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Aggregate Industries' Green Building products help the building community with the drive towards sustainable development,
and include recycled crushed concrete and asphalt for use as base materials, pervious concrete, porous asphalt, warm mix asphalt, custom soil blends, permeable concrete block paving and ready mixed concrete products using recycled materials, such
as rmc with fly ash or slag cement or rmc
with white cement.
All of our operations are ISO 14001:2004 certified
and we are also proud members of the US Green Building Council.
We work closely with national industry associations, engineers and
designers to offer the following products aimed towards helping
builders and developers gain valuable credits towards their project's LEED Certification.
You may also view our matrix to quickly see our products & services by region.
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(LEED Credits MR 4.1, 4.2)
Material generated by the demolition of existing roads, buildings
and other construction projects can be recycled into useful construction
aggregate.
Aggregate Industries processes this material into high
quality aggregate base materials, thereby conserving our natural
resources while reducing waste sent
to landfills. Material recovered
from the removal of asphalt paving, also known
as reclaimed asphalt
pavement or RAP, is crushed, screened and reintroduced into asphalt
mixtures or is used as a base under new streets and parking lots.
Curb, pavements, foundations and sidewalks originally built with
readymix
concrete are crushed into base materials. These products
economically augment
our full line of naturally occurring aggregates.
Available in these US Regions: Northeast, Central, North Central, West Central, and Southwest
Additional Resources: Recycled
Concrete, RAP (Recycled Asphalt)
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(LEED Credit SS 6.1)
Primarily used to better manage stormwater runoff, Aggregate Industries
manufactures and sells Pervious Concrete in every region. Pervious
concrete, also known as porous concrete, is a no-fines mix produced
with little or no sand or fine aggregates, allowing water to drain
down into a crushed stone reservoir. It can be colored for a more
asthetically pleasing appearance. Pervious concrete is an integral
part of a stormwater management system, and important conditions
like the amount of water runoff and subsurface soil conditions are
important factors for successful implementation. Aggregate Industries
has designed and tested several pervious concrete mix designs, using
various sized aggregates and has provided this innovative new product
to the Federal Environmental Protection (EPA) Headquarters in Washington
DC, the Montgomery County School system, and even a private home
in Golden, CO.
Available in these US Regions: Northeast, Mid Atlantic, Hardaway, Central, North Central, West Central, and Southwest
Additional Resources: Pervious Concrete FAQs
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(LEED Credit SS 6.1)
Asphalt or "bituminous concrete" is produced principally for use
in surface pavements. Porous Asphalt is a permeable asphalt pavement,
similar to Pervious Concrete, produced with little or no fines allowing
stormwater to drain through the pavement, into a crushed stone reservoir.
It is important to note that porous asphalt is an integral part
of a stormwater management system, and important conditions like
the amount of water runoff and subsurface soil conditions are important
factors in the successful implementation of a stormwater management
solution.
Available in these US Regions: Northeast, Mid Atlantic, Central, North Central, West Central and Southwest
Additional Resources: Better Water Quality brochure (pdf) |
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Warm Mix asphalt is the generic term for a variety of technologies that allow the producers of hot-mix asphalt pavement material to lower the temperatures at which the material is mixed and placed on the road. Reductions of 50 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit have been documented. Such drastic reductions have the obvious benefits of cutting fuel consumption and decreasing the production of greenhouse gases. In addition, potential engineering benefits include better compaction on the road, the ability to haul paving mix for longer distances, and the ability to pave at lower temperatures.
Available in these US Regions: Northeast, Mid Atlantic, Central, West Central and Southwest
Additional web resources: NAPA guide on WMA and AI Northeast Region demonstrates Warm Mix Asphalt |
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(LEED Credit SS 6.1)
For your next project, chose from our proven line of special-use soils. We specialize in producing light weight horticultural soils for roofs and planters, stormwater bio-retention pond soils, CU-Structural Soil urban tree mix and Green Roof media. All of our custom soil products can be blended to meet our customers' specifications. These innovative soil blends have been used on many high profile projects like the new Washington Nationals Stadium, the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial, the newly renovated Georgetown Waterfront Park and the Rockville Town Plaza in Maryland. Our custom soil blends allow landscape architects to increase recycled product usage by incorporating yard waste compost, recycled aggregates, slag and fly ash and recycled silts. We offer top quality products, competitive pricing, industry-leading quality control and laboratory analysis and we can deliver materials directly to your job site.
Available in these US Regions: Mid Atlantic only
Additional web resources: CU-Structural Soil and Custom Soil Blends brochure (pdf) |
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(LEED Credit 6.1)
Paveloc produces several unique permeable concrete block
pavers, to assist with stormwater management. The AQUALOC permeable paver offers remarkable curb appeal and provides a superior
paving solution that supports effective stormwater management with
the elegance of a mulit-faceted paving stone. Egra Stone pavers offer an even higher void percentage and is also a highly
effective stormwater management product.
Available from: Paveloc only
Additional web resources: Permeable
Pavers |
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(LEED Credits MR 4.1, 4.2)
Aggregate Industries is able to utilize two key recycled materials
into our ready mixed concrete mixes. Fly ash is a fine, glass-like
powder recovered from gases created by coal-fired electric power
generation. U.S. power plants produce millions of tons of fly ash
annually, which is usually dumped in landfills. Fly ash is an inexpensive
and effective replacement for portland cement used in concrete,
while it actually improves strength, segregation, and ease of pumping
of the concrete. Slag is a by-product from production of both iron
and steel, and ground iron slag from blast furnaces can be used
for making concrete. Slag may not be avaiable in some regions.
Available in these US Regions: Northeast, Mid Atlantic, Hardaway, Central, North Central, West Central and Southwest
Additional web resources: RMC
with Recycled Materials
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Aggregate Industries is able to utilize white cement in our ready mixed concrete. Ready mix concrete produced with white cement has been proven to help manage what is known as the "Heat Island effect", by increasing the amount of energy reflected from concrete surfaces. White portland cement is readily available throughout North America and has essentially the same properties as gray cement, except for color, which is a very important quality control issue in the industry.
The color of white cement depends on raw materials and the manufacturing process.
Available in these US Regions: Northeast, Mid
Atlantic, Central, North Central, West Central and Southwest |
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