Urban Habitat Chicago pours pervious concrete - part 1

In this first of two videos, you'll watch Ozinga and UHC install a pervious concrete (filtercrete) pathway through Northside College Preparatory High School's new educational garden. Professionals and volunteers alike help out to create a high quality pathway that allows rainwater to drain right through.
Urban Habitat Chicago presented "Chicago 2175: Creating the Change" from August 13-15, 2009. Events included this hands-on training and installation of a section of accessible pathways at the in-progress Joy Garden using Ozingas permeable Filtercrete concrete, a pervious concrete product, and received certification to install the material. Over 30 people became certified as a result of this event!

Other event highlights included lectures on 6 diverse but interrelated topics, ranging from composting, urban agriculture, and vertical gardens to better buildings and healthy interiors; hands-on training in vermicomposting and other composting techniques, solar cooking, and solar water distillation.

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Education

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