We have a new, powerful tool to help improve stormwater management and water quality: Porous Asphalt. In nature, rainwater is absorbed by soil, filters through it, and eventually seeps into streams, ponds, lakes, and underground aquifers. In urban areas, rainwater falls directly on cement and asphalt pavements and has nowhere to filter out harmful contaminants. […]
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Asphalt and the Environment
Believe it or not, asphalt is actually not bad for the environment. Don’t believe me, then check out the facts: Between 1960 and 1999, while production of asphalt pavement material increased by 250 percent, total emissions from our operations decreased by 97%. Asphalt is an environmentally sustainable pavement. Once constructed, asphalt pavements have minimal impact […]
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An Overview of the Different Types of Asphalt
Asphalt is the most versatile pavement material, with mixes designed to handle any size load (from passenger cars to heavy trucks), absorb noise, reduce splash and spray during rainstorms, and even to help treat rainwater. The different types of asphalt pavement include: Warm-Mix Asphalt: This is the generic name of the technology that allows producers […]
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The Interesting History of Asphalt Pavement
It doesn’t matter is you call it asphalt pavement, blacktop, tarmac, macadam, plant mix, asphalt concrete, bituminous concrete, or just asphalt, today, it is everywhere! Asphalt is used in everything from shingles and sidewalks to driveways and, of course, roads (and more). But where did asphalt come from? Asphalt Timeline Asphalt occurs naturally in asphalt […]
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Recycled Asphalt Pavement: What You Probably didn’t know About Asphalt
Here is something you probably don’t know about asphalt. It is America’s most recycled material. That’s right. Not aluminum cans or plastic bottles…asphalt! In fact, asphalt pavement is now being recycled and reused at a rate over 99%. In 2010 alone, asphalt recycling conserved over 20.5 million barrels of asphalt binder. Here are a few […]
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Asphalt Cleaning Tips: How to Remove Oil Stains from Parking Lots
A clean parking lot says a lot about your business. It says you care about the little things. It gives your customers/clients that extra sense of calm knowing that you will take care of them the same way you take care of your parking lot. Seems crazy, doesn’t it. Well, it is not far from […]
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A Few Frequently Asked Sealcoating Questions
It dawned on us that many of our customers have questions about the sealcoating process. So we have compiled a list of some of the most frequently asked sealcoating questions we could find. These include: Why are two thin coats of sealcoat better than a single thick coat? The answer is quite simple. Applying two […]
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Safe Snow Removal for Your Asphalt Parking Lot
Although the weather is unseasonably warm for December, the odds are that it will not stay that way for very long. Winter is right around the corner. And in Maryland, that means one thing; snow is on the way. While this is more than enough reason for school children to jump with joy, the thought […]
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