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hardscapes Mining For (LEED) Gold: Colorado School of Mines Renovation Above Renovations at and around the Colorado School of Mines' Brown Hall had to accommodate high levels of foot traffic, and included converting an adjacent street into a pedestrian walkway. Campus officials and the design team selected Pavestone's EcoPriora™ permeable pavers for the area, installing 35,000 square feet to accommodate emergency and service vehicles, avoid exceeding historic off-site storm flows, and meeting campus maintenance requirements for a longlasting, durable pavement surface. By Jolynn Bennett, Pavestone, LLC The Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado, has a long history of connecting to the area's natural resources. Since the 1870s, the school has offered studies in chemistry, metallurgy, mineralogy, geology, botany, math and drawing, and has expanded its focus to modern energy and environmental concerns. A master plan to renovate Brown Hall, which houses the engineering and mining engineering departments, was drafted to meet LEED Silver standards. Master Plan Goals The new design for Brown Hall and renovation of the surrounding landscape crafted a compelling pedestrian environment in the heart of the campus. "The success of the first phase resulted in an extension of the use of the pavers in this new area," said project designer Mathew Evans, RLA, ASLA, LEED AP, Lime Green Design. "An unanticipated second phase of the project led to 18 Landscape Architect and Specifier News the 'pedestrianization' of another section of street. As part of the master plan, a preliminary study identified another two blocks of city street extending out from the original Brown Hall project which will eventually be vacated, and the plan currently shows the continued use of permeable pavers in this new pedestrian spine." The campus paving needed to be practical and beautiful. Designer Evans, architect Anderson Mason Dale, installer JC Coniff, Rocky Mountain Hardscapes, LLP, civil engineer S.A. Miro, and the Colorado School of Mining's planning, construction and facilities management teams agreed to the selection and installation of 35,000 square feet of Eco-Priora™ permeable pavers, manufactured by Pavestone, LLC. Design and Construction Challenges In addition to pedestrian traffic, the paving had to support the weight of fire trucks, service vehicles and the occasional 18-wheeler. With an average annual snowfall of over five feet, the pavement also (Continued on page 20)