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Special Projects Division Facts: 8 Things You Didn’t Know…

Published by Candace on May 8th, 2013

Our Trivia Series continues with a collection of fun facts about the Rose Paving Company Special Projects Division.

  • The Division is headed up by our Professional Engineer (P.E.) Larry Briar and he hails from Walnut, IL
  • Unique services offered include, but are not limited to: materials testing, lighting, and underground utilities
  • The Division has worked on 2 of the 4 major Chicago Professional Sports Facilities
  • The SPD constructs guard shacks, baby.  Remember this post? 
  • This Division is environmentally friendly – asphalt is reused, berms are constructed, and permeable paver bricks are laid
  • The SPD has constructed a wilderness area and pedestrian corridor on a previous project, which is a landscape of regenerative systems and resources benefiting human health, ecology, and environmental stewardship
  • The Division has demolished and reconstructed 210,000 square feet of parking lot at a University in Chicago’s south suburbs
  • Most recently, the SPD team completed a concrete project consisting of traffic coating, expansion joint replacements, dynamic crack repair, shot crete and engineering services on a parking deck and enclosed parking structure

For more information on our Special Projects Division, click here or call us at (888) 773-ROSE!

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Rose Paving Supports World Environment Day – Every Day

Published by Candace on June 6th, 2012

World Environment Day is an annual event that is aimed at being the biggest and most widely celebrated global day for positive environmental action. World Environment Day activities take place all year-round, but climax on June 5 every year, involving everyone from everywhere.

In the spirit of World Environment Day (W.E.D.), we’re wondering – what has your business done to inspire positive change on our planet?  W.E.D. is celebrated around the world in many ways, including street rallies, bicycle parades, green concerts, essay and poster competitions in schools, tree planting, recycling efforts, clean-up campaigns and much more.

Rose Paving is proud to offer a line of Green Paving Solutions, which are eco-friendly alternatives in addition to our existing line of conventional products.  These products and methods can help greatly reduce energy, waste, and pollution. They may also qualify for various LEED® credits, depending on the project (for more information, click on LEED green building rating system). For more information on our Green Paving Solutions, click HERE.

For more information on World Environment Day, please click here. 

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Green is the New Black: Sustainable Seal Coat for your Restaurant Parking Lots

Published by Karen on March 14th, 2012

This excerpt is from an article first published in Restaurant Facility Business Magazine in February/March 2012.

As any restaurateur knows, seal coating is an important part of a parking lot maintenance plan.  Seal coating fills surface voids, which delays oxidation and protects against UV rays and reduces the depth to which oil or gas can penetrate the pavement.  A sealer acts as a waterproofing agent, minimizing the rate at which water enters pavement.  Without it, water can permeate more freely resulting in freeze/thaw expansion and contraction of the pavement.

Perhaps most important, a properly sealed asphalt structure can last as much as double a similar area that is left untreated.  Considering the uncertain future cost of replacing asphalt compared to the minimal cost of seal coating, the choice to perform this preventative maintenance procedure is clearly a better return on investment.

Thankfully, due to the ever-growing green building movement, there are alternative products on the market.  Some of which may even qualify for various LEED® credits, depending on the project.  One such option involves the use of a bio-based sealer.

Bio-based sealers are soy based and contain no petroleum, making them a uniquely sustainable alternative designed specifically to maintain and preserve asphalt pavements.  When applied regularly, every three to five years, bio-based solutions yield significant advantages.  Some of these benefits include: cure time of 60-90 minutes, no tracking, cost effective, reduces moisture penetration, and it is carbon negative.  Once applied, the sealer works deep into the asphalt matrix, penetrating on average 0.75 to 1.25 inches deep.  There is also no need to restripe after application, which saves the hassle of extended parking lot down time and expensive labor.  It also helps maintain the skid resistance that deteriorates as asphalt wears down over time. Read more…

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Article: Sustainable Options in Pavement Maintenance

Published by Candace on January 25th, 2012

Sustainability is the capacity to endure. In today’s world, it is of the utmost importance to respect our resources and conserve what we can.  In the asphalt paving industry, it is now easier than ever to do just that, as recycling and responsible alternatives exist which can aid in the significant reduction of energy, waste, and pollution. These sustainable options may also qualify for various LEED® credits.

Recycled Bumper Blocks

One sustainable pavement improvement option is full depth recycling or full depth reclamation (FDR).  FDR is a maintenance process which reconstructs existing deteriorated asphalt pavements through a recycling process.  A reclaiming machine is utilized to uniformly pulverize and mix the existing asphalt, base and sub-base materials, leaving them in place for enhanced restructuring.  During the pulverizing process, water and a variety of materials, such as fly ash, dry cement, asphalt emulsion, or lime can be incorporated for the achievement of proper moisture content and additional structural integrity. Once properly graded, the new base can then be compacted to produce a structurally sound and durable base for a new pavement surface.

Since FDR is an in situ process, import and export trucking of material is reduced by a ratio in the range of 40 to one, and in comparison to new full depth reconstruction, FDR reduces overall upfront costs by 30% – 50%, all while providing dramatic lifecycle savings through the reduction of future maintenance costs.  Furthermore, carbon emissions and community disturbance is significantly reduced and natural resources are preserved by using existing materials and conserving virgin aggregates.

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Special Projects Division

Published by Karen on August 24th, 2011
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Last week we introduced you to Larry Briar, P.E. with our Special Projects Division (SPD).  The Special Projects Division at Rose Paving was created to research and develop eco-friendly solutions.  From this division came the launch of a special service line called Green Paving Solutions™ (GPS).  In an effort to pioneer the way to better paving practices, we began offering eco-friendly alternatives in addition to our existing line of conventional services to help reduce energy, waste, and pollution.  Environmentally friendly options encompass a significant portion of the work SPD executes.

Today, the SPD is staffed with a licensed professional engineer, estimators, and project managers who manage all of our customers’ pavement construction projects, including large-scale site renovation and new construction projects in addition to providing green paving alternatives.  Services include consultation, design/build, construction management, materials testing, and strategic planning – to name a few.

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Earth Excavation & Demolition

Rose Paving is committed to not only helping our clients conserve resources for a cleaner and healthier environment, but also to helping our clients manage all of their site construction projects with the most cost-effective options.  Visit our website to learn more!  While you’re there, check out the links to our job profiles to read about satisfied Rose Paving customers.

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