Open park space within urban environments is vital to the development and general well-being of the surrounding communities. As the population in these areas continues to grow and become denser, finding creative ways to incorporate dedicated park spaces becomes more imperative. Options may include transforming industrial areas into parks and community gardens and installing green-roof systems on a variety of structures.
Chicago-based Western Waterproofing Co., a member company of Western Construction Group, recently completed a mammoth project to restore and waterproof a 750,000-square-foot concrete parking garage (equivalent to 12 football fields) underneath the newly designated, 20-acre Maggie Daley Park in Chicago. The park opened in December 2014 and includes a 40-foot-tall rock climbing wall, play garden and ice-skating ribbon that can accommodate 700 skaters at one time.