KERBSIDE

TECHNOLOGY: CAST REINFORCED CONCRETE

OBSERVATIONS:

• separates the pavement / lawn from the road; • protects the asphalt from destruction and erosion; • used as support for a pedestrian walkway; • a barrier preventing vehicles from entering the pedestrian zone; • prevents roadway overgrowth by grass and other vegetation; • when high enough, is used as a bicycle stand; • is used for sitting in areas where benches are scarce; • is often an obstacle for pedestrians and road users with limited mobility (cyclists, parents with baby carriages and strollers, wheelchair users, etc.).

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ANALYSIS:

MAINTAIN+REPAIR

REUSE+REDISTRIBUTE

REMANUFACTURE

amount of concrete used is often unnecessarily excessive, not improving the quality

easy to repair / replace individual pieces

DISASSEMBLY / ASSEMBLY

TRANSPORTATION

easy to relocate and reuse

repair of old damaged pieces is unviable

recycling is either difficult or unviable the installation phase requires additional materials and technologies, the removal requires use of machinery

often requires specialised trucks or loading equipment, depending of the required quantity

STORAGE CONDITIONS

to be stored horizontally at ambient temperature

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RECOMMENDATIONS:

• Whenever possible, use less material-intensive kerbsides (with lesser amounts of concrete). • 2For drawing a divide between different types of coverage (namely, the pavement and the lawn), use alternative options to concrete edging, such as metal angle-bars. • Opt for the more eco-friendly grades of with higher strength and durability and lower carbon footprint (embodied CO2). • Install in a way that doesn’t prevent the downfall waters from draining from the pavement to the lawn. • The design must not obstruct the pedestrian traffic.