"Bye-bye retention ponds, hello pervious concrete"
Pervious concrete retains all water on site, doing away with expensive stormwater retention systems and allowing microorganisms to flourish and eat away pollutants.
By CRAIG L. MORRISON
Pervious Concrete Inc.
"Score LEED points with concrete"
A revised Web site details where concrete can be used to earn LEED credits.
By KATHERINE MORGAN and MARTHA VANGEEM
Special to the Journal
"Open roads quickly with precast pavement"
Using precast concrete panels cuts user delay costs and produces high-quality roadways.
By DAVID K. MERRITT
The Transtec Group
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Photo courtesy of the city of Spokane
A major rehabilitation of the Monroe Street Bridge in Spokane took top honors at the Washington Aggregates and Concrete Association's Excellence in Concrete Construction awards, held June 1 in Bellevue.
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