Project Profiles:
Concrete Offers Advantages in Green School Building
The recently renovated James S. Wilson Middle School near Erie is one of the “greenest” schools in Pennsylvania. The architect’s use of insulating concrete forms (ICFs) for its building envelope was a major factor in helping the school earn that designation.
J. S. Wilson was a long...
Type of Project: Insulating Concrete Forms
Parker Hill Church
Two years ago PACA was contacted by a representative from The McKnight Group, a design/build firm located in Grove City, Ohio. The company had been contracted by Parker Hill Church to construct an addition onto the existing building at its Clarks Summit location and was interested...
Type of Project: Insulating Concrete Forms | Parking Lots, Driveways & Sidewalks | Pervious Concrete
Fulton Bank Pervious Project
When Hartman Concrete saw the plans for the proposed Fulton Bank in Harrisburg, they were intrigued by the use of the pervious asphalt in the parking lot. Having seen several pervious asphalt projects in the past, they knew that pervious asphalt paving in the city would be a...
Type of Project: Pervious Concrete
Lebanon Co. CD Colored Pervious
The Lebanon County Conservation District has installed several facilities around the Lebanon Valley Agricultural Center campus that help mitigate the effects of storm runoff from impervious surfaces by capture and reuse, or, by somewhat replicating the natural system of rainwater...
Type of Project: Pervious Concrete
Liberty Property Trust - Lewisberry
When the executives of Liberty Property Trust decided to build a distribution center on a piece of property that they owned in Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, they knew just who to call—Hanover-based Conewago Enterprises, who had recently built the 705,000 sq. ft. building next door. “We...
Type of Project: Parking Lots, Driveways & Sidewalks | Pervious Concrete
Windom Hill Place
Pittsburgh developer and builder Ernie Sota has been constructing environmentally friendly buildings for three decades. He’s been LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) accredited by the U.S. Green Building Council for five years and serves on the board of Pittsburgh’s...
Type of Project: Insulating Concrete Forms
St. Nektarios Monastery
If you travel northeast across the Pennsylvania state line you’ll come to the town of Roscoe, New York. Tucked in the hills of Roscoe is the St. Nektarios Monastery. Founded in 1998 by Archimandrite Ephrem of Philotheou Monastery, St. Nektarios is home to 19 residents. In...
Type of Project: Insulating Concrete Forms
Liberty Property Trust - Fogelsville
A recent promotion effort by Casilio Concrete in concert with Essroc Cement and PACA/PCPC staff resulted in the placement of approximately 1000 cubic yards of Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC). The project was originally designed to be constructed with asphalt. However, the ever...
Type of Project: Parking Lots, Driveways & Sidewalks