Sustainable Paving
Grasscrete – always the smart choice when compared to Block Paving
With increased demand for permeable paving to address issues of SUDS, many driveways, access roads and car parks are now adopting grass paving alternatives.
With more than 50 years of grass paving installations, the Grass Concrete policy is to guide clients to the most appropriate system: in-situ-concrete, pre-cast concrete or plastic systems. This strict fit for purpose policy is the key to achieving sustainability in any construction project, with careful consideration of grass paving types, particularly when likely to be subjected to frequent traffic and weights of vehicles.
- Reducing urban heat island effect
- Controllable hydrology
- Naturally purifying bio-filter
- 50+ years of success
- Fully reinforced structure
- CO2 sequestration
- Re-oxygenation
Incorporating Sustainable Urban Drainage using grass permeable paving helps mitigate the implications of surface water run-off and its implications for the local storm water network, and source control of the rate of permeation enables sustained grass root feeding, mitigating the potential for waterlogging. The lag time created is beneficial in the prevention of flooding and can be extended by introducing an underlying drainage blanket across the full extent of the paved area. The drainage blanket can be used to either attenuate permeation to the water table or be a vehicle for rainwater harvesting.
