EcoBunker Advanced (Bunker Edge)
Changing and Improving Golf Bunkers
We turn golf bunkers into assets, not liabilities.
EcoBunker Advanced is the strongest and most efficient method of constructing stacked sod walls using synthetic grass tiles. The method was invented and developed exclusively by Richard Allen and is available only from EcoBunker Ltd and its Worldwide Partners.
Key Advantages
Cantilever Design System
- Permits a more efficient use of materials
Wider Range of Design Options
- Facilitated by the ability to build higher and steeper walls.
Transportation Costs Significantly Reduced
- This is a heavy bulk product. EcoBunker Advanced haulage costs are typically 38% lower.
Accidental Load Bearing
- It is unwise to track heavy machinery near any bunker edge, but in this instance, EcoBunker Advanced provides an extra factor of safety.
Improved Stiffness
- This provides extra resilience to any minor ground movement that could cause bulging.
Better Performance in Cold Climates
- Exhaustive laboratory testing by the Portland Cement Association has proved that CMS backfill continues to gain strength through multiple freeze-thaw cycles, and the hydration caused by curing reduces moisture content and thus reduces the potential for frost heave.
EcoBunker Advanced is not a gravity structure. It performs as a cantilever wall, which is known to all civil engineers as a more efficient method of construction. The diagram below shows a typical cross-section through the wall. The tiles come in two sizes, narrower fascia tiles, and wider anchor tiles. The anchor tiles provide a structural link between the fascia and the cement-modified soil backfill behind. Unlike the original gravity wall option, structural stability is provided through a combination of the synthetic tiles and the cement-modified soil behind.
About EcoBunker
Welcome to EcoBunker Ltd, specialists in providing golf bunker technology and the home of the world’s best bunker edges, as proven by unrivalled performance every year since its founding in 2014.
It was our Founder and CEO, Richard Allen, a passionate golfer and Civil Engineer who first identified the need for an easily maintainable bunker edge product. He responded by inventing the construction method which follows reinforced earth wall principles, using multiple layers of Polypropylene and Styrene Butadiene Rubber tiles, pre-impregnated with sand to form a revetment. We call them EcoTiles.
The appearance is remarkably similar to traditional Scottish Revetting or Sod Walls and is a Patented construction method which can be adapted for use on all types of golf bunkers, in all climatic zones across the world.
Centaur Asia Pacific is the exclusive distributor for EcoBunker in Hong Kong, Macau, China, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and Queensland State of Australia.
Updated on: 31 July 2024
