Proponents point out that it’s a more natural and environmentally friendly way to filter rainwater into the ground.

“They’re often large fields of empty space,” says Derek Hoetmer, founding principal at urban design ... pavement and fences. City centers need density and connection; surface parking lots ...

Reducing pavement or making ... who co-directs the Concrete Sustainability Hub. Kirchain would like to see a lot of reflective streets and parking lots bouncing light back, and possibly through ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - As of July 8, crews are working to replace some asphalt at the UNCW Randall parking lot with permeable pavement, per the N.C. Coastal ... Coastal Stormwater Services Inc. and ...

Holes in porous pavement can ... majority of roads and parking lots in the Northeast, said James Houle, director of the University of New Hampshire's Stormwater Center. Concrete, he said ...