A Green Entry for a Sustainable Family Center in El Monte

Spring has sprung in El Monte, and the finishing touches to the Jeff Seymour Family Center are done. As part of the comprehensive green infrastructure design Beeson Pervious Concrete installed the pervious concrete that welcomes visitors to the the new Center.

The design folks at Amigos De Los Rios have designed a beautiful green oasis for the local community. Their plan included demonstration elements on campus will allow community residents to learn about the San Gabriel Mountains & River Watershed. An important part of a watershed is how to return stormwater to the water table. The plan included bio-swales and pervious concrete. We, at Beeson Pervious, installed the pervious concrete in the front walk as well as the back parking lot.

When we went to take these photos, Jeremy Munns, a design associate at Amigos De Los Rios, was there, and we introduced ourselves. He told us that, before the pervious concrete had been installed, that section of the front walk had generally been a large puddle after a rain. Since the install, there had been 1 big rain and the pervious concrete did its job - it all infiltrated!

Pervious concrete is an infiltration technology that allows the water that falls on it, as well as water from adjacent impervious surfaces, to infiltrate into the ground. It allows for an air and moisture exchange between subsoil and surface, making it very good for adjacent trees. It filters out pollutants that are present in stormwater and you can bike, walk, park and drive all over it!

If you would like more information on Amigos Del Los Rios green design go here. If you would like to learn more about pervious concrete and how it can be used for your application, please contact us!

Mosiac Edging frames Pervious Concrete

In a recent installation we did in a neighborhood in West Los Angeles - Santa Monica area, pervious concrete had been called in due to existing tree roots that needed to be protected.  It turned out that the project owner was a potter and had kept broken pieces of ceramic, tile and broken concrete a frame for the installation.

The mix was great, the crew worked fast and the project turned out well. You can see above that it drains very quickly.

“Beeson Named Promoter of the Year”

The Pacific Southwest Concrete Alliance has awarded its prestigious 2009 Promoter of the Year Award to Bill Beeson, of Beeson Pervious Concrete in Lake Hughes, CA. Beeson specializes in pervious concrete having recently completed a landmark Parking project at LAX (Los Angeles International Airport) in time to absorb the record rainfalll of this winter season.

Beeson started his concrete and masonry contracting company in 1980 after migrating to Southern California from Chicago. Since then the company’s portfolio has expanded with expertise in stamped, colored and stained concrete, masonry and landscape features as well as pervious concrete for stormwater management.

Portland cement Association (PCA) Vice President, John M. Prentice noted of Bill Beeson, “I was struck by the selfless aspect of his committing to promotion. Helping his competitors by insuring installtion quality, training his own employees, ad helpig to improve the training itself with a Spanish language version, show me that he has the industry’s best interest at heart.”

Press Release: Pacific Southwest Concrete Alliance, January 2010 for Immediate release

TOP TEN Project Benefits for Pervious Concrete!

There are so many reasons to include pervious concrete into your designs. Here are our top 10:

1. LEED Point Contribution (both stormwater quantity and quality)
2. Designer friendly
3. Reduces site stormwater runoff
4. Replenishes water tables and aquifers
5. Allows for more efficient land development
6. Minimizes flash flooding
7. Inhibit mosquito breeding by removing standing water
8. Prevents warm and polluted water from entering streams, ponds and waterways
9. Surface pollutants are mitigated
10. Eliminates need for retention ponds and other costly stormwater management practices, saving money