Comments on: Pervious concrete: reducing the heat island effect one parking lot at a time

By: Leonhard

Leonhard — Thu, 12 May 2011 16:45:47 +0000

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By: Dave @ FixmyPCHelp

Dave @ FixmyPCHelp — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:46:23 +0000

Wow – that’s a great idea. And safe for the environment to boot.
Will have to consider this for our next driveway project.

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Interesting Reading… – The Blogs at HowStuffWorks — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:28:08 +0000

[...] Pervious concrete: reducing the heat island effect one parking lot at a time – “When I was at the Green Summit a couple weeks ago I saw some vendors demonstrating pervious concrete which is porous concrete that water can flow through to the ground. Turns out this is quite a useful characteristic for some applications where traditional non-pervious concrete is usually used such as parking lots, drive ways, and paths. It reduces the heat island effect, helps recharge aquifers, saves space, and reduces toxic runoff…” [...]

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Sat, 18 Apr 2009 04:56:09 +0000

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By: Katherine

Katherine — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:08:21 +0000

The city of Glendale just installed over 15,000 square feet of pervious concrete at their new park and ride. That equates to around 2.5 NFL football fields. It is really neat and I use this park and ride every day. It even feels cooler walking through the parking lot at the end of the day then a regular asphalt parking lot.

By: freeman

freeman — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:59:46 +0000

it sounds good in theory, but the first thing I thought of was the ice also. I don’t think this would work well in colder regions.

There’s a brand spanking new parking lot in downtown Ann Arbor, MI with pervious concrete. I guess we Michiganders (I walked across the lot earlier today) will find out about that soon.

By: design

design — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:22:23 +0000

What a smart idea! It could make a miracle in the big City as London…

By: Verda Vivo

Verda Vivo — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:38:08 +0000

Would a friend of mine have appreciated this! A school was built uphill from his property with traditional materials. The runoff drained onto his property, which caused flooding, making his property just about worthless. Of course the school and city which permitted it weren’t responsible. ~ Daryl

By: leaking oil

leaking oil — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:47:31 +0000

@Adam Bard: Oil draining off normal concrete ends up in the water supply at the same concentration as previous concrete. It might take a rain or two more to make it happen, but in the mid-term, it is the same.

By: John Paine

John Paine — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:44:47 +0000

My father invented/perfected this back in the 80s in Florida at the Florida Concrete and Productions Association. He got the idea from some previous work in the 1920s, although his Portland mixture worked the best. AASHTO yielded his calculations for the optimum mix, as my memory recalls.