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.

Most driveways are made with impervious materials, such as concrete or asphalt, followed by gravel and pavers. Permeable pavers are the trending driveway material that looks so upscale and offers ...

Permeable materials like pervious pavers, gravel, and pervious asphalt or grass pavers allow water to drain away into the earth below the base layer. Impermeable materials, like traditional concrete, ...

Although concrete lasts a long time — creating durable patios, driveways, roads, and foundations for houses — the production of concrete takes a lot of energy. And that’s not the only problem with ...

Paved sidewalks and driveways keep shoes clean and cars out of the mud. But environmentally speaking, too much paving is a disaster, blanketing the ground and preventing rainwater from soaking in.

Discarded waste can appear in all shapes and sizes. Plastic water bottles, candy wrappers, boxes, and cans are obvious and easy to spot if you were to pass them on the side of the road. But what about ...

The use of porous pavement surfaces for parking lots, driveways, alleys, and footpaths as an effective best management practice to control stormwater runoff has been growing at a double digit rate in ...

One driveway at a time, many green-minded homeowners and communities are opting for permeable paving options instead of traditional asphalt. “It’s much better for the environment because it helps cut ...

The primary function of porous or permeable pavement is to allow water to run rapidly through the surface to a sub-layer, which allows general or directed drainage. Permeable asphalt and concrete are ...