Date: February 10, 2009
News - Pervious Concrete in Lexington Park, MD--Credit Union Adds Parking
The Naval Federal Credit Union, the world’s largest credit union, took a bold step to go green this month, installing a Pervious Concrete parking lot at its new branch in Lexington Park, MD. The 150-cubic-yard lot is the first commercial Pervious Concrete project in St. Mary’s County, and the first major Pervious Concrete project in Southern Maryland. Pervious Concrete was chosen to increase parking capacity for customers.
Supplied by Chaney Enterprises, a leader in product innovation in Southern Maryland, the Pervious Concrete pavement permits rain to pass through the pavement and directly into the soil which replenishes groundwater, eliminates runoff into local watersheds and satisfies EPA regulatory requirements.
Unlike asphalt, pervious and conventional concrete contains no petroleum-based materials. Composed of sand, gravel or stone, cement and water, concrete is made using materials that are generally mined locally.
Concrete also reflects light better than asphalt pavements. Concrete parking lots require less lighting, and costs can be reduced as much as 30 percent, another eco-friendly benefit.
The Naval Federal Credit Union opted to install a pervious concrete parking lot at its new branch in Lexington Park, MD.