Archive for January 2023

A construction entrance is a temporary stabilized location for construction vehicles to properly enter and depart a construction site.  A proper construction entrance should be designed to effectively keep mud, sediment, and dirt from leaving your site once vehicles complete their task.  These items can carry pollutants that are generated on constructions sites with them.   …

There are certainly advantages and disadvantages for using permeable surfaces. The top two benefits for porous surfaces are the reduction of pollutants discharged in runoff by filtering stormwater and stormwater runoff volume.  Adversely there are some disadvantages. First, they tend to have less structural strength than conventional pavements therefore the goal is to minimize using…

What is porous pavement? It is a pervious surface designed and created to replace traditional paved areas we find utilized through-out the construction industry today. There are many possibilities available to eliminate impervious surfaces such as permeable concrete, porous asphalt, paving stones or bricks, grass pavers, and other permeable surfaces designed to replace traditional pavement.…

Construction sites can be classified into several types. The most common construction taking place in Florida are sites with physical structures being built.  Construction sites can range from residential homes, commercial, heavy construction such as dams and infrastructure, and industrial.  A construction site is basically considered the actual land where physical construction activities may take…