Description

This permeable paving is an example of green infrastructure in a institutional setting.  It was constructed using decorative porous pavers in pedestrian gathering areas/nodes to enhance stormwater infiltration potential.

Site Location

• Site Address: Campus of the State University of New York at Albany (SUNYA) – Western Avenue
• Town: Albany
• County: Albany
• Land Use of Site: College Campus
• Can Site be visited?: Yes
• Location on Site: Southern portion of loop road near athletic fields, directly across from Western Avenue entrance.

Practice Information Details

• Intent of Design: Reduce impacts from impervious surfaces.
• Stormwater Management Capacity: Unknown
• Year of Installation: 2007
• Plant Material Used: NA
• Annual Operational and Maintenance: None
• Required Zoning Change or Special Permit: None

Design Construction and Maintenance Information

• Designed by: The Chazen Companies
• Cost of Design: $625,000 (entire plan design cost, see also dry swale; permeable paving – running path) 
• Installed by: HMA Contracting
• Maintained by: SUNY Albany

Contact for Additional Site Information:

The Chazen Companies
Craig Tripp, RLA
Senior LA
(518) 273-0055
ctripp@chazencompanies.com