August 15, 2008
Freeman HS Grad Helps Provide Olympic Grass
A Freeman High School and University of RIchmond graduate, Chris Scott, founder of GreenTech, designed and orchestrated the installation of the living grass that will make up the field at Bird’s Nest staduim for the Olympics in Beijing. The Times-Dispatch has the full story:
Tuesday morning, hundreds of workers completed the massive task of laying the grass field at the Bird’s Nest, the nickname for the National Stadium.
Richmond’s Chris Scott, founder of GreenTech, was in charge of selling his company’s unique process and product and overseeing the installation of the 6,500 polyethylene “modules” filled with natural grass that were pieced together like tile on the stadium’s floor.
“They’re just plastic boxes and sod and soil,” Scott said. “Big flower pots.”
Beginning tomorrow, those flower pots linked together are the infield for the Olympic track and field competition. Runners such as Richmond’s Queen Harrison will circle the field.
Turf technology is very interesting. Similiar grass tech was used on the golf course at my colloge. Those must be small flower pots.