Pervious concrete. No doubt you've heard of it and its "green" possibilities. But how much do you know about pervious concrete and its presence in today's concrete industry? Pervious concrete is ...
A Sutton, Mass., pavement demonstration conducted as part of an industry seminar provided designers, contractors and materials producers with important tips on using pervious concrete, a building ...
There's a little demonstration Stew Waller enjoys running whenever he gets a chance to demonstrate pervious concrete to a group that's unfamiliar with the product. "Anytime we start a new job, we have ...
The environmental and financial benefits of pervious concrete for paving commercial parking lots have long been recognized in the warmer climates of the United States. But as pervious concrete makes ...
Homeowners love concrete, for both interior and exterior use. Outdoors, large expanses of concrete can create environmental problems, though, as they block stormwater from draining off into the soil.
When the salesman at a new residential development turned a garden hose on full force, the water disappeared into the driveway. Not one drop ran into the street, the gutter and eventually the ocean.
It's time to rethink concrete. You know the stuff: impervious to water, channels runoff. But what happens when — without sacrificing strength or durability — water drains right through it? Consider if ...
The city of Puyallup replaced the deteriorating pavement on a pair of residential blocks with pervious concrete. Other project elements included new traffic curbs, planter strips, luminaires, street ...
Let’s be clear – paving a surface does not reduce storm water run-off, but if you must create a street, parking lot, driveway, or any other form of this detriment, an apples-to-apples comparison ...
The state of Michigan looks at green building when it tests pervious concrete as a stormwater management system at a state park. Of course concrete is made to be tough and impenetrable, but now a new ...