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Product> Liquid Assets: Best Water Management Tools

Product> Liquid Assets: Best Water Management Tools

Water has been called the oil of the 21st century. Whether too much (Exhibit A: Hurricane Sandy) or too little (Exhibit B: California, Texas, and the Southwest), conserving, cleaning, and controlling it has never been a higher priority for architects and their clients. From rooftops to underground, these innovative systems and products work to make the most of every drop. 

Eco-Optiloc
Unilock

The L-shape format of this permeable paver ensures a superior lock-up that can withstand the pressure of the heaviest commercial loads. Small voids between units provide drainage into a sub-base. Custom colors available.

StormTank
Brentwood Industries

An economic alternative to crushed stone or pipe chamber systems, this flexible system can be deployed for infiltration, detention, reuse, and pretreatment purposes.

Cudo Water Storage System
Oldcastle Stormwater Solutions

Boasting 95 percent capacity, these snap-together components can be assembled to accommodate various configurations of pipelines and flow channels.

Grasscrete, Molded-Pulp Former
Bowmanite

For constructing on-grade areas of pervious surfaces, these single-use forms are made of 100 percent recycled paper and are biodegradable.

GeoPave
Presto Geosystems

A herringbone grid of recycled, high-density polyethylene cells with mesh bottoms provides stability for aggregate surfaces while acting as a natural, on-site stormwater management system.

SkyScape Vegetated Roof System
Firestone Building Products

This pre-grown vegetated roof system integrates filter fabric, drainage panels, and geotextile into a single, labor-saving roll. Sedum mats use regional-specific cultivars.

Rainwater Hog
HOG Works

Slim and modular, these rainwater collection tanks can be installed vertically or horizontally. Fabricated of food-grade polyethylene, the 50-gallon containers are UV-stabilized and impervious to light.

Rainstore3
Invisible Structures

A modular, stackable structure used to store stormwater underground, it exceeds H-20 loading standards, allowing construction of driving areas and parking lots above the system.

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