Concrete Driveways, Pervious Concrete, Stormwater Management, Sustainability
Ribbon driveways have so many benefits, it’s a bit of a surprise that we don’t see them more often here in the Pacific Northwest. What is a ribbon driveway? When you pull into your driveway, only a small part of your vehicle — its tires — comes into contact with the...
Commercial Concrete, Concrete Driveways, Concrete Parking Lots, Concrete Sidewalks, Pervious Concrete, Stormwater Management
PeaceHealth has been engaging in a fair amount of construction north of its hospital — PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center — in Bellingham. For starters, a new PeaceHealth women’s health clinic has been announced along the new Birchwood Avenue near where it passes...
Concrete Driveways, Concrete Sidewalks, Government Concrete Projects, Pervious Concrete, Residential Concrete, Stormwater Management
A few years back in Sultan, a small town on Highway 2 northeast of Seattle, contractors covered 32,000 square feet of driveways, streets and sidewalks with pervious concrete. The goal was to reduce standing water and improve stormwater management during the wettest...
Concrete Driveways, Concrete Maintenance, Pervious Concrete, Residential Concrete
If springtime is for housecleaning, fall is a great time for concrete maintenance. A good Saturday of concrete maintenance should be on your annual calendar to ensure that your investment stays in great shape and works like it’s supposed to. Here are four things you...
Aggregate Concrete, Concrete Driveways, Decorative Concrete, Pervious Concrete, Residential Concrete, Stormwater Management, Sustainability
A new concrete driveway can provide years — decades, even — of trouble-free use. An eminently useful and practical addition to a home, a new concrete driveway can provide additional benefits as well. Let’s look at three of them: curb appeal, property value and safety....
Government Concrete Projects, Pervious Concrete
The City of Bellingham is a big fan of pervious concrete. After all, pervious concrete provides a structural surface capable of supporting traffic loads while also allowing water infiltration into the subgrade below, according to a city flyer dedicated to pervious...