PROJECT CASE STUDY

East River

Living

Shoreline

Natrx addressed significant erosion issues on a residential peninsula property with ExoForm™ structures. Natrx worked with a local contractor to plan and produce a modular ExoForm design that was safe, efficient, and low impact to install. Installation of ExoForms was completed within one week.

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Where: Port Haywood, VA

When: May 2022

PROJECT OVERVIEW 

Client: Private Homeowner

Partners: Middle Peninsula Planning District, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Shoreline Structures LLC

Application: Residential Infrastructure, Living Shoreline

PROJECT GOALS

  • Create a modular and biological living shoreline to eliminate erosion and maintain natural transition from water to marsh

  • Provide a cost effective and highly functional alternative to traditional rock, sand, planting approach

  • Compare and contrast Natrx ExoForm™ results with traditional rock results at this site over time

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Oysters and marine life visible on ExoForms in less than one year

PROJECT OUTCOMES 

  • Designed Natrx ExoForms™ to satisfy the needs and conditions of the project site while maintaining a naturalistic visual landscape that blends in with property and surrounding marsh

  • Developed and delivered ExoForm™ modules for installation in less than one week while material delays resulted in traditional rock portion of project being staged on homeowner’s property for months

  • Resolved erosion issues and promoted biodiversity on property while traditional rock portion limited water exchange, impeded living organism habitation, and obstructed natural shoreline transition

  • Natrx ExoForms™ provided 3x more linear footage with at ⅓ of the cost and physical impact of rock solution

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ExoForms blend in naturally with the surrounding environment

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