PAVER BLOCKS (GRASS PAVERS

TECHNOLOGY: CAST PLAIN CEMENT CONCRETE

OBSERVATIONS:

• used in car parking areas of the adjacent territories; • possible reuse for other projects; • uncomfortable for walking and using a baby carriage / wheelchair; • the design collects downfall waters in open spaces; • lesser concrete coverage creates lesser heating effect compared to regular paver blocks; • grey is the basic colour, allows great variability in shapes and colours; • paved area of the parking space can be smaller, and unpaved lawn or ground decreases the heating effect; • a modular and durable product, easy to install and to renovate the surface.

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ANALYSIS:

MAINTAIN+REPAIR

REUSE+REDISTRIBUTE

has the potential to usage reduction

easy to repair the pavement / replace individual elements or just remove them

easy to relocate and reuse

old blocks are almost impossible to renovate to their primary condition

as of today, information on recycling options for paver blocks is insufficient the installation phase requires additional materials and technologies, the removal, however, is less resource-consuming

can be conveyed by freight or non-specialised transport depending on the amount needed on site

DISASSEMBLY / ASSEMBLY

TRANSPORTATION

STORAGE CONDITIONS

to be stored horizontally at ambient temperature

REMANUFACTURE

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RECOMMENDATIONS:

• Use in car parking areas of the adjacent territories. • Consider the possibility of use in paving the street parkings. • Minimise the paving area to a necessity for parking and accessing vehicles. • Do not use in areas with pedestrian traffic. • Opt for the more eco-friendly grades of with higher strength and durability and lower carbon footprint (embodied CO2). • Cherry-pick the areas where paving is a necessity.