--- title: "Public squares pavings : natural stones or green materials?" description: Porcelain stoneware for public squares pavings is a sustainable material that combines reliability, style and durability. Discover more. image: https://blog.grestone.it/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/pavimentazioni-per-piazze-pubbliche-grestone.jpg --- [![logo-grestone](https://blog.grestone.it/hubfs/logo-grestone.svg "logo-grestone")](https://www.grestone.it/) - [Our Company](https://www.grestone.it/en/grestone-and-sustainable-porcelain-stoneware-for-outdoor-pavings/) - [Green](https://www.grestone.it/en/green/) - [Surfaces](https://www.grestone.it/en/surfaces/) - - [Collections](https://www.grestone.it/en/surfaces/collections/) - [Thicknesses](https://www.grestone.it/en/surfaces/thicknesses/) - [Signage Color System](https://www.grestone.it/en/surfaces/signage-color-system/) - [Smart Spacer System](https://www.grestone.it/en/surfaces/side-design/) - [Side Design](https://www.grestone.it/en/surfaces/side-design/) - [Design Projects](https://www.grestone.it/en/design-projects/) - [News](https://blog.grestone.it/en/news) - [Contacts](https://www.grestone.it/en/contacts/) - [Download](https://www.grestone.it/en/download/) - [Our Company](https://www.grestone.it/en/grestone-and-sustainable-porcelain-stoneware-for-outdoor-pavings/) - [Green](https://www.grestone.it/en/green/) - [Surfaces](https://www.grestone.it/en/surfaces/) - - [Collections](https://www.grestone.it/en/surfaces/collections/) - [Thicknesses](https://www.grestone.it/en/surfaces/thicknesses/) - [Signage Color System](https://www.grestone.it/en/surfaces/signage-color-system/) - [Smart Spacer System](https://www.grestone.it/en/surfaces/side-design/) - [Side Design](https://www.grestone.it/en/surfaces/side-design/) - [Design Projects](https://www.grestone.it/en/design-projects/) - [News](https://blog.grestone.it/en/news) - [Contacts](https://www.grestone.it/en/contacts/) - [Download](https://www.grestone.it/en/download/) ![Public squares pavings : natural stones or sustainable materials?](https://blog.grestone.it/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/pavimentazioni-per-piazze-pubbliche-grestone.jpg) # *Dec 13, 2021 4:48:00 PM | News* Public squares pavings : natural stones or sustainable materials? Porcelain stoneware for public squares pavings is a sustainable material that combines reliability, style and durability. Discover more. ## *Share* - [mailto:?&subject=Public%20squares%20pavings%20:%20natural%20stones%20or%20sustainable%20materials?&body=Public%20squares%20pavings%20:%20natural%20stones%20or%20sustainable%20materials?%0A(https%3A%2F%2Fblog.grestone.it%2Fen%2Fnews%2Fpublic-squares-pavings-natural-stones-or-sustainable-material)](mailto:?&subject=Public%20squares%20pavings%20:%20natural%20stones%20or%20sustainable%20materials?&body=Public%20squares%20pavings%20:%20natural%20stones%20or%20sustainable%20materials?%0A(https%3A%2F%2Fblog.grestone.it%2Fen%2Fnews%2Fpublic-squares-pavings-natural-stones-or-sustainable-material)) - - - **Modern squares pavings: versatile metropolitan attitudePublic squares pavings are important elements of the aesthetics of our cities**. They provide opportunities for citizens and visitors to interact, as well as a pleasing and an enjoyable environment. Materials intended for squares pavings: is it time for innovation? In recent history **public squares have been paved with natural materials, such as stones** extracted from quarries: **red porphyry, travertine, basalt** and many others. Such resources are poorly sustainable from an environmental point of view:  their extraction has indeed **serious consequences on the balance of the ecosystem**. For this reason, more and more countries have decided to ban such activity to prevent hydrogeological instability and the devastation of mountains. How can we **design public meeting areas** while preserving the aesthetic appeal, technical performance and the environment? **Eco-friendly porcelain stoneware materials for square paving** are the best [alternative to stones](https://blog.grestone.it/en/news/the-alternatives-to-natural-stone-for-urban-pavings?hsLang=en). Thanks to their features, they perfectly replicate the strength and appearance of the surfaces traditionally used, decreasing the impact on natural resources. ## Historical squares pavings: balancing tradition and durability When it comes to paving historical squares, there is often **a dichotomy between the peculiarities of the surrounding environment and the need for a durable or reliable material**. That’s because we need to **preserve the pre-existing style and, at the same time, ensure the resistance to city activities.** Let’s think about the **paving of an historical square made of red porphyry**: there is a combination of material recognition and lower resistance to vehicular and pedestrian stresses that damage the surfaces causing breakages and hollows, which makes maintenance or replacement necessary. Whether it’s about the [sampietrini](https://blog.grestone.it/en/news/cobblestone-pavement?hsLang=en) or high-thickness tiles, Grestone® Urban Pavings **eco-friendly porcelain stoneware stones** combine the **[red porphyry natural effect](https://www.grestone.it/en/surfaces/collections/porfido-rosso/) with extraordinary technical performance**, such as the prolonged resistance to vehicular and pedestrian traffic. ![pavimentazioni per piazze pubbliche con Grestone® Urban Pavings pietre ceramiche in gres porcellanato ecologico](https://blog.grestone.it/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/pavimentazioni-per-piazze-pubbliche-grestone-300x188.jpg?width=500&height=313&name=pavimentazioni-per-piazze-pubbliche-grestone-300x188.jpg) ## Modern squares pavings: versatile metropolitan attitude With regard to modern squares pavings, the latest trends focus on the versatility of solutions and offers. In addition to the metropolitan attitude of meeting areas, we must take into consideration the **sustainability elements**, **now part and parcel of each new project of public construction sector**, as required by the Green Public Procurement. [ Grestone® Urban Pavings](https://www.saxagres.it/grestone/) **eco-friendly porcelain stoneware stones** are the **green alternative to concrete or any other polluting material**: surfaces such as the [Lapis Lux or Lapis Nero](https://www.grestone.it/en/surfaces/collections/lapis/) give a contemporary look and brightness together with a long-lasting durability to severe stresses caused by vehicular traffic. --- #### Stop using natural stones for paving squares, roads and sidewalks. #### Grestone® Urban Pavings self-locking high-thickness porcelain stoneware blocks are the eco-friendly solution for new urban regeneration and redevelopment projects: a sustainable product suitable to those projects that require strong certainties of style. 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