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With the disadvantages of porous paving in mind, Shaw & Sons developed Oceansafe, a unique, groundwater replenishment system. OceanSafe is protected by US Patent 7,351,004 and five other pending US patents and trademarks.
OceanSafe was designed for both new and existing parking areas and plazas, as well as curb & gutter construction and renovation projects. The system is easily adaptable to curb and gutter renovations by incorporating the drain box detail shown below resulting in minimal construction costs for owners and cities. The system is ideally suited for large paving areas that can incorporate multiple parts of the OceanSafe System including pending patents not pictured below.
One of the main goals behind OceanSafe’s design was to provide architects and owners the ability to select any type of surface paving. OceanSafe is ideal for both reinforced concrete and asphalt applications. Our OceanSafe parking lot was built under reinforced architectural concrete. However, the system can easily be installed under asphalt paving as pictured below. This application would be typical for large parking areas and roadways.
By giving architects the choice of asphalt or reinforced architectural concrete instead of porous paving, owners are left with lower installation and minimal maintenance costs when compared to porous paving. In addition, the system is installed directly below the paving surface, which requires the purchase of less land when compared to the typical land purchased for other common retention basin systems.
A sample OceanSafe system is pictured below:
For information on obtaining a license to install please contact Jeff Counterman at 949-642-0660.
Shaw & Sons | Lithocrete
OceanSafe was designed for both new and existing parking areas and plazas, as well as curb & gutter construction and renovation projects. The system is easily adaptable to curb and gutter renovations by incorporating the drain box detail shown below resulting in minimal construction costs for owners and cities. The system is ideally suited for large paving areas that can incorporate multiple parts of the OceanSafe System including pending patents not pictured below.
One of the main goals behind OceanSafe’s design was to provide architects and owners the ability to select any type of surface paving. OceanSafe is ideal for both reinforced concrete and asphalt applications. Our OceanSafe parking lot was built under reinforced architectural concrete. However, the system can easily be installed under asphalt paving as pictured below. This application would be typical for large parking areas and roadways.
By giving architects the choice of asphalt or reinforced architectural concrete instead of porous paving, owners are left with lower installation and minimal maintenance costs when compared to porous paving. In addition, the system is installed directly below the paving surface, which requires the purchase of less land when compared to the typical land purchased for other common retention basin systems.
A sample OceanSafe system is pictured below:
| 1) Surface area drain | 9) AC Parking surface |
| 2) 3" to 4" AC overlay section | 10) Drain pipe clean-out |
| 3) Drain Pipe | 11) Area drain box drains to local sand lens or groundwater basin |
| 4) 3" to 4" CMB section | 12) 6" drain pipe drains to drain box and filter |
| 5) 6" minimum of 1.5" rock storage basin | 13) Recommended filter basket |
| 6) Perforated drain pipe covered with filter fabric to allow water leaching | 14) Water travels through the filter into an 18"-diameter aqueduct to local sand lens |
| 7) Recommended mirafi 600X filter fabric for sediment filtration and soil stabilization | 15) Aqueduct is wrapped in filter fabric to prevent clogging |
| 8) Compacted subgrade |
For information on obtaining a license to install please contact Jeff Counterman at 949-642-0660.
Shaw & Sons | Lithocrete