Turkish Cement Manufacturers’ Association Warns On World Water Day: Environment-Friendly Concrete Brings Together Rainwater And Underground Water And Our Water Resources Thrive

TÇMB has invited attention to the importance of permeable concrete known as environment-friendly concrete in safeguarding and enriching water resources.  

Permeable concrete became a topic of agenda on the 22 March World Water Day celebrated to attract attention to the clean water problem of countries and promote taking of concrete steps in terms of protecting and multiplying the potable water sources. Permeable concrete that is also known as environment-friendly concrete is a special concrete technology designed in the manner that it will allow passing-through of the water coming on to it. That concrete type can absorb 50 to 200 liters of water per square-meter every minute and assists the protection of the natural water cycle.   In its statement due to the World Water Day, TÇMB, the international representative of the Turkish cement sector, shared the message of “Let our water go underground rather than nowhere thanks to the environment-friendly concrete.” The importance of the promotion of the use of permeable concrete that can be produced with entirely domestic materials for nature was highlighted in the statement.   Circulation of water in nature is important in terms of continuity of life. Permeable concrete ensures that the limited underground water is renewed and enriched, by means of allowing rainwater to leak underground. It at the same time buttresses the natural lifecycle by protecting the environment in many areas thanks to its sustainable design and areas of application.  

Filtering of the surface dirt like dust or metal remnants, being an efficient solution for the drainage of rainwater, preventing erosion, preventing noise pollution, facilitating fight against snow and ice, and being used at the same time as a productive irrigation system are among the significant environment-friendly properties of permeable concrete.