In 2005, Zeke Zinchiak, owner of Z Con, Inc., Woodbine, Md., witnessed a pervious concrete demonstration at an American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) event in Denver, Colo. Zinchiak was drawn ...
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 ...
Every year, hundreds, maybe thousands of roads fall victim to natural disasters, be they floods, tsunamis or simply light rains that damage the structure and thus destroy everything in their way.
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.
Pervious concrete is not new. Studies show that pervious concrete was first used in 1852. However, pervious concrete is enjoying a new popularity, to the point that pervious concrete pavement is the ...
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) The Pervious Concrete Market offers significant opportunities as urbanization accelerates and sustainable stormwater management becomes crucial. Its use in low-traffic ...
(WHTM) –Pavement is seen and used everywhere in our daily lives. From sidewalks to roadways, there is always some sort of pavement that we come in contact with. But there is a new kind of pavement ...
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.
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 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 ...