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Environmentally-friendly solutions for erosion control projects
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Environmentally-friendly solutions for erosion control projects
Continue to find out how IECS Cable Concrete can be part of the solution.
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This is Michael.
He is an engineer contracted to build an erosion control solution for a local waterway project. The specifications of the job are:
Amount of terrain to cover (m2): 215m2
Block type depth (mm): CC35 (114mm)
Round trip delivery distance (km): 200km
Riprap
vs
Cable Concrete
“Heavy trucks make up just around 7% of the vehicles on the road in the U.S., but they consume about 25% of all fuel.”
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Fuel cost as of 19/08/04 - Toronto
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"The commercial road transportation sector produces 19% of the total carbon emissions in Canada"
A delivery of Riprap would put 18 times more trucks on the road. This causes an unecessarily high level of traffic and congestion.
Larger numbers of commercial trucks largely contribute to continuous road damage and repair, draining
taxpayer dollars.
"Traffic congestion in Canada's nine largest cities costs an estimated $3.1–$4.6 billion annually because of time delays for drivers and the wasted fuel and GHG emissions"
The 40% of gapped space between concrete blocks leave room for vegetation to emerge and settle. This improves overall appearance, allows for pedestrian traffic and yard maintainence, as well as wildlife habitation and added protection from erosion.
Riprap is unstable, making it unsafe for pedestrian traffic and difficult to maintain. It's restrictive to plantlife and biodiversity, which can put fish at risk of predation. Riprap rocks also reflect sunlight into the water and cause temperature increases that could pose a danger an aquatic environment.
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Discover how your project can make a difference in many ways by using Cable Concrete. You can use our environmental-footprint calculator to determine the impact of using Cable Concrete for your own project.