The NOAQ Boxwall is a freestanding temporary flood barrier. It is designed specifically for the urban environment, with even surfaces like asphalt streets, but it works as well on lawns etc.

A NOAQ Boxwall BW102 is able to dam 1 meter of water and is self-anchoring, as it is automatically ballasted by the weight of the flood water. The higher the water rises, the harder is the barrier pressed against the ground. Utilizing the weight of the water, the barrier itself doesn’t need to be heavy. The BW102 ”boxes” weigh only 15.2 kg each and the barrier not more than 17 kg per meter. This makes it easy to use, and fast to deploy. Two people can build 100 linear metres of boxwall in an hour.

A Boxwall is built by snapping the boxes together. No tools are needed. Gradual curves are made by connecting the boxes at a slight angle.

There is also a lower Boxwall model, the BW52, which is able to hold back 50 cm of water (see separate fact sheet).

The boxes can be stacked, which means they require very little space for storage and transport. They are loaded in stackable cases, with 32 boxes (29 m) in each case. A 40’ container can take 16 such cases, or in total 460 meters of Boxwall.

Features:

• Damming ability 100 cm (40”)
• Self-anchoring
• Dimension of boxes (lxwxh) 992 x 1199 x 1060 mm
• Effective length 90 cm 
• Weight 14.3 kg (32 lb) per box
• Material Polypropylene Temperature resistance -30° – +90°C
• Stackable to reduce storage space

How long does it take to put up a NOAQ Box Wall?
The NOAQ Boxwall is designed to be easy to use, and installed quickly. Two people can build over 650 linear feet of boxwall in an hour. A Boxwall is built by snapping the boxes together. No tools are needed. Gradual curves are made by connecting the boxes at a slight angle, and for corners there are specific corner boxes.

Example

If you need 12 ft. of flood protection, you will need 4 boxwalls at 3 ft. per boxwall.

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