A UNIQUE BLEND OF DESIGN AND INSTALLATION
At Unit Paving, we are the largest permeable paver installer in the Carolina’s. We have installed over 1 million square feet of permeable pavers in recent years. We want to offer our expertise to consulting the design and installation of your next project.
Cramerton Parking Lot
Location: Cramerton, NC
Owner: Town of Cramerton
Engineer: LaBella Associates
Square Footage: 15,300
Problem: The town was having an issue with stormwater runoff.
Ambleside Village
Location: Cornelius, NC
Owner: Meeting Street Homes & Communities
Engineer: ColeJenest & Stone
Square Footage: 18,000
Problem: The owner was looking for a way to add onto to his BUA (Bulit upon area). Quote: “It became abundantly clear that our only solution was a full pervious paving spec for our streets and driveways. Scott and his Team at Unit Paving are one of our top contractors delivering numerous mid-to-large scaled paver system projects for us since 1998” Joe Roy- Meeting Street Homes and Communities
Overlook at Gold Hill
Location: Fort Mill, SC
Owner: Ferrara Buist
Engineer: D H Hagins & Associates, LLC Square Footage: 64,000
Problem: The owner was looking to eliminate a retention pond and add more parking stalls. Quote: “What we received was a first class project that allowed us to place another building on our site, address all of our storm water needs, AND we got credit for the first low impact design project in York County for the innovative approach of pervious brick pavers. I still find the look of the pavers to be breathtaking. I get compliments from our tenants, County officials, and social media. This is all due to your hard work.” David Buist- Ferrara Buist
Permeable Pavement Solutions
What You Need to Know
Impervious units are designed using small openings that create sophisticated, permeable joints (hence the name). In fact, between 5% and 15% of the surface area are filled with these small aggregates. These joints allow storm water to enter the crushed stone aggregate bedding later and base, which itself both supports the pavers and provides water storage and filtration properties that can’t be beat.
In terms of permeable solutions design, the goal of most applications involves not only controlling storm water before, during and after extreme weather events, but also improving overall water quality thanks to the imbedded filtering system of substrata layers present in the pavers to begin with. This, coupled with both the superior aesthetic appeal and the improved user experience, along with the opportunity to boost the environmental “brand” of new developments, make permeable pavers a clear winner in nearly any type of development or situation that you can think of.
Permeable pavers bring with them a host of benefits that are difficult to replicate via other means including:
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Reduce flooding, erosion and the contamination of drinking water
Particularly during and after extreme weather events
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Decrease the level of liability
Associated with sewer flow in terms of CSO systems by directing that flow onto private property during extreme weather events
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Eliminate the need for ponds & drain systems
When dealing with soil types A or B. As well as dramatically reduce urban heat islands, allowing for a much more liberal use of tree canopies.
why permeable paving?
MECHANICAL INSTALLATION
Permeable interlocking concrete pavement, also commonly referred to as PICP, is designed to be as porous as possible – allowing storm water to adequately flow into an aggregate base, often creating no puddling or runoff of any kind. While it’s true that this is often associated with a higher cost for both the materials and installation when compared to alternative methods, only Unit Paving offers the unique type of mechanical installation process necessary for reducing costs and shortening project times in one fell swoop.
State-of-the-art
Specialized paver installation machines that not only help increase the quality of the work performed and decrease overall construction times, but also can be used to install pavers in a plethora of designs.
Permeable INSTALLATION
Unit Paving specializes in the installation of permeable parking lots, roadways and streets utilizing mechanical installation.Permeable paving is utilized in a wide range of areas e.g. urban area infill projects to increase the maximum use of buildable area. This solution is used to reduce the impact on surrounding storm water management systems.
mission critical goals
The key to not only better accommodating pedestrians as they move about congested (and naturally dangerous) environments, but also in terms of assisting with mission-critical goals like: controlling storm water runoff and parking/traffic control and enforcement.
variety of use cases
Permeable paving has already been used in a wide range of different areas like urban environments that are dealing with a massive lack of space, not to mention wholly inadequate storm water management systems, and the difference that they’ve made already speaks for themselves.
Value Engineering
What You Need to Know
Value Engineering means that every decision we make is designed to either improve or reduce the cost. It’s how we can prove our worth and provide much-needed assistance at every stage of the process, from preliminary engineering to material implementation using mechanical installation. But above all else, it’s how we provide you with the results that you need and the services that fall within your budget.
Contact Unit Paving Today
If you’re a contractor or an engineer who is looking for more information about all of the various municipal services and solutions that we offer, or if you’d just like to discuss the specifics of your next project with someone in a little more detail, please don’t delay – contact Unit Paving today for your totally free, no obligation quote.