Drainscape™ - Pervious Concrete by Progressive Concrete Works
What is Drainscape™ - Pervious Concrete?
Drainscape™ - Pervious Concrete porous pavement is
a durable concrete with a “no fines” mix design. This
mix design allows for a 15-30% void structure, which
will allow 3-8 gallons of water, per square foot, per
minute, to pass through it. The flow of water and air
through the slab makes it an important element in the
growing sustainable construction movement. This
paving material is recognized by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency for its positive
impact with water-pollution control, storm water
management, safety, reducing the negative impact of
urban heat islands, and for allowing trees and other
plant life to flourish even in areas of intensive land
development.
Drainscape™ - Pervious Concrete is also recognized by the U.S.
Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design program for enabling
integration of paving and drainage that allows for a
smaller development footprint on land sites by
reducing the amount of land needed to manage storm
water.
Pollution Control
Conventional impervious pavements, particularly parking lots
and streets, collect oil, anti-freeze, and other
automobile fluids that can be washed into
streams, rivers, lakes, and oceans during rains.
Drainscape™ - Pervious Concrete porous pavement eliminates water pollution through natural biological processes. As water
infiltrates the soil beneath the pavement, larger
pollutants are filtered out and microorganisms
break down pollutants until they are inert.
Effective Land Use
Drainscape™ - Pervious Concrete can reduce the need for retention basins and expensive under ground storage retention systems, thereby
allowing for more effective land use. By reducing the size of the retention basins the developer can be more profitable increasing the value of the project by utilizing more land.
Recharging ground water aquifers
Instead of diverting water to a storm water drainage system, infiltrating water will eventually reach aquifers to help replenish them. Progressive Concrete Works Inc.
Is the only concrete subcontractor in Arizona that has NRMCA certified crews. The
goal of this certification program is to ensure that knowledgeable contractors are
selected to place pervious concrete, thereby minimizing the chance for failure.
Urban climate control
By absorbing and storing less heat, it
reduces the heat build-up and heat
radiation produced by conventional
asphalt and concrete pavements. The
added air circulation allows cooler Earth
temperatures to migrate up, helping to
reduce surface temperatures.
Improving Tree Health
By improving the access of air and water to
root systems, trees that surround
pervious concrete parking lots have been
shown to live longer and grow wider than
trees in areas with impervious pavements.
Safety
Drainscape™ - Pervious Concrete reduces the
potential for vehicles hydroplaning and
causing drivers to lose control by
preventing standing water from pooling on
paved surfaces.
