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 ...

When property is developed, pavements and building roofs decrease the rainfall infiltration into the soil and increase the quantity of stormwater runoff. The rain that previously soaked into the ...

With the management of stormwater, the demand for pervious concrete has increased and demand will likely continue. Thankfully, modern pervious concrete mixes have dramatically improved in terms of ...

A completed section of path shows the color and smoothness of the finish. Water percolates through the pavement into the ground, where it is returned to the water table naturally. A new kind of ...

PORT ANGELES — Pavement in Port Angeles has become a bit more absorbent. The city had 11 small sections of pervious pavement — its first — installed last week as part of a street and alley paving ...

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.

The work is only done during the off-peak season, and “the conditions need to be right to lay the pavement,” says Jeff Augustin, senior director of park projects with Yellowstone Forever. The porous ...

The city is testing out a new form of green infrastructure to help prevent flooding in Brooklyn: porous pavement. Seven miles of porous pavement will be installed along a network of streets in Sunset ...

BOROUGH PARK TO KENSINGTON — SEVEN MILES OF POROUS PAVEMENT are being installed along area roadways to help better manage stormwater and reduce flooding and sewer overflows, NYC Department of ...

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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.