (brittle and fracture-prone imitations, manufactured from HDPE), with which some North American customers may have been familiar previously (we distribute one of the world's top-quality systems). </div> <div> This is a <I><B>FLEXIBLE</B></I>, pervious,<I><B>for-public-roadways-and-bridges</B></I> system.</div> <div>  </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="570d4b40.jpg" border=0 width="212" height="180" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B></I><A HREF="http://www.hoofgrid.net" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.hoofgrid.net"><FONT COLOR="#990000"><I><B><IMG SRC="27adcb40.jpg" border=0 width="220" height="180" ALT="HoofGrid increasing milk production: installed in a dairy operation turnout paddock. Because the cows may lay down without mud, the more comfortable cows with lower stress levels produce more and higher grade milk." ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></FONT></A><I><B> <IMG SRC="572f2b50.jpg" border=0 width="242" height="181" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="574e6b10.jpg" border=0 width="230" height="177" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="576c6b20.jpg" border=0 width="198" height="178" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="578deb30.jpg" border=0 width="222" height="179" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>Online Information about our Products and Services:</B></I> </div> <div> <I> <A NAME="ease_of_installation"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></I><I>~ Academic ~</I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>The University of Kansas, School of Architecture</B>, a school project (through <I><B>Studio 804</B></I>) </div> <div> > <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#008080" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="https://studio804.com/mod-4/" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="https://studio804.com/mod-4/"><FONT COLOR="#008080"><U>www.studio804.com</U></FONT></A></FONT><A HREF="https://studio804.com/mod-4/" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="https://studio804.com/mod-4/"><FONT COLOR="#000080"> /mod-4/</FONT></A></div> <div> <I>Kansas City Star </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial" >newspaper article about this project (original article was picked up over the newswires by the local Seattle Times, and the Cleveland PD I believe)</FONT> </div> <div> Click >> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#008080" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/realestate/2003809245_recycledbuilders290.html" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/re"><FONT COLOR="#008080"><U>http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/realestate/2003809245_recycledbuilders290.html</U></FONT></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> May we suggest that you consider installing it yourself? Or, any competent landscaping company should be able to perform a correct installation - if they will follow a few simple instructions. </div> <div> Many persons have considered installing our systems to be a <I><B>Do-it-yourself</B></I> or <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#003399" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>"a couple of guys with a wheelbarrow and some shovels"</B></I><B> </B></FONT>type of project. </div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.versigrid.biz/brochures_downloads/paving/brochures/VersiGrid_paving_typical_installation_instructions.pdf" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.versigrid.biz/brochures_downl"><FONT COLOR="#990000"><I><B>typical installation instructions can be downloaded in pdf format..click here!! </B></I></FONT></A></div> <div> <I><B>  </B></I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I>~ VersiGrid™</I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#008080" FACE="Arial" ><I>,</I></FONT><I> Durability + </I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial" ><I>Flexibility</I></FONT><I> demos ~</I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Durable, </B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>FLEXIBLE</B></I></FONT><I><B> and Elastic . . .</B></I> </div> <div> (you will not see these types of vehicles or applications, using any<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> "strong + BRITTLE"</B></I></FONT> HDPE grid system - only when using VersiGrid™ ) </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B> <IMG SRC="08440f00.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="240" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="579f0b40.jpg" border=0 width="240" height="180" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="57a2be00.jpg" border=0 width="299" height="224" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="205c8f00.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="240" ALT="Charles Baker, president, riding the steamroller on top of the pervious parking lot in a low-environmental profile park/retreat. The use of StabiliGrid instead of "porous concrete" or "pervious ashpalt" means there will never be any repairs or patching, due to ground surges during winter freeze/thaw cycles - the entire parking lot surface and foundation is the durable + flexible StabiliGrid." ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B> <A NAME="__environmental_water_quality_and"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I><I><B>~ ENVIRONMENTAL water quality and conservation ~</B></I></div> <div>  <B>NEMO =</B> <B><U>N</U></B>onpoint <B><U>E</U></B>ducation for <B><U>M</U></B>unicipal <B><U>O</U></B>fficials</div> <bR> <div> Please feel free to refer to the following URL, which has abundant information about the NEMO project and its application. </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Nonpoint Source Pollution Education for Municipal Officials</B></I></div> <div> Through various projects and funding sources, BRPC is providing education to municipal officials regarding polluted runoff or "nonpoint" source pollution. The program identifies the different types of pollutants associated with different land uses. The goal of the education program is to help municipal officials recognize the environmental impacts of land use planning decisions. NEMO presentations are available to all communities upon request.</div> <div> <SOURCE = <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="https://berkshireplanning.org/" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="https://berkshireplanning.org/"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>https://www.berkshireplanning.org</U></FONT></A></FONT>></div> <div> MASS / GOV also has plenty of information about NEMO, and the necessity that Municipal Employees discontinue specifying construction standards or materials which create NONPOINT water pollution.</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >(SOURCE = </FONT><A HREF="https://www.mass.gov/topics/environment" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="https://www.mass.gov/topics/environment"><FONT COLOR="#000099"><B>https://www.mass.gov/topics/environment</B></FONT></A><B> </B></div> <div> The importance and "how to's" of eliminating and/or reducing NONPOINT water pollution: </div> <div> <A HREF="https://www.epa.gov/npdes" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="https://www.epa.gov/npdes"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">US EPA - General NPDES Information</FONT></A> ||</div> <div> <A HREF="https://www.epa.gov/watersense/best-management-practices" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="https://www.epa.gov/watersense/best-mana"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">US EPA - Best Management Practices (BMP's) ||</FONT></A></div> <div> <A HREF="https://www.pvpc.org/plans/pioneer-valley-green-infrastructure-plan" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="https://www.pvpc.org/plans/pioneer-valle"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> From the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission ||</FONT></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.apwa.net" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.apwa.net"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">American Public Works Association ||</FONT></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.cwp.org" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.cwp.org"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The Center for Watershed Protection ||</FONT></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://nemo.uconn.edu/" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://nemo.uconn.edu/"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials ||</FONT></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="versigrid_paving_contact_us.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact VersiGrid for more information."><FONT COLOR="#000066"><I><B><U>Contact us about your project!</U></B></I></FONT></A></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  all images, descriptions, text, or other media on this web site</div> <div> ~ All rights reserved. ~</div> <div> May be reprinted by the clients, partners and customers   </div> <div> This copyright information<I><B> must remain</B></I> on all copies, whether digital, print and/or hardcopy, broadcast, video, graphical images or any other media.</div> <div> (425) 864-1701 || www.versigrid.biz</div> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>