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Grand Rapids, Mich., and Sunrise, Fla. — Nov. 3, 2015 — The city of Sunrise, Fla., recently dedicated two new parks, Cypress Preserve and Oak Hammock, where visitors walk and bike on 8-foot-wide permeable paved paths installed with Porous Pave XL.
An eco-friendly green building product made in the U.S., Porous Pave XL is a highly porous, durable, and flexible pour-in-place surfacing material made from 50 percent recycled rubber chips and 50 percent stone aggregate with a moisture-cured binding agent.
“Using permeable paving helps retain stormwater on site. That supports the goal of preserving green space in the ecologically sensitive areas set aside for the parks,” said Dave Abderhalden, capital projects coordinator, Public Works Division, city of Sunrise. “The project also required a permeable product that pours in place to conform to the curves and small rises designed into the paths. In addition, minimally intrusive, low-impact installation without big trucks and heavy equipment was important to protect the existing and newly installed landscaping.”
“As a supplier and contractor, we are committed to using superior products,” said Tony Sciortino, partner, Eco Engineering Service, Hillsboro, Fla., the contractor that installed the paths. “When it comes to permeable and pervious pavement, with its consistent, high-quality materials and strict quality control, Porous Pave is best-in-class.”
“We engineered Porous Pave with 29 percent void space, so water passes right through its surface. It reduces stormwater runoff and leaves no puddles of rainwater on the pathways,” said Dave Ouwinga, president, Porous Pave, Inc. “The recycled rubber chips in our paving material are processed from scrap tires. By using Porous Pave, the city of Sunrise helped keep about 13,000 old tires from ending up in landfills.”
Porous Pave is poured in place at thicknesses of 1 to 2 inches atop a compacted aggregate base of 2, 4, or 6 inches, depending on the application and required compressive strength. For the Sunrise parks project, Eco Engineering Service installed 2 inches of Porous Pave on a 2-inch base of washed #57 limestone.
For more information about Porous Pave, visit www.porouspaveinc.com.
