While bright lights, casinos and fabulous hotels come to mind when you hear the name "Las Vegas," pervious concrete probably does not. This zero slump concrete mix is becoming increasingly popular as ...

Pervious concrete has come a long way in the last 20 years, with several significant developments along the way. Pervious concrete now has its’ own ACI Committee (522). The first ACI specification for ...

After more than a year of laboratory research work, NRMCA (National Ready Mix Concrete Association) engineers have developed a mixture proportioning software program for pervious concrete.

A Sutton, Mass., pavement demonstration conducted as part of an industry seminar provided designers, contractors and materials producers with important tips on using pervious concrete, a building ...

A new environmentally friendly concrete mix is being tried in South Mississippi. The product sounds like a developer's dream. It's called "pervious concrete". The new mix helps preserve trees and ...

Next to water, it’s said that concrete is the most-used material on Earth. To put this intro perspective, it’s said that the planet places a New York City amount of concrete each year. (Anything to ...

As urbanization increases in the modern world, there is a need for new materials that can rise to the challenge faced by modern industry and urban planners. In recent years, scientists working within ...

The material you choose for your driveway has a bigger impact than curb appeal. Permeable materials like pervious pavers, gravel, and pervious asphalt or grass pavers allow water to drain away into ...

Almost a century old, the 90-minute rule for mixed concrete has dictated how mixed concrete is handled. Here's why it matters — and why it's about to change.