Construction/Building — March 12, 2010
Environmentally Friendly Soil Stabilizer Introduced to the Dominican Republic
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA--(Marketwire - March 12, 2010) -
Editors Note: A photo is available with this Press Release.
Building effective and long lasting roads in the Dominican Republic has proven to be difficult in the past due to high annual rainfall, high temperatures and the soil type predominantly found on the island. Recently a demonstration was performed on a stretch of road at the Naco Golf & Country Club near Santo Domingo with EarthZyme, a 100% environmentally friendly soil stabilizer that is specifically designed to stabilize the predominantly clay based soils found in the area, while providing great road dust control results as well.
EarthZyme is applied using standard construction equipment and techniques. A 150 m stretch of road was used to demonstrate the product and to train the engineers employed by Naco so they can carry out future applications with the soil stabilization product. This training was necessary because the golf course has already decided to use EarthZyme on over 30 km of new roads to be built later this year on their property. The decision was made to use EarthZyme due to some excellent results that were achieved in lab tests conducted on the soil that was used for the demonstration road earlier in the year. The soil was tested for CBR results (California Bearing Ratio, a measure of soil strength) and was found to have a CBR of 43.2. After EarthZyme's application, the CBR value jumped to an amazing 195.8, a gain of over 453% in strength (lab tests are available upon request). Due to the significant increase in strength / CBR it was unanimously agreed by all the stakeholders of Naco to use EarthZyme on all their new road construction in and around the golf course next year.
In this case, EarthZyme was used for the construction of a golf course road, but it is also commonly used for mine haul roads, agricultural roads and for soil stabilization of any trafficked or non-trafficked areas. An EarthZyme treated road significantly reduces the soil's permeability, thus minimizing the threat caused by the heavy rains found in maritime climates, which is why the soil stabilization it provides is such a good fit for roads in the Dominican Republic. Pictured below is an aerial view of all the roads that will be treated with EarthZyme next year. For more information on EarthZyme and other Cypher Environmental Ltd. products, please see http://www.cypherenvironmental.com/.
To view the photo associated with Press Release, please visit the following link:
For more information, please contact
Cypher Environmental Ltd.Todd Burns
Vice President
204-489-1214 ext 102
204-489-7372 (FAX)
todd@aquarian.ca
www.cypherenvironmental.com
Latest Industry Press Releases
Updated 15:57 CST, February 11, 2012 
Construction/Building
Goodfellow Reports its Results for the First Quarter Ended November 30, 2011 (2012-02-10)
NorRock Realty Finance Corporation Update for Holders of Class A Shares (2012-02-10)
CORRECTION FROM SOURCE: Superior Plus 2011 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results Conference Call-In Number (2012-02-09)
Media Advisory: Governments of Canada and Manitoba Celebrate 52 New Affordable Housing Units for Seniors in Steinbach (2012-02-09)
Superior Plus Announces February 2012 Cash Dividend and Upcoming Events (2012-02-09)
GTA REALTORS(R) Introduce MLS(R) Home Price Index (2012-02-06)
| MOST POPULAR STORIES |
- Steel hurdles for Aga Khan Museum build
- Benson Steel faces transport challenge on Toronto Yorkdale Mall construction project
- Toronto Construction Association presents ‘Best of the Best’ awards
- Bidding closes for Toronto 2015 Pan Am games venues
- Steel key for CF-5 fighter jet monument at Toronto defence facility
- 20 Most Popular Stories
| TODAY’S TOP CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS |
These projects have been selected from 288 projects with a total value of $2,181,603,356 that Reed Construction Data Building Reports reported on Friday.
STADIUM, BERMS, PARKING GARAGE, SITE WORKS
$129,300,000 Ottawa ON Tenders
$107,557,000 Burlington ON Tenders
CONDOMINIUM APARTMENT BUILDING
$31,300,000 Toronto ON Prebid
| CURRENT STORIES |
- Steel truss system helps reduce construction cost of Toronto apartment building
- Ontario College of Trades will drive up infrastructure costs: Conservative leader Tim Hudak
- Procurement needs to be fair, open and transparent
- Losing bidder bridles at Pan Am Games park selection, Equine Canada “thrilled”
- Armstrong extended at Ontario College of Trades
- CVTech secures Hydro Quebec construction, maintenance work
- Toronto council votes in favour of light rail transit
- Ottawa City Council approves affordable housing capital projects
- Pre-cast concrete segment falls into river after gantry crane collapses
- Alberta throne speech hints at development plan
- Union claims construction oversight needed at defence department
- Site prep in North Vancouver
- Legislation limiting strikes ruled unconstitutional
- World Plumbing Day garners support from Canadian senator
- PHOTO GALLERY: Merit Alberta open house
- Seeing the sustainable forest for the trees
- Pump Station Upgrades
- Labour federation opposes pipeline
- Site for new correctional facility selected
- Edmonton roofer dies
- Regulators approve oilsands facility expansion
- Highway 3 upgrades
- New chairman named for Alberta Construction Association
