The power of natural stone

Rockflow for urban climate adaptation

Hi there,

My name is Hilbrand Kamphuis. I’m the Managing Director of Lapinus, part of the ROCKWOOL Group. At Lapinus, we create products made of natural stone. One of our products, Rockflow, offers a solution for intense rainshowers, drought and heat stress in urban areas.

I invite you to watch my video below in which I share my thoughts about the changing climate and it’s effect on urban areas. Also, I explain how we can create a climate resilient city using the power of stone.

Feel free to contact me or take a further look on our website if you are interested to know more about urban climate adaptation and Rockflow.

It's our ambition to create a livable climate resilient city using a nature based solution: stone wool

Hilbrand Kamphuis

Lapinus

Managing Director

The power of natural stone

Stone wool is literally made of stone. This results in a strong, natural and completely circular material. Stone wool is also extremely effective in absorbing water quickly, whereby it can buffer 95% of its own volume in a very short time. Due to its structure, the product is super strong and retains its shape.

Design freedom

No loss of urban space

High drainage and buffer capacity

Versatile

Fully circular

Find out more about urban climate adaptation

Infiltration buffers for rainwater prevent flooding

Rockflow forms a sustainable solution for rainwater collection, infiltration and re-use in urban areas. In Europe, we have allready installed over 200 projects under roads, streets, squares, parks, swales and industrial estates.

At these projects, the water balance is maintained, there is less water nuisance during peak showers, European regulations are complied with and sustainable investments are made in climate adaptation.

Urban climate adaptation

Rockflow

An infrastructure of stone wool infiltration buffers to collect rainwater and infiltrate it into the groundwater or discharge it to the sewage system.

Discover this solution

Rockflow

Rain water drainage: efficient water management with Rockflow

Rockwool not only ensures effective buffering and metered infiltration, but can also be combined with the existing sewage system via delayed discharge. This prevents peak loading of the piping system.

Rockflow

Cases with Rockflow

Read our story behind some of our projects where Rockflow has been applied. These case studies explain the situation on site, why Rockflow was chosen and the experience about the process of implementing the Rockflow buffer.