The Original Driveway Design’s Green Policy

Our mission is to lower our carbon footprint while maintaining the highest quality project at a reasonable investment.

Committing to the environment means more than simply recycling your old driveway material. It involves being on the cutting edge of the industry to find the most effective and least wasteful methods to remove the existing pavement and install your new product. At The Original Driveway Design, we are always expanding our knowledge of the latest products and investing in new specialized equipment to fulfill our commitment to the environment.

• The Original Driveway Design installs industry-leading long-lasting asphalt driveways. Our driveways last an average of 25 years.
  • The Original Driveway Design reduces natural resources by installing one driveway in 25 years. A driveway constructed of lesser standards will be replaced two times in that same 25 years using more of our natural resources as well as putting more materials in our local landfills.
• The Original Driveway Design uses state-of-the-art technology to in-place reclaim structurally sound driveways. The in-place reclaiming process grinds the existing asphalt surface and blends it with the aggregate sub-base.
  • The result saves natural resources by re-using the materials onsite as the base for the installation of the new asphalt surface.
  • When we are able to reclaim the old driveway, we save fuel by driving fewer miles due to not having to haul materials off-site to a recycling facility and bringing products back on-site.
• When an existing driveway cannot be reclaimed, The Original Driveway Design hauls the removed asphalt and concrete to a recycling facility. There the material is processed into MnDOT specification Class 7 aggregate base. This recycled base is brought back to the site and used for the base in your new driveway.
  • All materials we use for aggregate base under your new paved surface are recycled materials. This saves the depletion of our local natural aggregates.
• The Original Driveway Design uses Recycled Hot-Mix Asphalt in the construction of new driveways. Approximately 30% of your new asphalt driveway is made up of Recycled Asphalt Pavement which creates a more stable, longer-lasting product.
  • The use of recycled asphalt reduces the consumption of our natural resource supply and helps us have less dependence on foreign oil because of energy savings in hauling, mining, etc. and less new asphalt cement (binder) is required.
• The Original Driveway Design offers the application of Acrylimat™ asphalt  sealant. Acrylimat™  stops surface oxidation which in turn prevents surface wear and fine aggregate runoff into local storm sewers.
  • Acrylimat™ asphalt sealant is 100% petroleum-free, 100% environmentally safe, EPA approved, and will not affect stormwater runoff.
• The Original Driveway Design is an approved applicator of StreetPrint Asphalt Pavement Texturing. StreetBond is applied to the asphalt, adding color and longevity.
  • StreetBond is non-toxic, 100% recyclable, water-based and exceeds the most stringent government standards for volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Their solar reflective technology works with even darker colors that help reduce the urban heat island effect and contribute to more livable communities by making pavement surfaces cooler. StreetBond solar reflective technology mitigates the urban heat island effect and also contributes to LEED® credits.

• The Original Driveway Design uses recycled rubber expansion joint material for concrete construction. Recycled rubber expansion material is made from recycled tires. The result is a durable, long-lasting product that does not deteriorate due to weather, salt, gasoline, diesel fuel or motor oil and provides better expansion and contraction properties.

• The Original Driveway Design installs concrete that contains fly ash which creates a higher compressive strength over time than concrete without fly ash.
  • Fly ash is a by-product of coal burning in power plants. By using ready-mix concrete that replaces part of the Portland cement with fly ash, we help the environment by reducing the amount of waste product being disposed of in landfills, saving virgin material and energy. Nearly a ton of carbon dioxide is emitted to produce each ton of Portland cement, which equals two months of emissions by a car.
• The Original Driveway Design routinely recycles cardboard and paper, engine oil, and transmission fluids.
  • We are all familiar with recycling newspaper, household paper plastics, and cardboard, but do you know that motor oil has value even after it has been drained from an engine?
    It can be reprocessed and used in furnaces for heat or in power plants to generate electricity for homes, schools, and businesses. It can also be sent to a refinery that specializes in processing used oil and re-refined into lubricating base oils.

The Original Driveway Design fully embraces our responsibility as an environmental steward and believes in implementing sustainable practices as a leader in the industry. The company is thoroughly committed to reducing its environmental impact by actively participating in standards that are in harmony with the earth’s natural resources.