Bridget Joyce Square, Australia Road, London
The second edition of this case study highlights the impact of concrete block permeable paving as an irrigation source, sustaining street trees and green infrastructure, following a site visit some 5-years after completion. Its low-intervention, thin overlay technology enables sustainable reuse of conventional road bases and their embodied carbon, creating attractive, safe shared-surfaces. Capturing rainwater…
Read MoreModular Paving – Detailed Design & Installation
Modular concrete paving meets today’s Modern Methods of Construction ethos for engineered and prefabricated products, and the increasing use of efficient, fully mechanised site processes enhances the benefits.
Read MoreCool Pavements Briefing
Lamb Drove SuDS Monitoring, Cambourne, Cambridgeshire
This project in Cambourne, Cambridgeshire demonstrates that SuDS work and should cost less than conventional piped drainage in terms of construction, maintenance and whole-life costs. It also highlights the robust performance of concrete block permeable paving with minimal maintenance requirements – and lower whole-life costs.
Read MoreDetailing Permeable Paving & SuDS
This document brings together a variety of construction details, demonstrating best practice to make permeable paving and SuDS robust and durable over the long-term.
Read MoreEnvironmental Product Declaration
EPD for precast concrete paving blocks, flags, channels and kerbs from Interpave manufacturer members.
Read MoreCBPP Design Example
This document provides a comprehensive illustration of the engineering design process set out in Sections 6 – 10 of ‘Design & Construction of Concrete Block Pavements’, Edition 7:2018.
Read MoreTurnpike Lane, London
Regeneration using straightforward paving interventions designed with full community involvement.
Read MoreOrchard Village, London
A new case study is available exploring the transformative power for housing of inspired hard landscape design. Covering a 6 year period, it revisits the phased regeneration of Orchard Village – previously known as the Mardyke Estate – in east London, master-planned and designed by PRP.
Read MoreThe Performance of Geotextiles in Concrete Block Permeable Pavements
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