Comments on: Recycled Rubber Sidewalks Around the 100K Site

By: Chad Ludeman

Chad Ludeman — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:16:47 +0000

We did not end up going with them due to price. The material alone is higher than finished concrete and then you need a trained crew to install. They will ship from CA, but I think there may be an east coast plant now also. Good luck!

By: Jennifer Lampert

Jennifer Lampert — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:58:12 +0000

Hi Chad,
I just closed on a 3 family house in Weehawken NJ. I have decided to work towards Leed certifying the property. I can’t afford to do it all at once and am of course educating myself in the process. As I have to make repairs to the property I am making green decisions. Next repair (asap) 136 ft of sidewalk needs to be repaired. I stumbled upon Rubbersidewalks after searching sustainable sidewalks. I plan on contacting Rubbersidewalks but want to know what you ended up doing. Did you go with it? Did you have to ship from CA? Any info you may have would be great.
Best,
Jennifer

By: Dan Joyce

Dan Joyce — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:29:17 +0000

Our Lockport, NY facility has been online for over a year. Shipping cost is usually .50 per sf on the east coast depending on the distance.

Regarding shipping from CA, shipping rates are very low right now and we have standard truck shipping to the east coast every month. Cost is about 1.00 pr sf with min. orders.

We also using rail which is cheaper and better for the environment.

By: chad

chad — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:50:38 +0000

Thanks Dan. Any talk of a production facility on the East Coast soon? The shipping from CA makes rubber sidewalks environmentally and cost prohibitive over here…

By: Dan Joyce

Dan Joyce — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:31:53 +0000

This is a great web site and we appreciate the conversation about our products. I want to add and clarify some information on our products. First our product is pervious through the seams and qualifies as a pervious pavement. Our standard product, rubbersidewalks is 2.2″ of rain per hour. Our newest product, Terrewalks is 1.1″ of rain per hour. Regarding the surface heat of rubber products. All product will heat up including concrete and asphalt. Most people compare our products to pour in place products that are used in playgrounds. This is a different type of product and uses more black colorant. It heats up quicker than our products which are a light gray. Also, we just created a new product called TerreCool which has an property in the product that is 5 degree cooler than concrete. This product will be available in 2009 for sidewalks and cool roofs.

Dan Joyce
Rubbersidewalks, inc.

By: person

person — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:32:05 +0000

i think this is a very good and exciting idea. i am trying to get my community to add in rubber sidewalks because it is so hard to get around. I think it would be awesom

By: RealityCheck

RealityCheck — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:14:22 +0000

I think you need to do more research on rubber sidewalks and burns on the feet. Rubber does not stay cooler than concrete and even on 85 degree days can cause children or adults with bare feet to experience 3rd degree burns.

It is also *not* pervious. You have an ad for pervious concrete right on the page. Use that.

By: Richard Price

Richard Price — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:27:22 +0000

Yes, you can drive over the sidewalk, in some cases they have used the product on fire house drives. It is impervious to salt and therefore the fire department can wash the salt off of their vehicles on the drive.

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:12:17 +0000

I love the idea of a recycled rubber sidewalk! And if you could pilot this for philly that would be even better. What about driving on this stuff? Can it handle automobiles?

By: ron

ron — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:37:11 +0000

“Urban trees are often cut down after they reach maturity due to the fact that they have invaded the concrete sidewalks around them and with rubber, we can save most if not all of these trees from an early demise.”

well, yeah. but the real problem is planting the trees in a way too small tree pit in the first place and they die way before they come close to reaching maturity. sidewalks arent the problem, dumbass tree planting specs are.

google “james urban” to learn more about urban street tree planting done right.