Project Name: Concordia on the Lake
A Grasspave2 fire lane allowed for the area to be considered porous and undeveloped and the county granted the easement.
Installation of the grass fire lane shows the Grasspave2 expanding (widening) the asphalt section.
Installation of the Grasspave2 system.
A gently sloping curb allows access from the street to the Grasspave2 grass fire lane.
The Grasspave2 fire lane transitions into an asphalt firelane.
A wetland area was designed into the site to slow and filter runoff.
A sign on the manhole cover designates a sensitive watershed area.
Products: Grasspave2 porous pavement
Applications: Grass Firelane
City: Littleton
State/Province: Colorado
Install Date: June 2008
Install Size: 280 m2 (3,014 sq ft)
Address: 6155 S Ammons Way
Client: Concordia
Designer: Heather Scott and team, DHM Design
Contractor: GE Enterprises
Directions: 6155 S Ammons Way – the Cottages
Location: Between Ammons Way and parking lot.
Photography: Invisible Structures
Summary: Heather Scott, DHM Design, stated that the only way Jefferson County would allow the easement, was by providing Grasspave2 as a firelane. The development design was exceeding paved, built, and hard surface area allotments. Grasspave2 allowed for Scott to continue with the project. The county considered Grasspave2 as a porous (permeable) surface – the same as undeveloped land, thus not contributing to runoff.
DHM and Scott had to design in a wetland area to filter and slow runoff from entering the Johnson Reservoir at Clement Park.