Artificial Grass Market News & Reviews

California Turf Settlement: Next Steps

ASGi — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:57:46 +0000

"In today's market, a brand that boasts of being "lead-free" is simply stating their products meet existing industry-wide, voluntarily accepted, product standards." Annie Costa, Exec Dir; ASGi

Prop 65-Artificial Turf Grass Settlements are Now Final

ASGi — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:19:36 +0000

July 16, 2010 California’s AG Reaches Settlement to Reduce Children’s Lead Exposure in Artificial Turf ["Artificial grass manufacturers had been delivering virtually lead-free products to US and California markets before the ink was dry on the first 60 day notices delivered in 2008. The yarn manufacturers and chain of supply partners have always been committed to providing product [...]

NEW Guide for HOAs and Artificial Grass Published By ASGi

ASGi — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 21:35:24 +0000

ASGi’s recently published HOA Guideline for Artificial Grass and Synthetic Turf is a full-color downloadable PDF – This 6 page guideline is full of photos and illustrations with a focus upon How HOA Guidelines Maintain Property Value & Popular Artificial Grass Products and Up-to-date CalGreen/LEED Permeable Installation guidelines. ASGi built this general information PDF to [...]

ARTiFiCiAL GRASS iNSTALLER CERTiFiCATiON Now ONLiNE!

ASGi — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 20:25:04 +0000

ASGi CERTiFiED CourseWare Registration JOIN OTHER INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS AS WE BUILD THE ONLY Artificial Grass & Synthetic Turf CERTiFiED Program for The Landscape & Leisure Sports Market! . ASGi CERTiFiED CourseWare Artificial Grass Solutions for Landscape Projects – Level 1 [Perfect for Experienced Installers] Certification requires membership & application . . . 8 Complete Course [...]

HOA LAW BLOG Asks: “Are We Really That Opposed to Artificial Turf?”

ASGi — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:26:41 +0000

An Editorial by David C. Swedelson, Esq., Senior Partner, Swedelson & Gottlieb Many of you received an urgent request by the California Legislative Action Committee (CLAC) for grassroots letters to be sent to the legislature opposing Assembly Bill 1793 (Saldana). I am not sure that I agree with what CLAC stated, and I really wonder [...]

City of Fountain Valley Installs Artificial Grass Lawn – Sets New Watermark in Water Efficiency

ASGi — Wed, 26 May 2010 08:41:47 +0000

Industry market partners sponsor job materials to insure project has latest solutions. Hosted by the Municipal Water District of Orange County and the City of Fountain Valley, CA – ASGi CERTiFiED Class attendees installed 450 + square feet of artificial lawn grass in this suburban neighborhood on Currant Ave off Brookhurst (across from Mile Wide [...]

North American ArtificialGrass Market Ahead in 2009!

ASGi — Wed, 05 May 2010 21:12:47 +0000

AMI Research Artificial Grass Global Market Report Published Revised with 2009 Market Intelligence.. ARTIFICIAL GRASS DEMAND AHEAD IN 2009 AMI, Bristol, 26/04/2010– Despite the challenging economic environment global demand for artificial turf grew in 2009 according to a recently published study by leading industry consultants, Applied Market Information Ltd (AMI). The report’s author John Nash says that “Sports [...]

California AB 1793 Moves to Senate Review

ASGi — Tue, 04 May 2010 22:43:13 +0000

ASGi UPDATE – April 2010 Calif Legislation – AB.1793 A Game Changer for HOA Restrictions on the Use of Artificial Turf Grass Lawns Sacramento, CA| Last week, April 14th, ASGi was invited, by the offices of Assembly Member Lori Saldana, to attend the California Assembly Housing Committee meeting and sit as an invited expert witness as AB.1793 [...]

California Sets First Green Building Code

ASGi — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:14:39 +0000

“This new standard will set a nationwide example of how to incorporate building smart, resource-efficient and environmentally-responsible buildings into the everyday fabric of our state.”

California Bill May VOID HOA Bans on Artificial Grass

ASGi — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:58:35 +0000

"This bill would provide that a provision of any of the governing documents of a common interest development would be void and unenforceable if it prohibits, or includes conditions that have the effect of prohibiting, the use of artificial turf or any other synthetic surface that resembles grass."