Urban development
The nature of urban development has been forced to change in order to suit the increasingly crowded environment. For example, where once older industrial sites would be left derelict, brownfield redevelopment is now the norm. This requires careful investigation to map out potential hazards and specific design to accommodate and remediate the site before construction.
Dust and run-off from construction sites is always an issue in urban environments where mud and silt from the site could carry contaminants from the disturbed ground beyond the site boundaries. There it could contaminate or completely block drains and watercourses. Increasingly, we see the use of geosynthetics as cut-offs around the site boundary to carry any site runoff back into the site water treatment facilities.
Enka-Tex woven geotextiles are being used as silt screens along the site boundary and as dust and debris screens around scaffolding, particularly where old structures are under demolition.
Similarly, noise and visual intrusion from new developments can affect the neighbouring environment. This intrusion can be minimised through the effective use of noise and site bunds, which can also be used to contain site-won fill material to avoid the need to remove from site and dump potentially hazardous material. Using Enkagrid, bunds can be constructed with steep and even vertical sides and combined with attractive stone or vegetated finishes to enhance the aesthetics of the site and the neighbouring area.
Additional installation of Enkamat will support the growth of vegetation on steep banks up to 60 degrees.
Landscaped and planted areas on new sites can be protected from weed intrusion to maintain the desired planting regime and minimise maintenance costs using a biodegradable woven ground cover of vegetable origin such as BonarAgro Duracover as weed-stop barrier.
The noise of intensive traffic has become a serious issue in crowded urban areas. Reinforced sound bunds allow for an easthetical solution with efficient use of available surface.
The three dimensional Enkamat provides immediate protection, allows for fast growth of vegetation and offers a long-term strong foothold for vegetation root systems on dry and wet slopes.
Functions:
- Filtration
- Separation
- Reinforcement
- Erosion control
Relevant products:
- Enka®-Tex wovens
- Enkagrid®
- Duracover®
- Enkamat®
