Grass Concrete ‘Grasscrete’
Ground protection system (cast in-situ)
‘Occasionally perceived as a precast concrete block, in truth it is far from that. GRASSCRETE is essentially a cast-on-site cellular reinforced concrete system with voids created by plastic formers.
Such a construction offers significant structural advantages over precast concrete and plastic paving systems.
GRASSCRETE is essentially a cellular reinforced concrete slab, the cells being created by casting around plastic void formers.
The plastic former, manufactured from recycled materials is the culmination of many years of study which has perfected the shape of the pocket and the form and draw of the vacuum forming process. It provides crucially, the strength to accept live concrete loads, yet is thin enough to enable the tops to be easily melted to reveal the voids.
Structural analysis of the finished concrete section is based upon the bending moment of the mesh reinforcement contained within the slab, relatively to slab depth, contact area with base and an assumed allowable ground bearing of 45kN/m2 for its base. By using combinations of depth and different mesh types, the system can be tailored to provide the most economical solution.’
| Material/s: | concrete, plastic |
| Environmental statement: | no |
| BRE Ecopoints: | unrated |
| Green Guide rating: | unrated |
| Environmental certification: | none |
| 3rd party accreditation: | none |
| 3rd party product endorsement: | none |
| Quality certification: | none |
| Reusability / Recyclability: | unknown |
| Recycled content to ISO 14021: | unknown % of aggregate and plastic |
| Life expectancy | unknown |
| Substitute for or new materials / method: |
virgin aggregate |
| Downloads: | Product brochure Design and Specification Guide |
| Codes of Practice: | |
| Workmanship Work Section: | |
| Country/s of manufacture: | UK |
| UK distribution location: | West Yorkshire |
| Alternative products: | Ground reinforcement |
| Further information: | |
| Information last updated: | Thursday 1st, May 2008 |
| Manufacturer's evidence rating:* |  |
| Manufacturer: | Grass Concrete Ltd |
| Address: | Duncan House, 142 Thornes Lane, Thornes, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 7RE |
| Telephone: | 01924 379443 |
| Fax: | 01924 290289 |
| Email: | info@grasscrete.com |
| Website: | www.grasscrete.com |
| Supply chain availability: | Manufacturer |
| Supplier: | Grass Concrete |
| Telephone: | 01924 379443 |
| Email: | info@grasscrete.com |
| Website: | http://www.grasscrete.com |
The product has been selected on the above average performance in the following areas:
| - | Abiotic depletion | - | Acidification |
| - | Global warming | - | Eutrophication |
| - | Ozone layer deplection |  |
Solid Waste |
| - | Human toxicity | - | Radioactivity |
| - | Fresh water aquatic ecotoxicity | - | Minerals extraction |
| - | Terrestial exotoxicity | - | Water extraction |
| - | Photochemical oxidation |
*Note:
Manufacturer's evidence rating
* One star rating: The product has been included based on an assessment of the manufacturer's own product information.
*** Three star rating: The product has been included on the basis of a third party, independent, Life Cycle Analysis (BRE Ecoprofile or similar).
