A police department project is a case stuty for on the hydrological and engineering properties of pervious concrete.
An experienced contractor offers his insights.
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The new U.S. EPA guidance designed to rationalize city and county public works expenditures on Clean Water Act compliance is meant for localities such as Peoria, Ill. The city is in the midst of negotiations with the EPA on a consent decree covering combi
DOTs test a new twist on a century-old concept that allows for high-performance surface treatments.
Setting the Standard
It's all in a day's work when your job is a constant exercise in juggling resources.
A Minnesota city eschews storm drains for pervious streets.
Each spring, large quantities of dissolved nutrients (such as nitrogen and phosphorous) are transported from the upper Midwest into what is called the Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone — an oxygen-deficient area that grows to approximately 8,000 square miles each year and cannot support marine life.
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Long used to rejuvenate roads in the Southwest, asphalt rubber is gaining fans across North America.
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A paving material that promises excellent performance, environmental benefits, and reduced cost, warm-mix asphalt (WMA) is generating enthusiasm among transportation managers. Though still largely confined to trial and demonstration projects in the United States, prospects seem favorable for it to...
Now that energy prices are rising, with infrastructure budgets not yet adjusted to keep up with the increases, it is time look for ways to amplify our reuse of asphalt pavements where possible.
Pervious pavement is a design alternative that allows water to percolate through the pavement structure and into underlying soils—an achievement that directly conflicts with even lecture on traditional pavement design delivered in universities across the country.
