City Pave VS5 | Concrete Block Paving
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Certificate type
Paving block for heavy traffic areas.
Application
Suitable for expansive schemes where heavy trafficking or pedestrian use is anticipated.
Description
Concrete paving blocks incorporating shift protection on five sides.
Features and benefits:
- A special profile on the bottom surface produces a clawing effect in the pavement bed ensuring continuous protection against pavement shifting from horizontal and vertical loads.
- The blocks have a hard-wearing surface layer to improve strength, durability, colour retention and overall appearance.
- The colour options offer a stylish landscape solution for any type of commercial scheme.
- 100% renewable energy used.
- 100% water used from rainwater harvesting system.
Consult with the latest British Standard to ensure the correct sub-base design is achieved prior to installation.
General information
Color | Grey Guidance for specification option: Graphite, Mid Grey. Silver Guidance for specification option: Silver. |
Material | Concrete Guidance for specification option: Paving block. |
Shape | Rectangle |
Length | 300 mm |
Width | 150 mm |
Height | 100 mm |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | Q24/10 Conventional concrete block paving Q24/110 Conventional concrete block paving Q24/112 Conventional concrete block paving with bound base Q24/113 Conventional concrete block paving overlay |
Product range |
Specification data - Concrete paving blocks
Standard | To BS EN 1338. |
Physical properties | |
Colour | Graphite.Mid Grey.Silver. |
Finish | Hard-wearing surface layer with a minimum layer of 4 mm and >350 kg/m³ cement. |
Profile | |
Paver type | Block. |
Weathering resistance | Class 3.Guidance for specification option: ≤1.0 kg/m² as a mean with no individual value >1.5 kg/m². |
Slip resistance | Mean polished skid resistance value (PSRV): >45. |
Recycled content (minimum) | Not less than 6%. |
Strength | Not less than 3.6 MPa. Manufacturer guidanceCharacteristic tensile splitting strength. |
Efflorescence | Minimum 12 hour vapour curing to reduce significantly the possibility of efflorescence. |
Spacer | Unique VS5 spacer which adds shift protection on five sides of the block. |
Sustainability data
Country of material origin | United Kingdom |
Country of product manufacture | United Kingdom |
Material | Concrete Guidance for specification option: Paving block. |
Embodied carbonA1-A3 (production stage) as defined in BS EN 15804 | 34.90 kg CO₂ eq/m² Manufacturer guidance40-43 kg·CO₂e/kg |
Recyclability | 100% |
Recycled contentAs defined in clause 7.8 of BS EN ISO 14021 | Manufacturer guidanceNot less than 6% |
Third party certifications
BIM objects
NBS BIM Object Standard
This BIM object has been authored to meet the requirements of the NBS BIM Object Standard.
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| Platform | Compatible | Version |
|---|---|---|
 Revit | - | 1 |
 IFC | - | 1 |
Third party certifications
EPD
Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) City Pave VS5
Case studies
Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT)
London Borough of Southwark