Live a Little Greener
Located within walking distance of downtown Kingston Springs’ restaurants and shops and one mile from the Kingston Springs interstate exchange on I-40, the 23-acre development on West Kingston Springs Road has flat to sloping terrain and exceptional scenic views of the surrounding area.
The first phase of Ellersly features one-quarter of an acre lots that incorporate elements of conservation design including orientation to take advantage of passive solar gain and water conservation design for storm water runoff and landscaping.
Other conversation design practices utilized in Ellersly include:
Biorention Areas
Sometimes known as rain gardens, biorention areas are structural stormwater controls that capture and temporarily store the stormwater runoff while using soils and vegetation in landscaped areas to remove pollutants.
Infiltration Trench
Excavated trench filled with stone aggregate, these structures create an underground reservoir that captures and allows stormwater runoff to infiltrate diverting runoff into the soil, an infiltration trench not only treats the water quality volume, but also helps to preserve the natural water balance on a site and can recharge groundwater and preserve baseflow.
Permeable Pavements
Alternatives to traditional asphalt and concrete surfaces, permeable pavements are surfaces that can be driven over while permitting rapid infiltration of water into the underlying soil. Constructed of alternative paving materials, permeable pavements are used to locally infiltrate rainwater and reduce the runoff leaving a site.
