Commerical > Pervious Concrete
Understanding the importance of being good stewards of the earth and the trend in the construction industry toward green projects, Engelman Construction is proud to offer pervious concrete. A mix of coarse aggregate, cement, water and little to no sand, pervious concrete has 15-25 percent void structure and allows three to eight gallons of water per minute to pass through each square foot – accounting for far more than is generated during most rain events. By modeling natural ground cover, pervious concrete is an excellent source for stormwater management.
Advantages of pervious concrete include:
- Reduces stormwater runoff.
- Eliminates the need for detention ponds and other costly stormwater management practices.
- Replenishes water tables and aquifers.
- Allows for more efficient land development.
- Minimizes flash flooding and standing water.
- Prevents warm and polluted water from entering our streams.
- Mitigates surface pollutants.
- Pervious concrete has been recognized by the EPA as a best management practice (BMP) to reduce and improve the overall quality of stormwater runoff.
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- Using pervious concrete pavement in your parking lot can reduce the need for large detention ponds because the pavement acts as a detention area.
- Parking lot owners will spend fewer dollars on labor, construction, and maintenance of detention ponds, skimmers, pumps, drainage pipes, and other stormwater management systems.
- Expensive irrigation systems can also be downsized or eliminated.
- Pervious concrete is a durable material – parking areas properly designed and constructed will last 20-40 years with little or no maintenance.
Applications of Pervious Concrete include:
- Surface course for parking lots, roadway and minor road trips
- Greenhouse floors
- Structural wall applications where lightweight or better thermal insulation characteristics, or both, are required
- Pavement, walls and floors where better acoustic absorption is desired
- Surface course tennis courts, zoo areas, and animal barns and stalls
- Swimming pool decks
- Beach structures and seawalls
- Solar energy storage systems
- Wall lining for drilled water wells
- Artificial reefs where the open structure of pervious concrete mimics the reef structure
- Permeable bases and edge drains
- Noise barriers and building walls
To view some commercial projects Engelman Construction has done, click here.
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