Client: New Mecco
Contractor: Maurice Wanty nv
Commissioned by New Mecco, general contractor Maurice Wanty NV installed an 855 m³ buffer basin along the N5 in Gosselies. Deschacht supplied a combination of Variobox and Controlbox crates with a honeycomb structure for this purpose. A first, as it is the first buffer basin in Wallonia realized using Deschacht's BIM library.
The cubic polypropylene crates can be connected and linked on all sides and have a BENOR certificate. They are 60 cm high, wide, and deep. Depending on the waterproofness, a geotextile is placed and it is also wrapped with a waterproof PVC membrane. The corners are reinforced and resealed.
The advantages of a basin with honeycomb crates are numerous: a large storage and discharge capacity (the storage capacity is no less than 95 %), modularity and flexibility according to the site conditions (different heights, horizontal and vertical connection), and exceptional load-bearing capacity.
