{"id":7889,"date":"2025-09-20T18:34:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T16:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/?p=7889"},"modified":"2026-03-14T15:18:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T14:18:45","slug":"sustainable-playground-construction-in-situ-rubber-specs-material-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/en\/2025\/09\/20\/sustainable-playground-construction-in-situ-rubber-specs-material-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable Playground Construction | In-Situ Rubber Specs &#038; Material Choice"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Sustainable Playground Construction | In-Situ Rubber Specs &amp; Material Choice<\/h1>\n<h2>Public Entities: What You Need to Know Before Tendering<\/h2>\n<p>Not everyone knows that virgin EPDM rubber used for in-situ applications is exclusively imported. This material is derived entirely from petroleum-based compounds and has a significantly higher carbon footprint compared to eco-friendly alternatives of similar quality available on the domestic market.<\/p>\n<h3>Why Engineers Must Consider Environmental Impact<\/h3>\n<p>When drafting public procurement tenders, engineers must factor in sustainability and promote the use of recycled materials for several key reasons:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Eco-Sustainability<\/strong> Purpose-designed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/portfolio\/play-rubber-playground\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>recycled rubber granules<\/strong><\/a> help reduce environmental impact and support circular economy principles.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Product Origin<\/strong> Choosing locally sourced granules strengthens the national supply chain between manufacturers and installers of in-situ rubber surfaces.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cost Efficiency<\/strong> Using recycled materials can reduce playground construction costs by over 50% compared to virgin imported products.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The Role of Public Administrations<\/h3>\n<p>It is up to public administrations to evaluate these factors and make informed decisions about the materials specified in tender documents. Installers of in-situ playground surfaces must comply with the tender specifications and prepare quotes accordingly.<\/p>\n<h4>International Projects with Environmental Impact in Mind<\/h4>\n<p><span>We showcase major international installations where our sustainable materials were selected based on environmental impact assessments:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Same construction quality<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Lower cost<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Materials that support the planet<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1-Recycled-Rubber-Granules-poured-in-place-Prismi_11zon.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7901\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7901 size-medium\" title=\"Playground view featuring Prismi\u2019s colorful rubber granules\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1-Recycled-Rubber-Granules-poured-in-place-Prismi_11zon-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Themed rubber playground\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1-Recycled-Rubber-Granules-poured-in-place-Prismi_11zon-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1-Recycled-Rubber-Granules-poured-in-place-Prismi_11zon-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1-Recycled-Rubber-Granules-poured-in-place-Prismi_11zon-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1-Recycled-Rubber-Granules-poured-in-place-Prismi_11zon-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1-Recycled-Rubber-Granules-poured-in-place-Prismi_11zon.jpg 1360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2-Poured-in-place-rubber-granulate-Prismi_11zon.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7904\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7904 size-medium\" title=\"In-situ rubber granules installed in a play area\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2-Poured-in-place-rubber-granulate-Prismi_11zon-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Anti-trauma cast in Opera Prismi\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2-Poured-in-place-rubber-granulate-Prismi_11zon-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2-Poured-in-place-rubber-granulate-Prismi_11zon-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2-Poured-in-place-rubber-granulate-Prismi_11zon-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2-Poured-in-place-rubber-granulate-Prismi_11zon-1080x810.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2-Poured-in-place-rubber-granulate-Prismi_11zon.jpg 1376w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sustainable Playground Construction | In-Situ Rubber Specs &amp; Material Choice Public Entities: What You Need to Know Before Tendering Not everyone knows that virgin EPDM rubber used for in-situ applications is exclusively imported. This material is derived entirely from petroleum-based compounds and has a significantly higher carbon footprint compared to eco-friendly alternatives of similar quality [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7909,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[633,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-play-rubber","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7889"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7889\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7912,"href":"https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7889\/revisions\/7912"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rubber-granules.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}