Construction of a porous asphalt parking lot at the People’s AME Zion Church was completed in September 2013. The project is a green infrastructure project funded by Onondaga County’s Save the Rain Green Improvement Fund (GIF).
People’s AME Zion Church Porous Asphalt Lot
Lean-on-Me Porous Asphalt Lot
Porous asphalt construction underway at People’s AME Zion Church, Syracuse, New York
The green infrastructure construction is continuing at the Grace Episcopal Church located at 819 Madison St. in Syracuse NY. Today, August 5, 2013, the construction began on the rain garden portion of the project as pictured below. A grant from Onondaga County’s Save the Rain program is funding this construction to help mitigate stormwater runoff using green infrastructure. This program funds a variety of construction projects such as building green roofs, rain gardens, bioretention areas and porous pavement.
On July 29, 2013, the Save the Rain Green Improvement Fund (GIF) application for the Burnet Park Newstand was submitted. This business is located at located at 419 South Wilbur Avenue in Syracuse, New York. The application proposes installing green infrastructure to manage the stormwater runoff by converting the current parking lot into a porous asphalt lot. 
NSE provided LEED AP services for the Liberty Green project which was recently awarded LEED-certified status by the USGBC. Liberty Green is located at 906 Spencer Street in the City of Syracuse. Green infrastructure in the form of porous concrete was incorporated for stormwater management into the green design of the site.