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VERDURA® Fully Plantable Retaining Wall Systems Plantable concrete systems®

Nothing beats VERDURA® for strength, versatility and plantability! The VERDURA® retaining wall system is the most plantable, versatile, and strongest Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) retaining wall on the market today. The name VERDURA® comes from “verde” meaning green and “dura” meaning durable. The VERDURA® wall can be used for a wide range of construction projects ranging from small homeowner projects to large scale developments. Single tier VERDURA® walls have been constructed up to 50 feet and tiered walls have been constructed up to 80 feet. The system offers a fully plantable face...

From Big to Little and Everything In-Between! Backyard Walls Raised Planters Tiered Walls Channel Walls Detention Basin Walls Head Walls Screen Walls Sound Walls Bridge Abutments Top, Bottom and Mid-Slope Walls BEFORE BEFORE AFTER AFTER 4

VERDURA® offers something for just about everybody. Whether you’re a homeowner looking to create a raised planting area or a large developer seeking to economically terrace a master planned community, this specialized, fully plantable, segmental retaining wall system provides the solution to a wide variety of design challenges. It has been used at commercial centers, at zoos, to create room for sports fi elds, to support the base of bridges, in channels and retention basins, and much, much, more. Because of inherent strength, ease of installation and ability to be completely planted,...

“There was nothing else available that had the same look or performed the same way as Verdura®” – Excecutive, The Irvine Company Grading design for hillside development relies upon walls within the slopes to increase lot size and provide panoramic views, which maximizes lot value. Walls can also be used to balance the cut/fi ll earthwork for sites to preserve natural canyon areas. Mid-slope walls act to provide a buffer between the residential lots and public right-of-way while not losing the valuable horizontal space a graded slope requires. 6

EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES Carey High School, Las Vegas Dana Middle School, San Diego Golden Hill Elementary, San Diego Riverside Community College, Riverside UCI, Orange County UCSD, San Diego Oak Hill High School, Hesperia Los Angles Science Center, Los Angeles Sage Hill Elementary, Newport Coast RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS Crosby Estates, San Diego Promontory, Signal Hill Vista de Oro, Aliso Viejo University Heights, Fullerton Biscaynne, Placentia Pacifi c Highlands Ranch Lake Forest, Orange County Amerige Heights, Fullerton The Colony at Calabasas, Calabasas La Vina Development, Alta Dena...

Verdura® enhances commercial development’s image. COMMERCIAL Target Plaza, Vista Target Mission Viejo, Mission Viejo Costco, Inglewood Costco, Laguna Nigel Home Depot, Apple Valley Pacifi c Life Corp. Headquarters, Aliso Viejo Kaiser Permanente, Chula Vista Kaiser Permanente, Pinole Westlake Landmark, Westlake Del Mar Plaza, Del Mar Cabazon Center, Cabazon Colonies Crossroads, Upland Silver Hawk, Temecula RESORTS St. Regis Resort, Dana Point Renaissance, Westlake Village Green Valley Ranch, Las Vegas CASINOS Sycaun Casino, San Diego Venetian, Las Vegas GOLF COURSES Pelican Hills Los Verdes...

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Strong enough to hold up roads and bridges. Transportation projects always have to work. People count on roads and bridges to allow movement in their daily lives. At the same time, commerce depends on the ability to transport goods and services from place to place. With its enduring strength, dependability and rapid rate of installation, VERDURA® provides a backbone support for transportation design, offering structural quality and cost effectiveness. When installed, instead of a conventional slope, VERDURA® reduces the impact of bridge or roadway development on adjacent space, minimizing...

Verdura Walls are an expansion of natures natural surroundings VERDURA® accommodates high and low velocity hydraulic fl ows! 12

The VERDURA® wall system can be utilized in a variety of channel and stream bank stabilization applications. VERDURA® retaining walls can be installed in a channel or stream that has fl ow velocities of up to 25 fps when built in a closed face confi guration. The closed face construction is typically done below the high water line in high velocity situations, while up above the high water line the wall can be built with an open face confi guration to allow planting. The strength and versatility of the Verdura retaining wall system make it the ideal choice for vegetated channels. VERDURA®...

By installing Verdura® back to back you achieve a free standing, fully plantable sound wall! X BW FG TW V-40 Block (TYP) Exposed Height (H’) MAX TotalHeight (H) Embenment Depth HEMB = 1,0’ Typical 5’ to Daylight on Descending Slopes Posi-Dura Reinforcement LEGEND H Total Height H’ Exposed Height HEMB Embedment Depth FG Finished Grade TW Top Of Wall BW Bottom Of Wall X+2 (0.25 H) 4 1 VERDURA® Screen / Sound Wall Typical Cross Section 14 Foundation Soil

VERDURA® walls are cost effective alternatives to the traditional reinforced concrete or gravity-type walls. VERDURA® 40 Cross Section - Segmental Retaining Wall The VERDURA® retaining wall system is an engineered soil mass that relies upon two major components to support near vertical geometry: 1) soil reinforcing layers, and 2) block fascia; in order to create a reinforced soil mass that is used to retain an unsupported soil mass behind it. The soil reinforcing layers consist of high strength geosynthetic materials, called geogrid. These materials are placed in successive horizontal...

Who says you can’t build really high segmental walls using heavy equipment to speed production and expect them to hold up over the long run? With VERDURA® it’s done all the time! The patented design of VERDURA® and specialized installation techniques allow walls up to 50 ft in one tier to be built with the aid of scrapers for backfi ll, road graders for spreading and heavy duty sheepsfoot equipment for compaction. The result is a wall system that goes in on schedule, on budget and can be counted on to be around for a long, long time. If you want high, fast and right, you want VERDURA® ....