The Sports Turf Research Institute - Showcase

The STRI Ecology and Environment Unit have been commissioned by The R&A, The English Golf Union and The Golf Union of Wales to undertake a carbon footprinting and energy efficiency audit of three golf clubs in England and Wales.

In recent years reedbeds have been increasingly recognised as cost effective and environmentally sound systems for dealing with contaminated washdown water.

As part of a recent Environmental Impact Assessment, STRI Ecology & Environment Unit was tasked with undertaking a series of Wildlife Surveys within a large 80.2 ha deciduous and mixed woodland of Planted Ancient Woodland origin, comparing the findings with a similar survey carried out on an adjacent 27 hole golf course that was constructed 18 years ago from the same woodland.

In preparation for the start of the 2007 Cricket World Cup, the first to be held in the Caribbean a number of grounds steeped in history and famous throughout the world of cricket required upgrading or rebuilding.

As part of the Highways Agency road expansion scheme the A1 at Wetherby is to be widened and will require removal of the western bend immediately adjacent to the road.

English Heritage, who are the government's advisor on the historic environment, contacted STRI to discuss concerns about wear and erosion on historic sites such as Hadrian's Wall.

Gabion systems are used for the stabilisation of steep slopes. They consist of cuboid wire mesh structures filled with appropriate stone.

The increased incidence of flooding in the UK over the past twenty years has led to planners looking at the whole area of urban drainage.

Applying plant protection products can be time consuming. Especially as, in amenity, we tend to apply products in a high water rate (300 - 1000 l ha-1).

House demolition results in the production of large amounts of waste plasterboard which is normally disposed of to landfill waste sites.