Strataflow

Citygreen is the leading provider of state-of-the-art urban landscape products and services. Endorsed by professional organisations around the globe for the excellent and sustainable results they have achieved.

A revolutionary ‘hybrid’ treepit system

 

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As an advanced structural soil cell system installed easily under sidewalks and parking lots, Citygreen Strataflow™ enables stormwater to be stored, filtered and distributed effectively for the benefit of urban trees, as well as for proper stormwater management.

Citygreen Strataflow™ combine the strongest structural modules on the market with stormwater management. Designed to use 100% recycled plastics along with engineered growth and filtration media, it’s the ideal sustainable tree growth system that can help you transform grey spaces into green.

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Protect bodies of water from pollution run-off, prevent urban flooding and develop more livelier, greener spaces in cities.

Citygreen Strataflow™ is an innovative tree planting solution that creates expanded soil areas for healthy tree root growth and captures stormwater runoff from surrounding surfaces. It offers many advantages to urban environments and city landscapes, reducing pavement uplift and root intrusion, while providing trees sufficient irrigation.

Citygreen Strataflow™ makes it easy to sustain the healthy growth of city trees all while ensuring the effective management of flows (flood management) and filtration (pollutant removal).

It minimises pollutants entering waterways and bays and reduces flood risks by controlling the stormwater flow entering your city’s underground drains.

With Citygreen Strataflow™, you can ensure that your urban trees will thrive and stormwater management will be effective.

Strataflow™ Design Considerations

Soil surface area and volume

At Citygreen, we take into account the appropriate volume and size of the soil surface area to assure the best performance from the Strataflow™ system.

Underdrainage

To ensure your tree pit does not become waterlogged, an overflow pipe is set at 50mm above the soil surface. This keeps water at its ideal level.

Extended detention depth

We ensure there’s adequate provision for ‘ponding’ between the soil and the ground surface or suspended pavement.

Growth and Filtration media

We are particular when it comes to designing and producing the media that best suits your requirements for filtration and growth.

Number and location of tree pits

In consideration with local regulations, our team performs thorough site assessments to determine the right numbers and locations of your tree pits.

Tree species

Our experts at Citygreen recommend moderate to high water-use tree species for excellent results.

Iconic Landmark Redevelopment Chooses Strataflow System

Using Stratavault, Landscape Architects, Swift Company were able to innovate their stormwater management design to incorporate green-blue infrastructure using Strataflow methodologies. This included on-site rainfall and stormwater being directed into nearby tree pits through strip drains, permeable pavements, and micro grading of the pavement to direct stormwater into the Stratavault matrix. Watch the video case study and download the PDF to your case study library.

PDF Case Study

Harvest More Water

The Strataflow™ Kerb Inlet

The revolutionary Strataflow™ Kerb Inlet captures stormwater runoff from surrounding surfaces, making it easier –and more affordable–to manage and re-use stormwater.
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The kerb inlet allows water from the road carriageway to flow through the front grate of the drain at a capacity of up to 18 litres per second.

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Water Storage

The design also enables stormwater to be stored, filtered and distributed effectively for the benefit of urban trees.
Mounting rods included for setting the inlet, are ready for the concrete pour.

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Optimal Water Flow

The body of the design is in a manifold shape, which allows for optimal water flow.
The pipe outlet socket connects with a standard 150mm/6” diameter stormwater pipes and junctions.

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Flow Capture

The front grate of the Strataflow™ Kerb inlet, allows water to enter, but not urban contaminants, resulting in cleaner waterways.
Multiple units can be installed adjacent for additional flow capture.

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Structural Design

Specifically engineered slope within the inlet, allows water to drain away from the carriageway, and infiltrate into the adjacent garden beds or tree pits while maintaining structural cover.

Now With Enhanced Functionality and Sustainability

Strataflow Side Panels

 

The Strataflow system, renowned for its modular design supporting pavement loads, soil vaults, and tanks, now features innovative side panels. These panels are a game-changer, transforming the system into a comprehensive solution for stormwater management.

Key Features

  • High Lateral Strength: The side panels provide exceptional lateral strength, ensuring the stability and durability of the entire system.
  • Efficient Installation: Designed for quick and easy installation, the side panels significantly reduce labour time and costs.
  • Versatile Applications: Ideal for creating stormwater tank systems and enhancing lateral strength in various engineering solutions, including flow fill and low-strength concrete applications.
  • Freight Efficiency: The panels are designed to stack efficiently, optimizing space and reducing transportation costs.
  • Customizable Knockout Holes: Equipped with knockout holes for different pipe diameters, the panels facilitate seamless distribution and drainage integration.
  • Sustainable Materials: Made from high-strength, 100% recycled materials, the side panels contribute to sustainable construction practices.

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Benefits

  • Enhanced Functionality: The addition of side panels completes the Stratavault system, expanding its applications and meeting industry demands.
  • Cost-Effective: The efficient installation and freight design lower overall project costs.
  • Environmental Responsibility: Utilizing recycled materials, the side panels support eco-friendly construction initiatives.
  • Improved Performance: The high lateral strength and customizable features ensure reliable and versatile performance in various projects.

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The Stakeholders We Support

We help Stormwater Engineers

We understand you need to solve complex stormwater problems. Citygreen Strataflow™ is designed to help you achieve the best practices for stormwater treatment.

We help Civil Engineers

Affecticely combine green and blue infrastructure using Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD), so you can get on with the design and construction of city infrastructure.

We help Landscape Architects

Citygreen Strataflow™ is a sustainable solution that will assist you in designing attractive and functional integrated green and blue spaces all over the city.

The Benefits We Offer

  • 30+ years of relevant project experience
  • Global expertise from a proactive local team
  • Sustainability driven and innovative tree planting solutions
  • Real time updates for construction progress
  • Expert technical coordination and project management
  • Locally made Australian products
  • 20+ year warranties over all installed Citygreen systems

Case Studies

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Innovation by Town of Pemberton combines smart water harvesting and reuse, with tree vault BMP’s by Citygreen

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Video: Citygreen’s Strataflow treepit system and kerb inlet explained in practice by CEO, Ben Gooden

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How Citygreen’s Stratacell system including Stormwater management transformed Maitland’s historic Levee Mall

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Innovative soil trench with water harvesting, for healthy trees in upgraded Macquarie Mall – using Strataflow treepit solution

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About Citygreen

For years, Citygreen has invested in comprehensive research and development to explore the challenges, the causes of failure and the reasons for the premature mortality of urban trees in city environments.

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Today, our urban landscape products and services are considered the top benchmark in their corresponding fields – being endorsed by professional organisations around the world and placing Citygreen at the cutting edge of sustainable landscape solutions for cities globally.

Citygreen actively contributes to a world where sustainable green spaces are within reach of every person, every day.

“Great customer service, quick response times and a very in depth QA system with constant support.”

- Laura Wiesenekker, Project Engineer, Densford Civil -

“Citygreen is a very professional  business, and I found everything was great in terms of deliveries, product supply and information. It was all forthcoming and helped us to complete the project.”

- Keith Burns, Architect/Designer, Keith Burns Architect -

“Citygreen offered training and invaluable technical assistance during the works.”

- James Callan, Estimating Manager, Complex Co Pty Ltd -

“Our experience, in working with a Citygreen Design Studio was second to none. We found responses from the design studio to be very timely, and technically thorough. We went backwards and forwards a number of times, looking at different iterations of the design and, nothing was too much trouble to examine and explore different possibilities. I would highly recommend the Citygreen Design Studio to any future client considering using your services.”

- Sandra Smith, Principal Landscape Architect, City Of Monash -

“We are big on compliance on all projects, and the fact that their SmartCertify cloud platform covers all bases, and supports their 20 year warranties, is critical – especially that these pits are being installed under roadways and footpaths.”

- Johny Purkaystha, Civil Program Engineer, Central Coast Council -

"I reviewed all the previous projects that we have installed in the past couple years using your product and I can happily report back that we have 0% mortality in the soil cells, which is incredible!"

- Brendan Wilton, CEO, Trim Landscaping, Bedford, Canada -