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ENOCH GROUP Data, LLC Origins
I. Pave-Tech Interlocking Paving & Consulting, commenced November 1991 in Austin, Texas specializing in Interlocking Pavement System (IPS) installation and repair
Noteworthy projects:
1) Capital Metropolitan Transit Authority Activity Centers paver installations at various locations at Austin, Texas in mid-1990s
2) Installed the first Americans With Disabilities ramp pavers in the USA at corner of Burnet Rd & 45th St near Chris Cole School For the Blind at Austin, Texas in the early 1990s
II. EnviroStone Concrete Pavers, commenced June 2007 in Houston, TX specializing in Interlocking Pavement Systems (IPS) Repair
Noteworthy projects:
1) Royal Oaks Country Club Amenity Center paver repair at Houston, Texas in 2017
2) Twin Peaks paver repairs at Houston, Texas in 2018 and 2019
Today
III. ENOCH GROUP Data, LLC, commenced December 2021 in Houston, TX specializing in Interlocking Pavement Systems (IPS) Evaluations, repair and maintenance
Noteworthy projects:
1) Heritage Grand Interlocking Pavement System (IPS) Distress Evaluation Survey with Interlocking Pavement Condition Index (IPCI) scores at Katy, Texas for IPS client, Pro Pavers Houston, in July 2020
2) Western Academy Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavement (PICP) Infiltration Rate Evaluation at Houston, Texas for IPS Client, Pro Pavers Houston, in August 2022
3) Aqua Block Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavement (PICP) Infiltration Rate Evaluation of newly patented permeable paver unit at Richmond, Texas in October 2022
4) Largest volume of pavers (838 square feet) removed and reinstated in company history at Adams Family Residence Interlocking Pavement System (IPS) driveway repair at League City, Texas in February 2023
ENOCH GROUP Data, LLC, is based in Houston, Texas and is headed by, Will Enoch, who has gained 3 decades of industry experience and is an Interlocking Pavement Systems Specialist. Will has been involved in almost every facet of the IPS field.
Diagnostics/Paver Repair Service collects field data and identifies the cause for each paver distress & carries out repair/restoration of these interlocking pavement systems
Paver Maintenance Service addresses common areas of maximizing aesthetics including paver joint re-sanding and paver sealing. Benefits include minimizing insect infestation and vegetation growth as well as enhancing paver colors and stain resistance
Paver Distress Survey Service calculates Pavement Condition Index (PCI) for interlocking pavement utilizing a system that identifies 11 different distress types and 3 levels of severity. Field collected data are entered into a program to produce a score that will reflect the interlocking pavement’s condition and rate the condition from ‘excellent’ to ‘failed’ according to ASTM E 2840
Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavement (PICP) Infiltration Rate Testing Service utilizes field collected data to calculate the inch per hour rate in which rainfall will be absorbed into the PICP system according to ASTM C 1781
Commercial Construction Plans Takeoff/Estimating & Residential Design & Sales Service for hardscaping client, Pro Pavers Houston, L.L.C
Our specialized IPS Evaluation, Paver Repair and Maintenance Services will save you trip hazard liability, time, unsightly aesthetics, and money
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Further reading:
Please learn of our effort to maintain the integrity of Interlocking Pavement Systems (IPS) in this May 11, 2018 Erosion Control/StormWater Magazine article interview with Will Enoch, Interlocking Pavement Systems Specialist (IPSS), by Carol Brzozowski online here or below.
READER PROFILE: WILL ENOCH
May 11, 2018 Carol Brzozowski
Will Enoch was first drawn into using interlocking concrete pavement (ICP) for its aesthetics. When the environmental benefits of permeable interlocking concrete pavement (PICP) emerged—including its ability to infiltrate stormwater and pollution runoff and reduce erosion—his interest intensified. He started Enoch Group SPC (Segmental Pavement Consultants and Surveyors), specializing in PICP and ICP evaluation and distress surveys. “In 1996, I found out Germany’s PICP utilization was 15% of its standard ICP usage. North America’s was only 1% of the standard ICP usage,” he says. “I immediately foresaw a growing market and shifted focus on learning more of the benefits of this next generation of pavements. PICP serves more than one purpose, as in a stormwater runoff mitigation system that looks aesthetically pleasing while you drive on it. By directing stormwater into its own reservoir and releasing it slowly into subsoils, the result is less stormwater runoff entering creeks and rivers and less bank erosion.” Hurricane Harvey’s widespread flooding of the Houston area in late August 2017 highlighted the challenges faced by built-up areas. “Much of the stormwater runoff caused by Hurricane Harvey came from a 500-year event with almost 50 inches of rain in some areas,” says Enoch, pointing out that existing infrastructure was unable to handle it. Future development should utilize PICP on as many parking lots, residential driveways, and low-speed streets as possible, he says, because the increasing amount of impervious surface increases the amount of runoff. He adds, “Think of the amount of stormwater runoff that could be contained instead of ultimately being dumped into buildings.”
What He Does Day to Day
Enoch is building infrastructure for his startup by registering as a vendor with municipal, state, and educational entities throughout Texas and nationwide. His company’s surveys produce Pavement Condition Index (PCI) numbers from 0 to 100 (“fail” to “good”), taking into consideration faulting, depressions, horizontal creep, missing pavers, joint sand loss, and heaving. The PCI helps prioritize ICP and PICP repairs or replacement. Enoch plans to implement PICP filtration rate testing and vacuuming service to help maintain high permeability. He emphasizes the importance of correct installation of PICP as a “system composed of proper thickness permeable pavers, proper aggregate base of proper depth for the flood event anticipated, proper edge restraint systems, and proper aggregate paver joint fill material. If any part of the PICP system is incorrect, then permeability may be lost or the system may sustain structural failure.”
What Led Him to This Line of Work
Enoch, who started installing ICP in 1988, received certification from the Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute’s (ICPI’s) first paver sales school in 1996 and his first paver installation certification in 1997. He started EnviroStone Concrete Pavers in 2007, specializing in the maintenance of standard and permeable pavements and consulting on their design, installation, and promotion. Following the introduction of ASTM E 2840 to provide a standard for evaluating and rating ICP, he started Enoch Group SPC to leverage the opportunity to get a head start on ICP and PICP management.
What He Likes Best About His Work
Noting that the US PICP market is providing options to reduce flooding, heat island effect, polluted streams, and stress on trees, Enoch says, “It’s good to know I’m providing a solution to keep these environmentally logical pavements working as designed.”
His Greatest Challenge
Getting municipal, state, and educational entities to add ICP evaluations and appraisals and PICP testing to their commodity and spend codes is his greatest challenge, notes Enoch. The difficulty centers on the “asphalt mentality—get it done quick, cheap, and in a hurry,” he says, adding that government entities find it hard to justify higher costs of PICP and to promote its value to taxpayers. Enoch credits ICPI for its outreach efforts to city engineers, city planners, architects, contractors, manufacturers, and consultants. Two success stories leading the national effort are Chicago’s Green Alley Program, where numerous alleys became drainage systems utilizing PICP, and Atlanta, GA, “the hot spot for utilizing PICP as a BMP for stormwater and erosion control while reducing heat island effect and flooding,” says Enoch.