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Soil Retention, manufacturer of the Verdura® retaining wall system, recently updated an evaluation report (ESR#3073) from ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES) to include the smaller Verdura® 30 block and Posi-Dura® reinforcement system, providing evidence that the retaining wall system meets code requirements. Building officials, architects, contractors, specifiers, designers and others utilize

ICC Press Release – Verdura

Product Testimonial on Drivable Grass® Printable Version “Installing Drivable Grass® for a project at the East Mesa Detention Center in Otay Mesa was a pretty clean and smooth operation. Once we worked out scheduling and access issues at the site, our biggest challenge was laying sod over the Drivable Grass®.

Product Focus on Drivable Grass® Printable Version Drew Hopkins, the Founder of Viridis Aquaponics has a simple goal – to feed the world by building climate-controlled greenhouses that produce high yield crops of vegetables with zero waste in every geographical metropolis around the globe. In just one year, Viridis may

Product Spotlight on Drivable Grass® Printable Version The Tulalip Resort & Casino is found just north of Seattle, Washington on the 22,000-acre Indian Reservation of the Tulalip Tribes. When it rains, it can turn a typical parking lot into a virtual swamp within minutes. Gary Rutherford, Facilities Project Coordinator for

Product Spotlight on Drivable Grass® Printable Version The NorthParker is a new, 27-unit mixed-use residential project located in the heart of one of San Diego’s oldest and most eclectic neighborhoods. Designed and developed by Jonathan Segal Architects, the steel and glass, sleek and chic building breathes new life into an

Product Spotlight on Drivable Grass® Printable Version The Hudson River Valley in New York State is known for its bucolic environment, natural beauty, and quaint little villages along this ancient waterway. In the town of Hastings on Hudson, Old Croton Aqueduct National Park is a favorite destination for area residents

Printable Version Soil Retention to Feature its Award-Winning Drivable Grass® and Other Plantable Concrete Systems® at ASLA’s 2014 Annual Meeting & EXPO (Carlsbad, CA – October 22, 2014) – Soil Retention, a leading manufacturer of Plantable concrete systems® including the award-winning and eco-friendly Drivable Grass®, and Verdura® product lines will

Printable Version (May 28, 2013 – CARLSBAD, CA) – Family owned and operated for over 30 years, Imperial Sprinkler Supply is now offering Drivable Grass® permeable, flexible and plantable concrete pavement system, Verdura® plantable retaining wall blocks, and Enviroflex® ACB revetment system. For over 30 years Imperial Sprinkler Supply has

(May 28, 2013 – CARLSBAD, CA) – Super-Sod is one of the South’s largest producers of quality turfgrass sod and seed. They have several locations in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. The turf farmers at Super-Sod are experts at growing sod of all types and know what healthy

Printable Version (April 15, 2013 – CARLSBAD, CA) – Legoland California, owned by Merlin Entertainment, the 2nd largest theme park company in the world, opened the nation’s first Lego-themed hotel on Friday, April 5th, 2013 in Carlsbad, CA. Delawie Wilkes Rodriguez Barker Architects designed the hotel and R W Apel

Printable Version (April 15, 2013 – TEMECULA, CA) – A fully plantable Verdura® Retaining Wall was installed in April at Morgan Heights by Soil Retention Systems, Inc. with a maximum height of 30 feet and a length of 575 feet for the new development. The construction took 8 days to