So This Is Christmas

Merry Christmas is such an infectious feeling I like to feel that way all year around.

So if you are visiting just before Christmas, just after Christmas or even here on Christmas day I am sure you will find something of interest for you and in the spirit of Christmas.

It may be said that Christmas is no longer a celebration but this must be spoken by people that have never had trouble closing their eyes on Christmas Eve in an expectation of what maybe left for them on the carpet under the tree.

I continue to look forward to the surprise on my Grandchild's faces to this day at Christmas events.

Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Promote Sustainability With Reconstituted Stone Grates

By Harold Chan


The main clientele of the landscaping industry are the property owners. Yet if we look at the whole picture, it is clear that many other living species could either benefit or risk their existence from the creations of the built environment. Instilling a sense of responsibility in landscape designers is therefore important, especially nowadays when natural catastrophes are frequently happening at an ever accelerating rate.

Instilling ecological responsibility signifies putting a higher sense of purpose back into the process of designing. It signifies going beyond the three factors that seem to dominate the decision-making process of today's architectural and landscape design. Hence, landscape architects need not solely focus on functionality, commodity and delight, but also in sustainability. This can be achieved by considering the ecological impact of the products used in landscaping projects.

Steel grates, for instance, are familiar features in landscaped areas particularly in commercial and institutional properties. Steel is a favored construction material because of its toughness. Steel achieves a state of greatly improved strength in two-folds. First, impurities such as silica, phosphorous and sulfur are eliminated because they weaken steel. Carbon is then added to a melted iron solution since it acts as a hardening agent. Indeed, steel owes its sturdiness to its carbon content

However, products containing carbon are not earth-friendly. Carbon emission is the primary cause of increased atmospheric temperature. Jonite offers a solution to this problem by providing reconstituted stone grates.

Unlike steel, reconstituted stone grates are composed of recycled and low impact materials. It's true that stones are less durable, but Jonite applies a reinforcing technology to provide people with products that could match the mechanical strength of steel grates.

Gratings made of reconstituted stones exude warmth and calmness. They do not create noise, as steel grates do, when passersby and vehicles pass on them. Most importantly, reconstituted stone grates can mimic the features of natural stones without bringing damaging impacts on the environment.




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