Through in-house validation and testing, we’ve shown that our technology - when crushed and sized as a lightweight aggregate - turns traditional concrete into high-performance permeable concrete, capable of infiltrating high rates of stormwater. In certain proportions it also improves the compressive strength of concrete, and improves its durability in the presence of rapid freeze-thaw. There are also signs that our porous aggregate exhibits pozzolanic behavior in concrete (self-healing, Roman concrete properties) and we plan to conduct independent testing to verify.

So we created AquiFlow - a proprietary aggregate from AquiPor for use as an additive to concrete. Unlike other concrete ingredients, AquiFlow has some unique properties that make it a revolutionary change in concrete production. It allows concrete to act as a water filter - a porous material that can mitigate the effects of stormwater flooding and pollution, without a reduction in compressive strength.

This is huge for the industry. Concrete is the second most used substance on earth behind water, and is estimated to produce 8% of the total carbon footprint in the world. AquiFlow aggregate is a near net-zero additive, so replacing traditional ingredients with AquiFlow reduces that footprint, while simultaneously creating a porous, stronger than regular concrete and more climate resilient product.