There are several choices available on the market for playground safety surfacing. Rubber tile, poured-in-place rubber, engineered playground wood chips, and pea gravel are just a few different options. But which one is the best choice? Which criteria should you follow to make the best decision? In my opinion, fall protection against head injuries should be the number one priority when selecting safety surfacing. In terms of playground safety this is measured with the HIC (Head Injury Criteria)...
18
Mar
Reclaim Recycled Wood Products on Alternative Consumer
Hey everyone! Please take a moment to read the quick writeup that Ross from Alternative Consumer did on Reclaim Recycled Wood Products. Full link: http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2010/03/15/reclaimed-cedar-benches/ ...
16
Mar
Building With Garbage
Here is a really interesting clip from the full length documentary Garbage Warrior. It is about an architect, Michael Reynolds, and his goal of introducing radically sustainable housing. We really like this film because it resonated with the idea behind Reclaim Recycled Wood Products. Building with garbage has really allowed us to produce some of our favorite work. Check it out!...
10
Mar
Reclaim™ Recycled Products
This is a small division of our company that specializes in creating outdoor benches using reclaimed BC Cedar that we extract from the woods near Squamish. After a bit of exploration along the logging roads up there, we found a large rock slide on the side of a mountain that had taken out an entire grove of old growth cedar. The wood looked to be in pretty bad shape, but I could tell by cutting into it that there was...
10
Mar
Natural Playgrounds vs. Commercial Play Equipment
It seems like there is a movement toward natural playgrounds these days. Everyone wants one. LA's love to spec them in their plans, daycare owners want them as a draw to their centre, parents like them because they are organic (free from chemicals), and challenge their kids' imaginations. I would agree with all of these perspectives. Natural playgrounds are cool, there's no doubt. However, I also believe there is a time and place for commercial playground equipment as well. I like...
25
Jan
Looking back at 2009
2009 was a great year for Urban Green Inc. We were able to do a number of great projects and work alongside many different people and organizations. These projects included general contracting, new playground installations, and daycare renovations among other things. One of our biggest contracts saw the installation of over 6000 sq. ft. of [...]...
