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Dear Angie: What are the environmental benefits of permeable pavement? Paul S., Indianapolis

Dear Paul: One of the biggest benefits of permeable pavement systems which work like a sponge to soak water through pavement and into the ground is their ability to prevent chemicals and debris from entering storm drains and eventually, lakes, rivers and oceans.

Rain instead percolates through stone- or soil-filled joints between pavers or through pores in expanses of pavement and into an underground gravel base that filters gasoline, car oil and other contaminants from the water.

Because more precipitation soaks into the ground, rather than running down the nearest storm drain, permeable pavement reduces flash flooding and erosion. It also helps replenish the water table and limit how much water is needed for landscaping.

In addition, permeable systems reduce the need for subsurface drains, piping and sewers that local governments build to accommodate runoff.

Permeable pavement works for just about any hardscape project, including walkways, patios and driveways. These systems function ideally in areas that flood frequently or provide poor drainage. Permeable pavement is popular in the Pacific Northwest, in rainy cities such as Seattle and Portland, Ore.

There are two main types of permeable paving:

Pavers, which come in all shapes, sizes and designs, from small bricks to large stones.

Porous pavement, which looks similar to cottage cheese and can be made from concrete or asphalt.

If properly constructed, permeable pavement can last for 20 or more years. These systems require little maintenance, often only periodic removal of debris from joints or holes with a small wet-dry vacuum.

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Crews begin tearing down McClung Warehouse Monday, February 10, 2014. (Video by J Miles Cary/News Sentinel)

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A part of Springfields history is about to have its last hurrah.

Demolition on the old west wing of the former Community Hospital will begin as soon as Monday afternoon, said Dave Lamb, director of communications for Community Mercy Health Partners.

Progress was somewhat delayed recently by poor weather, said Lamb. Earlier work took longer than initially planned because the level of remediation also known as asbestos removal was more than projected. However, given the age of the facility, thats not a big surprise. You simply dont know until you get in there.

Approximately two weeks afterward, demolition of the area landmarks most identifying structure, the tall tower, is slated to begin. The entire demolition, originally estimated to cost about $3 million, is expected to be completed within three to four weeks, weather permitting.

This phase of demolition may be of special interest to the community because its not only the final building to come down, it was also the original facility built on that site, said Lamb of the tall tower. It can be considered a bittersweet event.

We owe it to the neighbors not to let a big, outdated structure remain standing to become a long-term eyesore, he continued. On the other hand, that site holds a lot of great memories for people who were born or cared for there. A lot of our employees also have special memories of that hospital as well.

Community Hospital closed in November of 2011 on the same day the new downtown hospital, Springfield Regional Medical Center, opened. Demolition started in October of 2012. Demolition plans for Mercy Medical Center still arent finalized.

Dave Smith, director of engineering and plant operations at Community Mercy Health Partners, said an asbestos removal project of this size usually takes anywhere from three to four months.

But we went a couple of months more, said Smith. There were a lot of factors. More asbestos was observed when we started tearing out walls. I would say large percentage of the asbestos was behind walls.

Also, some of the older windows had some, he continued. So we had to change the process, and get them contained and sent away.

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Demolition of the Brincks and Deluxe buildings could begin within days, bringing a long and sometimes bitter saga over their fate to an end.

Chief Executive Matt Vincent is asking Butte-Silver Bow commissioners to sign off on a demolition plan that could cost about $58,000. If the council OKs the use of a private contractor for part of the work at its meeting Wednesday, demolition could begin the week of Feb. 24.

The council voted in October to have the crumbling buildings torn down, despite pleas by some residents to save them because they were historic structures at an entry point to Buttes famed Uptown at Front and Utah streets.

The Brincks building was built in 1888 and the fate of it and the adjacent Deluxe building have been points of contention since 2009. They share a common wall.

Under the demolition plan, a private company would be paid up to $13,800 to provide a spotter and a crane capable of reaching the top portion of the buildings at 28 feet high.

The countys equipment reaches only 22 feet high, so the private one will be used to remove the top 10 feet of the buildings.

That will allow us to be safe about it for the public and for the adjacent business owners and will allow us to salvage some historic pieces off the building such as the cast-iron cornices and the name blocks, Vincent said.

After the top portions are removed, county crews would do the rest of the demolition and hauling work.

A private firm could be paid up to $10,000 for asbestos removal, but Vincent said an employee with the countys Public Works Department has recently been certified in asbestos abatement and could help, so that cost could be cut in half.

Other costs have been penciled in for plywood and fuel for an excavator and loader and five trucks that would be used to haul material away. Fuel costs alone could top $23,000.

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Dome Incorporated

Look at most any home in America and they all have at least one thing in common: Four walls.

There is, however, a growing sector of housing that bucks this most basic structural element -- the dome home.

The dome's shape and inherent structural integrity make it both stronger and more energy-efficient than a typical family home. Domes can withstand powerful winds and strong earthquakes. Concrete domes have been known to survive flying debris as big as cars and direct hits from bombs.

"They are practically indestructible," said Johnny Delirious, spokesman for Monolithic Dome Institute in Texas, a company that has been building the domes for nearly 50 years. "Anyone who wants one wants it for the protection first."

Concrete monolithic domes are the safest of the dome homes. Built out of concrete over an air form, these homes can look as simple as a bubble over the earth or as complex as a luxury mansion with a curved roof.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency rates them as having "near-absolute protection" from F5 tornadoes and Category 5 hurricanes. They have withstood wildfires in Arizona and California and survived direct hits from Hurricane Katrina and tornadoes in Oklahoma and Texas.

Geodesic domes, made by assembling triangular building materials, are similarly protective but with so many seams don't have the exact same strength as their cement counterparts. They are just as energy-efficient, offering owners savings of around 50 percent, said Blair Wolfram, general manager of Dome Incorporated in Minnesota, a company that builds domes.

"What attracted me to the geodesic dome is that it is simply the most energy-efficient home you can build," he said.

Wolfram, like Monolithic owner David South, was inspired by prolific architect Buckminster Fuller, who first popularized the geodesic dome in the 1940s and 1950s and inspired the most well-known geo-dome, the Spaceship Earth dome at Disney World. Advocates of Buckminster's idea went on to build their own dome homes before selling the concept to the public.

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