CIVIL GREEN BUILD HOUSTON, TEXAS - Parking Lot and Storm-Water Mitigation (GP2) Built for Harris County Sports and Convention Corporation; un-known until recently by WT Byler Co, a sub-contractor to Manhattan Construction, built "The World's Largest Engineered Grass-Porous Paving System" to date according to manufacturer Invisible Structures, Inc.
The area surrounding the old Astrodome was a sea of hot Texas asphalt and the designers of the new Reliant Stadium chose Grasspave2 to help with the "Greening of Reliant Park." The 7 acres of Grasspave2, the largest engineered grass-porous paving system in the world, is part of the 30 acres of green, park setting at the Home of the Houston Texans Football Team.
The cooler site provides the area with nearly three more months of use formerly avoided for festivals and conventions because of extremely high surface temperatures of Texas asphalt. The Grasspave2 porous paving system is considered a Best Management Practice by the EPA for storm-water management. This Grasspave2 lot with a 9 inch road base has the ability to store and clean 60,000 cu. ft. of storm water, therefore preventing down-stream flooding and non-point source pollution. The system actually cleans the water of toxic hydrocarbon drips and the pure water is recharged into the ground water supply.
Other environmental benefits of this Grasspave2 parking lot include:
`Providing 6340 adults with oxygen for one year
`509 tons of air-conditioning effect emitted from the grass
`120,745 lbs. of recycled plastic used in the production of the Grasspave2
`Reduced "Urban Heat Island Effect," thus providing air and water to the root-zone of trees. Trees can thrive in this parking lot, where it is difficult to provide enough air and water to a tree's root-zone in a normal concrete or asphalt lot.
About WT Byler Co
WT Byler Co is your heavy and civil engineering construction specialist dedicated to creating value for customers who depend on a turnkey solution with worry-free reliability. We are hands-on individuals and feel privileged to build the projects that we do... Major projects including infrastructure for mining, grassroot refineries, power plant & petroleum storage facilities, K-12 & institutes of higher education, major retail, professional sports arenas, manufacturing facilities, logistics distribution, road systems, airports, drainage structures, levees, railroads; even a pipe-spool base fabrication yard serving the increasing deepwater pipeline and steel-catenary market. We offer resources that are qualified, capable, responsive and committed to support any PMT in achieving its mission, goals and objectives.
To learn more or find out how to use WT Byler Co for your next project, contact Wendell Rychlik - Director of Business Development at wrychlik@wtbyler.com.
