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The following are reference materials cited by David M. Quinn, LEED AP BD+C, Technical Representative, Angelus Block Co. Inc., in his response to Peter Baloglou's article, Challenging the Myths of Permeable Pavement (Landscape Contractor, Oct. 2015).

(1) A manual on the subject published in 2011 by the Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute (ICPI) (see www.icpi.org);

(2) A report on full-scale structural load testing by UC (Davis) Pavement Research Center in 2014 on https://www.ucprc.ucdavis.edu/pdf/UCPRC-RR-2014-04-v1.pdf; or

(3) Guidance published by the American Society of Civil Engineers in a 2015 book called Permeable Pavements available on https://www.asce.org/templates/publications-book-detail.aspx?id=15418.

(4) Anticipated in 2016 will be an ASCE/ANSI standard guide on PICP design, construction and maintenance.