Santa Cruz loves Pervious Concrete
While we know pervious concrete is a great multi-use trail material, the City of Santa Cruz did some serious research before they settled on pervious concrete for the Arana Gulch multi-use trail project. They needed something that is safe and non-slip in all weather conditions, accessible in all weather, protected water quality, was permeable, low maintenance, and looks the part- clearly pervious concrete! Here is the original blog post, I don’t need to quote them further. Great work, Santa Cruz!!
More great work: they hired BAPC to install it. Above you can see an ‘under-construction’ photo of the Broadway Brommer Arana Gulch path that we are installing. Some parts are opened, but isn’t quite complete, but when it is, we will post more photos. If you use the Arana Gulch Broadway Brommer Multi-Use path that is currently open this summer, send us your photos, and we would love to post them!
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UC Berkeley's newest path is pervious
This is where the path is adjacent to Optometry Lane.
Sausalito Fairytale: Harrison Park
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Valley Oak Co-Housing in Sonoma
A fantastic new co-housing community in the City of Sonoma now has pervious concrete walkways throughout their development. Designers and architects chose Evolution Paving’s Architectural Fine Sidewalk mix for the pervious walkways in the new multi family residential neighborhood. This project features many ‘green’ details, from all of the hardscapes being pervious, to the radiant floor heating. Of course our favorite was the pervious concrete! The pervious concrete sidewalk mix was to be installed with curbs, so we used those as the forms.
This mix uses much smaller crushed aggregate, so the finished product features a smoother finish. In an attempt to mitigate costs, this pervious concrete was poured in composite lifts, 4” of 3/8 pervious concrete and 1” of the Architectural Fine Mix. It was an exciting challenge to logistically get it all in place - AND it turned out GREAT!
We worked with Evolution Paving out of Salem, Oregon, mixing the Architectural Fines Sidewalk mix, as well as a great mix collaboration with Shamrock Materials in Sonoma County for the 3/8 layer.
Pervious Patios at the Hyatt Regency
The Hyatt wanted a new look and feel for two areas on either side of a walkway that connected the north entrance and the parking garage. They wanted to rip out the existing plants and replace it with a usable patio space. They also wanted pervious concrete - so they called us!
We came in and removed the existing plants and material, making room for the drain rock base and the pervious concrete.
After we installed the Polished Pervious® concrete, we scored it, completing the look. The Hyatt put out this sleek and modern furniture, turning this previously unusable corner into a nice place to take a break! Below is the larger area, to the east of the pathway. Beneath that is the smaller area, to the west.
If you have a before and after job for us, let us know- contact us or leave a comment below!