paving00008_mk.JPG 4th graders visiting from St. Theresa's school in Oakland walk over the recently laid Pervious. The UC Berkeley Botanical gardens used a new mixture of concrete called Pervious ...

This pervious concrete street is expected to help keep nearly 700,000 gallons of stormwater from entering the storm system each year. North Neighborhood Streets Improvements .

Pervious concrete is most often used commercially, in large parking areas and paved lots. Residentially, permeable concrete can be used for driveways, pathways, and walkways.

The benefits of permeable paved streets are many, according to supporters: They allow rain to seep through the roadway instead of flooding, especially during heavy rains. The pavement also filters out ...

According to various statistics, a typical pervious concrete mixture has between 15% to 25% voids, which means that’s enough to allow a flow rate of 480 in./hr (0.34 cm/s).

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 ...

I was pleased to read the city of Bellevue was testing pervious concrete as a means to mitigate storm water runoff. This is overdue. In 2005 (using data from 2003), an environmental consultant ...

To create a permeable driveway from concrete or asphalt, suppliers omit the sand that is usually in these paving materials. Instead the mixes consist of just gravel and glue, either Portland ...

Jeanette and Paul Dufeck, a retired couple who has owned property near the Eliza Street project site since 1989, say the permeable pavement coming soon will be a welcome addition to the neighborhood.

Permeable concrete may look like fantastic, futuristic technology, but it’s really an old idea. Its roots go all the way back to the 1800s in Europe. The United States has dabbled in the tech ...

Permeable concrete installed in the Rockaways to reduce flooding 02:17. NEW YORK - Just steps from the Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk, water gushes from a hose onto the street as part of a ...

Permeable concrete is an environmentally friendly paving option for removing standing waters from large spaces of pavement. Its use is included in the EPA’s recommended Best Practices for ...