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21st Century Hayward Library Soon to be Complete

21st Century Hayward Library Soon to be Complete

Nestled across the bay, the 21st Century Hayward Library is marking great strides towards completion. Bay Area Pervious Concrete has been working on this particular project for some months now. As our work nears it’s end, the finishing touches for landscaping are being added. All in all, the new library is a beautiful public space that residents will soon be able to enjoy! Designed with winding pedestrian pathways showcasing our fine-grain polished finish infused with warm earth tones, this new library is nothing short of a modern marvel.

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Pervious Concrete Provides Both Modern and Classic Curb Appeal

Pervious Concrete Provides Both Modern and Classic Curb Appeal

Have you considered using pervious concrete on your project, then wished it came in a more appealing color or texture? At Bay Area Pervious Concrete it does! We have developed a wide array of finish options to choose from. Finish options can even be combined to create a truly customized look that will complement your chic, modern design, or something classic and timeless. 

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Tah Mah Lah: The Greenest House Requires the Greenest Pavement

Tah Mah Lah: The Greenest House Requires the Greenest Pavement

Bay Area Pervious Concrete created a multi-generational and multi-functional driveway for the Tah Mah Lah Residence, the "greenest house in America". Held to a high environmental impact standard, the driveway performs beyond typical requirements, providing regeneration of groundwater resources and representing a 64% savings in embodied carbon. It also features BAPC's latest finish option, Portola!

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Introducing BAPC's Portola Pervious Concrete™!

Introducing BAPC's Portola Pervious Concrete™!

Are you looking for a natural-looking, low-impact hardscape material? BAPC would like to introduce our latest new finish option - Portola™

Our Portola Pervious Concrete™ provides a similar aesthetic to Decomposed Granite (DG), while providing the same durability, permeability and low-maintenance as the rest of our pervious concrete. All without the mess and maintenance challenges of DG.

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Video: Stormwater Sleuthing - Episode 4 - Hyatt Regency, Burlingame

Video: Stormwater Sleuthing - Episode 4 - Hyatt Regency, Burlingame

During the last winter rain storm of 2016 David went to visit some of our work at the Hyatt Regency in Burlingame, CA. It was really rainy the day he visited, so in this episode you can really see the difference in how stormwater is handled by an impervious pavement versus a pervious pavement.

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Sneak Peek of Boeddekker Park- A Tenderloin gem

The Grand Opening of Boeddeker Park is on December 10, 2014 from 1-4pm. The park is located in the Tenderloin at 246 Eddy Street in San Francisco. Why are we so excited about this park? Because most of the hardscape is our Fine Grain Pervious Concrete and it looks gorgeous!

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We hope you swing by to check it out, either on the 10th or sometime after. It has exercise equipment for adults, play equipment for children and seating and grass for general playing. It is a lovely open oasis in the middle of the Tenderloin. For more information about this park click here to visit San Francisco’s Recreation & Parks page.

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Polished Fine Pervious Installed in Los Altos Hills!

Polished Fine Pervious Installed in Los Altos Hills!

A new residence has installed a pervious concrete driveway - but what is special is the size of the aggregate! It is a 1/8 inch aggregate that polishes up beautifully! You can see this incredibly smooth and polished look starting at the gates and sweeping up to the front of the house. Pervious concrete is also featured around the parking pad in the back and there is a wonderful view of the valley below. All the photos in the gallery below!

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