Match the surface to the duty
- Multi-use play yards & recess fields: EverPlay 70/100, with density for the traffic, cushion for the falls, green for the parents.
- Batting cages & training lanes: EverSport 105 (a short 1.1" non-infill pile, FIFA Quality Pro certified, indoor/outdoor) or EverPlay 70.
- Campus frontage & quads: Legacy 111, premium looks with an 84 oz face rated for foot traffic that cuts corners.
- Golf & short-game programs: EverPutt 81 with landscape-line fringe.
The specs that survive institutions
Institutional traffic is repetitive and merciless, which promotes three numbers to the top of the sheet: face weight (the density spec; daily-use zones want the heavy end of a line), tuft bind (the pull-out force that survives cleats and equipment), and drainage (a field that puddles is a field unscheduled). Add the paper a board vote needs (printed material safety, warranty documentation with named backers, and maintenance scope your grounds staff can verify), all standing requirements our product pages were built to satisfy.
Phasing and procurement reality
Few campuses convert at once, and phasing works in turf’s favor: start with the highest-pain zone (usually the mud-bog play field), let a season of zero-mud recess make the argument, and expand on the precedent. Volume pricing applies per phase, freight quotes to the district’s dock or our nearest hub, and dye-lot planning across phases keeps year-three sections matching year-one; ask us about lot reservations when the master plan spans budgets.