Pervious Concrete Seminars

The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) and the Portland Cement Association (PCA) have announced a set of dates for its seminar "Pervious Concrete -A Stormwater Solution." The one-day seminars are scheduled for:

* October 25 - Indianapolis

* October 26 - Chicago

* November

* November 5 -Jersey City, N.J.

* November 16 - Jackson, Miss.

* November 19 -Atlanta

This program provides detailed instruction on how to implement pervious concrete pavements as a solution to reducing stormwater runoff from building sites and other paved areas.

Attendees will learn the details of pervious concrete pavement systems, engineering properties and construction techniques. This course will help civil engineers, architects, landscape architects and public works officials develop details and write project specifications for pervious concrete pavement systems. Contractors, product suppliers and land developers will also benefit from this seminar.

Pervious concrete is a performanceengineered concrete with a 15 to 30 percent void system that allows rainwater to percolate through it. When pervious concrete is used for parking areas, streets, plazas and walkways, it minimizes stormwater runoff to surrounding streams and lakes, allowing for natural filtration to recharge local groundwater supplies.

Visit www.ldbreakthroughs.com for more information and to register online.