Permeable Paving

Impervious surfaces such as asphalt create significant environmental impacts such as stream bank erosion, flooding and diminished water quality in streams and lakes. Permeable paving is one technique for reducing stormwater and increasing infiltration in our built landscapes. We design permeable paving surfaces made out of both natural stone and concrete pavers, with 3/8” crushed stone between the pavers and with a sub-base thickness adequate to store runoff until it has time to percolate to groundwater. Additionally, trees adjacent to permeable paving have increased access to water and oxygen, and suffer less from heat stress due to evaporative cooling. Permeable pavements infiltrate melted snow, and are plowed like any other pavement. A concrete paver system can last more than 20 years, is not a fossil-fuel based product, and does not need patching like traditional asphalt.