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Industry Professionals Say
"Permeable interlocking concrete pavements are a logical choice for effective stormwater management. High quality interlocking concrete pavers provide a hard and durable surface not subject to surface abrasion and raveling while effectively transferring surface water to the underlying open graded aggregate which provides storage and filtering capabilities."
- David Hein, P.Eng.
VP of Transportation, Applied Research Associates, Inc., Toronto, ON
“Entering a parking lot should be the beginning of a pleasant experience when you arrive at a site and/or building. Parking lots should be ‘parking gardens’ with trees, other vegetation, color, texture and variety. Besides creating a sustainable drainage system that supports plants, permeable interlocking concrete pavement improves the character of parking area, thereby supporting the parking garden idea.”
- Jay Womack, ASLA, LEED® AP,
Director of Sustainable Design with Wight & Company-Darien, Illinois
Design Tools
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LEED®
United States | Canada
Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in 1998, LEED® is a voluntary system of design for buildings and sites that provides a rating system which encourages the use of technologies that reduce energy and conserve non renewable resources.
Sustainable Design
Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavements (PICPs) meet LEED® credit requirements under Sustainable Sites. These requirements limit runoff and water pollution by managing stormwater. The pavements can reduce runoff-generating impervious cover and decrease the rate and quantity of runoff. Learn more about sustainability.
Port and Industrial Pavement Design with Concrete Pavers – Second Edition
John Knapton, Ph.D. and edited by David R. Smith
This 70 page manual relies on the proven port pavement design methods in use since 1983 by the British Ports Association. Based on finite element modeling and the author’s extensive experience with port pavements using this design method, interlocking concrete pavements can be designed for container and bulk port operations. Besides a step-by-step design approach for new and rehabilitative overlays, the manual includes a guide construction specification plus information on maintenance and life-cycle costs. This is an essential guide that supports further use of some 12 million sf of port and industrial interlocking concrete pavements in the U.S. and Canada.
The Structural Design of Heavy Duty Pavements for Port and Other Industries – Edition 4
John Knapton, Ph.D.
Published by Interpave UK, this 90 page, 2007 edition of the British Ports Association manual is backed by almost 30 years of design experience, plus refined modeling, and provides an update to John Knapton’s Second Edition manual. This Fourth Edition continues the theme of approaching pavement design by selecting the surface, proportioning the base, and providing a suitable foundation based on loads. The manual is comprehensive in the range of base materials available and clearly presented with detailed examples. The designer can generate many alternative design solutions using different materials. The manual includes structural design for heavily-loaded permeable interlocking concrete pavement using pervious (no fines) concrete as a base material.