Tag: porous pavement

Roadbuilding

Boeing partners with WSU, Washington Stormwater Center on stronger permeable pavement

Boeing is providing a $212,000 research grant and recycled carbon fiber composite material to the Washington Stormwater Center for research work at Washington State University (WSU) to develop stronger permeable pavement. The donation is part of a larger effort to reduce the flow of stormwater runoff and help filter pollutants from the water. “Water is […]

November 9, 2015

Roadbuilding

Lafarge Tarmac’s new pavement can drain 15 gallons of water per minute. But there’s a catch

Larfarge Tarmac’s Topmix Permeable pavement has been making headlines the past couple of weeks with what appears to be an unquenchable thirst for water. And in the company’s product video (below), it does seem to take on huge amount of liquid, touted at 600 liters per minute per square meter. Do some conversion work and it’s […]

October 9, 2015

Technology

NAPA Best Practices for Asphalt Pavements Conference set for Seattle Sept. 28-30

The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) has announced that the organization’s Young Leaders’ Committee will be hosting the Best Practices for Asphalt Pavements Conference and Young Leaders’ Annual Meeting, which will be held Sept. 28 – 30 at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle. This information-packed program will focus on three main areas: best practices […]

June 9, 2010

Roadbuilding

Glass is the new pavement

Those empty glass jars spaghetti sauce and bottles wine typically put in our recycle bins are getting a second life as a porous pavement system.   Although it hasn’t yet been indicated for highways, the porous pavement system–sold under the name FilterPave–used 100-percent post-consumer recycled glass for parking areas, trails and walkways, sidewalks, pedestrian patios, driveways and golf […]

November 2, 2009