What's the Word Around Town?

Permeable paving has demonstrated its benefits in significant projects all around the country - with huge success. But don't take our word for it. Read what others have to say about their completed Green paving projects for yourself.

TESTIMONIALS FROM AROUND THE INDUSTRY

"The real reasons we went permeable were we wanted to be a leader in permeable pavements in our community, and Bloomington is already a very "green" community. We also wanted an alternative to constructing the expensive detention ponds, for which we had aesthetic and safety concerns, that would have been required to store and handle storm water runoff if we had used asphalt or concrete pavement. permeable paver blocks were initially a higher installation cost. But, factoring in the aesthetics of pavers vs. asphalt or concrete, the dollar savings of not having to build stormwater detention ponds, and the public relations/green technology points gained, it was the best choice for our Parks department, and one that we hope to do again in the future."

Dave Williams
Operations Director
Bloomington Parks and Recreation

"If you are considering permeable pavers, you are, in my opinion, considering one of the finest strategies for stormwater attenuation, longevity, sustainability, urban heat island reduction, environmentally friendly products imaginable. I have been fortunate to be involved with numerous projects in which the owner, other design professionals, and construction managers were absolutely astounded as to the capabilities of the pavers."

"The Morton Arboretum looked at life cycle costs over 50 years and found that a 500 car parking lot, made of asphalt and maintained properly would cost them almost 2 million dollars, a paver parking lot would cost 25 thousand dollars. To date, they have used half of that estimate."

Jay Womack
Director, Sustainable Design
Wight & Company