SCHMELZ
COUNTRYSIDE VW/SAAB CAR DEALERSHIP - MAPLEWOOD, MN
Eco-Stone Parking Lot Receives Stormwater Credit
The parking lot for this project did not start out to be
a permeable pavement, as the original plan called for asphalt. However, the
city required zero runoff and the property owners would have had to put in a
retention pond that would have taken up half of the parking lot area.
As a result, they decided to install 43,000 square feet of Eco-Stone pavers
supplied by Borgert Products of St. Joseph, MN. By using the Eco-Stone, they were able to put
in an additional 900 parking stalls. An added benefit was that the property
received a stormwater credit from the county.
By using the Eco-Stone, they were able to meet runoff requirements, make
better use of available land, and save money with the stormwater credit.
RICKENBACKER
CAUSEWAY - MIAMI, FLORIDA
Eco-Stone Chosen to Reduce Runoff and Pollutant Impacts on Biscayne Bay
Rickenbacker Causeway links the City of Miami to Miami
Beach by land and elevated bridges. The area had been used by the general
public for years as a recreational area. Dade County decided to designate
the land as a park and make upgrades to the site by adding parking. To
reduce stormwater impacts on the bay, the county decided to use over 85,000
square feet of Eco-Stone permeable pavers, in conjunction with 225,000
square feet of Uni-Decor traditional interlocking pavers.
Manufacturers Oldcastle Coastal worked closely with CSE
Paving to ensure that production and deliveries of the pavers were made in a
timely fashion and work proceeded uninterrupted. The pavers were installed
mechanincally to save time and money.
The paver project was completed on schedule and the park opened to the
public in January of 2011.
RIPTA
PARA TRANSIT OPERATIONS CENTER
LEED-Certified Project Used Eco-Optiloc Permeable Pavers to Reduce
Impervious Cover
This property was a brownfield site that both the Rhode
Island Public Transit Authority and RGB Architects had initiated cleanup for
planned reuse.
Post-development site runoff could not exceed pre-development volume and as
such, Unilock New England recommended Eco-Optiloc pavers
for both permeablility and superior strength under heavy bus loading.
Over 46,500 square feet of pavers was used for the project. The site allows
for improved vehicular circulation and is utilized by buses, as well as
staff and public parking. In addition to the permeable pavers, bioswales
were also incorporated into the project.
WABONSEE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Largest permeable paver project in Illinois in 2010
This project marks the first permeable paver project
installed in Plano, Illinois, a prime growth area on the outskirts of the
Chicao suburban area. Originally, the land on which this new satellite
campus is located was discarded by the developer as unusuable due to the
wetlands on the site.
By creating a design sensitive to the environmental restrictions and by
utilizing Eco-Optiloc permeable pavers, the project was made possible.
Unilock Chicago manufactured over 120,000 square feet of
Eco-Optiloc pavers for the project. The environmentally-sensitive design
approach used for the project is considered a role model for future
development in the area.
CHICAGO
PARK DISTRICT'S MARY BARTELME PARK
OPENS
First Project in Chicago with Novel Smog-Eating Permeable Pavers by Unilock
Read more about this project in Landscape Architect & Specifier News - Mary Bartelme Park and Playground.
Site Design Group, an award-wining landscape
architecture firm worked with the Chicago Park District and the West Loop
Community Organization to design a truly unique park that features salvaged
and recycled architectural elements from the previous on-site building,
native plant materials to conserve water, and the newest technology in
permeable paving.
The most striking feature of the park is sculptural interactive stainless
steel structures that incorporate a mist feature. This is surrounded by
planter walls filled with native perennials and brilliant white Eco-Priora®
permeable pavers manufactured by Unilock with TX Active®
cement, which actually reduces pollutants and is self-cleaning due to its
photocatalytic properties.
The park's three main features, a dog park, a playground and lawn areas are
bisected by three primary walkways constructed of approximately 16,000 sf of
Eco-Priora® pavers in three colors.
PETERSON
AIR FORCE BASE INSTALLS ECO-PRIORA PAVERS
The pavers were chosen to meet runoff regulations
Learn more about this project Air Force Space Command...Beautiful
pavers serve purpose, handle storm water runoff.
Though the colored interlocking Eco-Priora®
pavers supplied by Pavestone Company are attractive, they
also serve a purpose...handling stormwater runoff. Due to EPA Department of
Defense Mandates, engineers were charged with developing ways to handle the
stormwater runoff.
In 2008, the Energy Independence and Security Act established new stormwater
design requirements for federal development and redevelopment projects.
Randy Hawke, an architect with the 21st Space Wing Civil Engineer Squadron,
wanted to ensure that they didn't create significant stormwater runoff
issues as a result of construction, especially on the base, where water runs
into Sand Creek. It was noted that the Eco-Priora®
pavers would allow stormwater and snow melt to drain through the joints in
the surface and filter out pollutants, as well as ultimately recharge the
aquifer.
Fred Brooks a 21st CES civil engineer noted that during rainstorms, there
has been a noticeable reduction in stormwater flow in the area. He added that
there was an added benefit in that the pavers would not have to be sealed
every few years, nor the surface milled and overlaid like asphalt.
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CHARLES
CITY PERMEABLE STREETSCAPE
Downtown Residential Street in Charles City, Iowa Features Eco-Optiloc Pavers
For more photos of the project
click here.
Suffering from deteriorating streets and stormwater catchbasins, the
downtown historic residential district retained Conservation Design Forum to
develop a comprehensive plan to address the streets and stormwater issues,
as well as evaluate performance of the existing and proposed site
improvements.
CDF worked with the city to develop a Permeable Streets plan for a 16-block
area of the city. Alternative suggested included permeable paving,
bioretention, intersection narrowing and infiltration beds. The design of
the system was to capture runoff from streets, yards, and alleys and provide
complete infiltration for a 2-year storm event. Peak discharges for a
10-year storm would be reduced by 90%.
The reduction of stormwater would also have an added benefit of reducing the
need for replacement of existing storm sewers. Over 150,000 square feet of
Eco-Optiloc® was supplied by Unilock
Chicago for the proejct.