Grinnell Enviro
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Grinnell Hydro
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Grinnell Eco
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Turfstone
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Typical PICP cross-section
Benefits of PICP’s
- Reduces pollutants from rainwater runoff
- Complements buildings and visually unifies streetscape, many colors available
- LEED® points eligible for Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency, Materials & Resources and/or Innovative Design; Earns Green Globe points
- Meets U.S. Environmental Protection Agency stormwater performance criteria as a structural best management practice (BMP) while providing parking, roadand pedestrian surfaces
- Helps meet local, state and provincial stormwater drainage design criteria and provides complianc e with the U.S. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) regulations
- Reduces runoff from common rainstorms by as much
as 100%; eliminates surface puddles and local flooding
- Promotes street tree survival
- Snow melts faster on permeable pavement and drains,
reducing ice hazards
- Snow plow with typical snow removal equipment; reduce winter ice hazards, deicing salt use and snow removal costs
- 50 year life-cycle for surface
- Compatible with underground stormwater storage
systems, many slower-draining clay soils and cold climates
- Governments may offer tax incentives, utility fee reductions, expedited permitting or a demonstration project to encourage use
Applications
- Public Projects: Office plazas, parks, sidewalk replacement,
street tree planting areas, parking lots and outdoor seating areas
- Private Projects: Parking lots, parks, driveways, parking bays
on roadways, subdivision roads and sidewalks
- Public-Private Partnerships & Redevelopment Sites:
Parking areas, plazas and public spaces and sidewalks
Green Certified Seal - A mark that assures these
products are engineered to be the perfect choice for
environmentally-sensitive or green building projects
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