Homeowners love concrete, for both interior and exterior use. Outdoors, large expanses of concrete can create environmental problems, though, as they block stormwater from draining off into the soil.

Pervious concrete -- a mix of coarse aggregate, cement, water, and little to no sand -- creates a porous, open-celled structure that allows rainwater to filter through into the ground. This concrete ...

Last year, the installation of a concrete driveway became a major spectacle in Victoria, Canada. “It was a real big thing,” said Ron Manuel, the owner of the driveway in the coastal capital city of ...

Every year, hundreds, maybe thousands of roads fall victim to natural disasters, be they floods, tsunamis or simply light rains that damage the structure and thus destroy everything in their way.

When the salesman at a new residential development turned a garden hose on full force, the water disappeared into the driveway. Not one drop ran into the street, the gutter and eventually the ocean.

Editor's note: This article no longer contains updated information relative to the industry. A pervious concrete pour is a three-step process - placing to elevation, compaction and curing. Unlike ...

Dublin, Aug. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Pervious Concrete Market - Global Industry Size, Share, Trends, Opportunity, and Forecast, 2020-2030F" has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's ...

There's a little demonstration Stew Waller enjoys running whenever he gets a chance to demonstrate pervious concrete to a group that's unfamiliar with the product. "Anytime we start a new job, we have ...

Let’s be clear – paving a surface does not reduce storm water run-off, but if you must create a street, parking lot, driveway, or any other form of this detriment, an apples-to-apples comparison ...

As Hurricane Joaquin and several other weather systems pounded the Eastern Seaboard, coastal communities have been faced with Biblical levels of rain. For some towns in South Carolina that meant 20 ...

The environmental and financial benefits of pervious concrete for paving commercial parking lots have long been recognized in the warmer climates of the United States. But as pervious concrete makes ...