Permeable Products Tested at The Morton Arboretum
The Morton Arboretum is testing several unique, new permeable or environmentally responsible pavement materials. These tests are consistent with a decades-long commitment to protecting trees and the environment.
Map of permeable pavement projects at the Thornhill Education Center
at The Morton Arboretum.
Filtercrete™
Material: pervious concrete
In-kind donation received from:
Paving Product: Ozinga Green Building, Chicago (www.ozingagreenbuilding.com)
FilterPave®
Material: crushed recycled beer bottles, and other glass, along with a polyurethane binder to make a permeable walking surface. Read more here.
In-kind donations received from:
Installation: Emerald Site Services, LLC, Frankfort, IL (http://emeraldsiteservices.com)
Paving Product: Presto Products Company - Geosystems, Appleton, WI (www.prestogeo.com)
Aqua-Bric Paveloc
Material: permeable pavers
In-kind donations received from:
Installation: LPS Pavement Company, Oswego, IL (www.lpspavement.com)
Paving Product: Paveloc, Marengo, IL (www.paveloc.com)
Eco-Optiloc Unilock
Material: permeable pavers
In-kind donations received from:
Installation: C.R. Schmidt, Warrenville, IL (www.crschmidt.com)
Paving Product: Unilock, Aurora, IL (www.unilock.com/products/pavers/permeable)
Recycled Granite Pavers
Material: recycled granite scraps from manufacture of residential counter tops. This pavement surface uses a product that would normally go to a landfill (30 percent of granite used for counter tops is waste and typically goes to a landfill). While not a typical permeable pavement surface, our installation was made with a permeable drainage profile.
In-kind donation received from:
Paving Product: www.RecycledGranite.com, Chicago, IL (www.recycledgranite.com)