September 30, 2009 | Jessica Tommaselli

Campus Parking Lots Are Going Green

The parking lots outside Field House and behind Towers Dining Hall have been resurfaced with an environmentally-friendly porous material. Photo by Jessica Tommaselli

<p>The parking lots outside Field House and behind Towers Dining Hall have been resurfaced with a porous material that allows rain water to drain through the materials rather than run off into a storm drain and, from there, into local waterways. The porous surface will also reduce the freezing/thawing cycle that occurs when water infiltrates traditional pavement and leads to the development of potholes. Photo by Jessica Tommaselli</p>
The parking lots outside Field House and behind Towers Dining Hall have been resurfaced with a porous material that allows rain water to drain through the materials rather than run off into a storm drain and, from there, into local waterways. The porous surface will also reduce the freezing/thawing cycle that occurs when water infiltrates traditional pavement and leads to the development of potholes. Photo by Jessica Tommaselli