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Filtrexx New York Projects

2 West Ave., Saratoga Springs, NY

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Install an estimated 800 Ft of Trinity Living Wall.  The Living Wall will provide bank stabilization and will eliminate erosion unlike concrete.   The GrowSoxx used is from locally recycled organic material inside of photodegradable or biodegradable mesh.  The wire fascia allow for mechanical connection and reinforcement while also providing structure & containment of the growing media at the face of the wall.

Engineer: LA Group
General Contractor: Bonacio Construction Inc
Subcontractor: Galusha & Sons

 

Empire Run at 130 Excelsior

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Historic Saratoga Springs, NY has seen a steady increase in high-end subdivisions and apartment complexes. Bonacio Construction, one of the premier builders in the Capital District has been an advocate for green Infrastructure and continues to look for new and innovative ways to incorporate functional products that blend with the natual beauty of the landscape and provide a more "green" look to what would typically be concrete block, asphalt or other hardscape type materials. Teaming up with Galusha & Sons Construction, the project at 130 Excelsior Ave, Spec'd a Trinity Wall, measuring over 150' linear feet rising to over 12' at its peak.

General Contractor: Bonacio Construction Inc
Subcontractor: Galusha & Sons

 

Natural Streambank Restoration

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The scenic South Harpeth River near Nashville is one of the major tributaries of the Cumberland River. A private landowner needed to build a bridge over the river in order to improve access to his land. It was very important to him to preserve the natural beauty of his mountain hideaway–he didn't want to see rip-rap or boulders along the streambank when it was finished. Gresham, Smith and Partners worked with Filtrexx to design a vegetated solution using Filtrexx® GroSoxx®–3' sections of Soxx™ pre-seeded for rapid and sustained vegetation that stop the loss of sediment and prevent erosion post-construction. Mid-TN Erosion Control installed the GroSoxx®, which were pre-seeded with turf seed. It took five men only one and one-half days to install the GroSoxx® along a 150-foot stretch of streambank. The seed germinated within five days of installation, and was fully vegetated within two weeks.

Capitano Residence Stream Bank Restoration

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This streambank behind the a private residence had been subject to increasing flows and velocities of water due to upstream construction over a period of several years. The land owners had begun to lose their fence at the top of the streambank, and were at risk of losing part of their yard. They installed a Filtrexx® LivingWall™ with minimal excavation, and all site preparation was completed without heavy equipment. Sections of 12" Soxx™ were filled with rock and used as the foundation of the structure. After several major rain events, the structural integrity of the LivingWall™ is still intact and germination is occurring at an excellent rate.

Brownfield Remediation with GroSoxx®

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A hazardous waste site had been designated for remediation by the EPA. The site, a 50' x 300' site with a 1:1 slope contained extremely contaminated soil. The hazardous conditions prevented workers from performing any work on site. Special training and haz-mat gear were required. EPA wanted to remediate the soil and re-establish vegetation. Filtrexx® GroSoxx® were used to create a customized "modular" EdgeSaver™. Due to the hazardous conditions the GroSoxx® were pre-made and delivered to the job site on pallets. Contractors installed 8" GroSoxx® in six foot sections with a custom seed mix. Filtrexx® Certified™ Installers made the whole installation go smoothly and the team completed the job in only five days.

Bioswale with Treatment Train

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The metal recycling industry is using Filtrexx® products for the removal of heavy metals and hydrocarbons from storm water discharge systems. One facility removes and reinstalls Filtrexx® Treatment Train products on a quarterly basis; the quarterly schedule is based on past rainfall data as well as benchmark and targeted pollutant levels. SiltSoxx™ with Metaloxx® & PetroLoxx® additives are used around inlets, as Check Dams, and in swales of the outfall area where they are stacked pyramid fashion to passively filter the water prior to its offsite discharge. Metaloxx® removes both particulate and soluble heavy metals in runoff in an efficiency range of 47-73%. PetroLoxx® absorbs 99% of diesel and motor oil and 80% of gasoline.

Living Retaining Wall

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A Filtrexx™ Certified® Installer was introduced to a new concept in block retaining walls–SmartSlope Living Retaining Walls, constructed using a simplified stabilizing system, irrigation slots, an expanded pocket to grow vegetation. However, the planting medium in the expanded pocket was subject to erosion from unchecked runoff when steep slopes remained above the wall. The installer, together with The Living Wall Company and Filtrexx®, customized Filtrexx® GroSoxx® to fill the vegetation pockets and minimize erosion. The GroSoxx® were installed course by course as the wall was built using a temporary cover of a new hybrid wheat grass. The wall has experienced no erosion, unlike other conventionally built walls on the project. The following Spring the wall was re-vegetated with plugs to create a permanent cover of native perennials.


Dune Restoration

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A large scale lead remediation on Connecticut's Stratford Point in 2000-01 had stripped the shore's intertidal zone of its native peat substrate and coastal plantlife. The following decade of unabated wave action, capped by Hurricane Irene had left the shoreline badly eroded. Filtrexx® Certified™ Installers modified Filtrexx® Bank Stabilization system, filling 12" Soxx™ with a compost and sand mixture reinforced with geotextile. The Soxx™ were covered with a thick layer of sand and planted with 38,000 dune grass plugs to form an artificial coastal dune system extending the length of the north shore. The entire structure is designed to match the height of the existing bluff. The Soxx™ are invisible from view, but provide stability to the entire system.