"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
A 40,000 sf permeable interlocking pavement project by the City of Bloomington, Indiana solved the problem of no room on the site for conventional impervious paving and a detention pond.
LEED has taken the forefront of the greenbuilding movement. This article continues from part 1 (above) on how segmental concrete pavement can contribute to LEED certification.
