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Largest Installation of Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavement Frames Idaho Development

By Sheryl S. Jackson

DesignGuest UserApril 1, 2020PICP, permeable interlocking concrete pavement, commercial

The following is advice on the need for compacting open-graded aggregates such as ASTM No. 2 and 57 stone. They are not “self-compacting.”

By Robert Bowers, P. Eng., ICPI Director of Engineering

ConstructionGuest UserMarch 1, 2020aggregates, compacting, compaction

Why Choose Concrete Pavers for Your Home Project?

Did you know that concrete pavers are durable, sustainable, easy to maintain and provide design flexibility that other systems do not?

DesignGuest UserFebruary 1, 2020pavers, concrete pavers, residential

Keys to Success with Few Employees

How I deal with the labor shortage while increasing profits and production on the hardscape jobsite.

By: Frank Gandora, President of Creative Hardscape Company

BusinessGuest UserJanuary 1, 2020hiring, training

Bigger than Beer

National Brewery Relies on Permeable Pavers to Demonstrate Corporate Value

By: Sheryl S. Jackson

DesignGuest UserDecember 1, 2019LEED, PICP, permeable interlocking concrete pavement, pavers, concrete pavers

Spend the Off Season Wisely

By Frank Gandora, President of Creative Hardscape Company

BusinessGuest UserNovember 1, 2019financials, business plan

Streetscape Project in California Features Interlocking Concrete Pavers

Interlocking and permeable interlocking concrete pavements address functional and visual concerns

By David Smith, ICPI Technical Director

DesignGuest UserAugust 1, 2019ICP, interlocking concrete pavement, pavement, pavers, UC Davis, commercial

The Transcendent Backyard

By: David Smith, ICPI Technical Director

DesignGuest UserMay 1, 2019concrete pavers, pavers, segmental retaining walls

We've Only Just Begun

By David Smith, ICPI Technical Director

DesignGuest UserFebruary 27, 2019segmental concrete pavement, pavers

Success from Failure

The sine qua non of pavement research and design
By David Smith, ICPI Technical Director

DesignGuest UserJanuary 30, 2019designers, PICP, permeable interlocking concrete pavement, load testing

Change Agents

By David Smith, ICPI Technical Director

DesignKnapsackDecember 20, 2018segmental concrete pavement

The Effects of Deicing Chemicals on Interlocking Concrete Pavers

Winter is coming...learn about the effects of deicing chemicals on interlocking concrete pavers.
By David Smith, ICPI Technical Director

DesignGuest UserNovember 19, 2018deicing chemicals, ICP, interlocking concrete pavement, pavers

What's in ICPI's Contractor Tool Kit?

By Charles McGrath, ICPI Executive Director

ConstructionGuest UserOctober 30, 2018contractor, contractor tool kit, resources

Missionary Work

By David Smith, ICPI Technical Director

DesignGuest UserSeptember 20, 2018ICP, interlocking concrete pavement, commercial

You Have to Think

By David Smith, ICPI Technical Director

DesignGuest UserAugust 15, 2018PICP, permeable interlocking concrete pavement, slabs, planks

Deciphering Planks, Slabs and Pavers

By David Smith, ICPI Technical Director

DesignGuest UserJuly 17, 2018slabs, planks, pavers

The Use of Geotextile in Permeable Pavement

Geotextile in Permeable Pavement
By Robert Bowers, P. Eng., ICPI Director of Engineering

Silica FAQs

By Robert Bowers, P. Eng., ICPI Director of Engineering

ConstructionGuest UserOctober 24, 2017silica, respirable crystalline silica, OSHA

Getting to the Root of the Problem

Getting to the root of the problem.
By Robert Bowers, P. Eng., ICPI Director of Engineering

ConstructionGuest UserAugust 16, 2017aggregate base, PICP, permeable interlocking concrete pavement

Couldn't Stand the Weather

Resiliency in Green Infrastructure Renovation
By David Smith, ICPI Technical Director

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