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► NRMCA's ConcreteAnswers.org offers free project and planning assistance. If you’re a commercial owner, builder, developer, architect or engineer, CLICK HERE to apply. Or, to review a list of national, regional, state and local organization partners that you may contact directly for information and project assistance, CLICK HERE.
► Pervious Concrete Contractor Certification Program Designed to be administered locally by local sponsoring groups in conjunction with planned training sessions or demonstrations of pervious concrete placement.
► Pervious Concrete Parking Publications and Downloads A variety of resources suitable for owners, architects, engineers, concrete producers, contractors, and other concrete and construction industry organizations.
► Pervious Project Results from the RMC Research and Two pervious concrete studies, funded jointly by the RMC Research & Education Foundation, Florida State Department of Transportation, and Rinker Materials, are now available: Ø Construction and Maintenance Assessment of Pervious Concrete Ø Hydraulic Performance Assessment of Pervious Concrete Pavements for Executive summaries of the studies are available here. Also available from the Foundation: Pervious Research Compilation Report
► Pervious Concrete Success Stories Brief overviews of some of the recent pervious pavement projects around the United States.
► Pervious Concrete News Article - April 29, 2008 "Porous Concrete Combats Dreaded Potholes, Flooding" (New Hampshire News - WBZTV.com)
► Villanova University Pervious Concrete Site Villanova's Stormwater Research and Demonstration Park is home to a Best Management Practice - Pervious Concrete Site. The site, formerly a standard asphalt paved area, is fully equipped with monitoring instrumentation to record rainfall and water quality.
► Pervious Concrete and Freeze-Thaw In climates prone to severe freeze-thaw cycles, some are hesitant to use pervious concrete pavements until it has been proven that pervious concrete can be made to resist freeze-thaw damage. NRMCA has developed guidelines for using pervious concrete in areas prone to freeze-thaw conditions.
► Concrete Pavement Analyst (CPA) Software Powerful parking area design and financing software that quickly and accurately quantifies the differences between concrete and asphalt pavements.
► Pervious Concrete: Hydrological Design and Resources An important pervious concrete reference tool, filled with technical and promotional resources, including Pervious Concrete Pavements and an analysis tool for hydrological design.
► Pervious Concrete at the LEED-Certified East Atlanta Library Promotional tool which provides a compelling computer-animated case-study on the design and building of the LEED™-certified East Atlanta Library.
► Pervious Concrete CD Presentation Provided by the Pacific Southwest Concrete Alliance, a collaborative entity of six regional associations which offers concrete programs, information & technology to design and construction professionals throughout California and Nevada.
A resource to help design professionals make sustainable design a reality through the durability, versatility and energy performance of concrete.
► Environmental Council of Concrete Organizations (ECCO) Dedicated to improving the quality of the environment by working to increase awareness of the environmental aspects and benefits of concrete and concrete products.
► PCA Case Studies: Concrete and Sustainable Development The cement industry is actively engaged and committed to sustainable development-- a philosophy that focuses on meeting the construction needs of today without depleting future resources.
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