Sometimes, when it rains, it floods. But a solution to help prevent flooding issues, especially in urban areas, could be right under our feet. Permeable pavement is a type of porous surface made up of ...

Q: What are permeable driveways? A: Summer’s longer, drier days and warmer temperatures offer ideal conditions for repairing or replacing driveways and sidewalks. The most common driveway paving ...

Last year, the installation of a concrete driveway became a major spectacle in Victoria, Canada. “It was a real big thing,” said Ron Manuel, the owner of the driveway in the coastal capital city of ...

Michael Bratton of Piper Whitney Construction holds a sample of water-permeable concrete. Too much pavement. That was one of the oft-cited reasons Houston flooded so badly during Harvey – and why it ...

The primary function of porous or permeable pavement is to allow water to run rapidly through the surface to a sub-layer, which allows general or directed drainage. Permeable asphalt and concrete are ...

At a time when urban India is struggling to deal with flooding after every spell of rainfall, replacing sidewalks with permeable blocks could be an idea whose time has come. Urban planners and ...

Unlike other pavers, permeable pavers do not require expensive specialised equipment when they are being installed. PHOTO/BEATRICE NAKIBUKA. There are various types ...

To make cities more resilient to flooding caused by climate change, researchers are developing more permeable pavements to allow water to flow through streets instead of running off the surface and ...

Super wearable electronics that are lightweight, stretchable and increase sweat permeability by 400-fold have been developed by scientists, enabling reliable long-term monitoring of biosignals for ...

Concrete is rarely the most fascinating of subjects, but a strange 'thirsty' version of the material has turned it into something rather compelling. Topmix Permeable concrete is designed to be a super ...