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TRB Webinar: Life-Cycle Assessment for Pavements and Transportation Infrastructure

August 17, 2023

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (EDT)

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Many industrial sectors are increasingly focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and achieving net zero emissions by 2050. As the largest contributor, making the transportation sector more sustainable is essential to meeting this goal. Life-cycle assessment (LCA) is a critical tool to evaluate the emissions associated with transportation infrastructure and implementation of strategies to reduce greenhouse gas. TRB hosted a webinar on Thursday, August 17, 2023 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Eastern that provided multiple perspectives from public and private sectors and academia for stakeholders to learn about LCA process, current tools and data, the newest trends, and future needs.

This webinar was sponsored by TRB’s Standing Technical Subcommittee for Sustainable and Resilient Pavements.

The slides are linked in the meeting materials. View the recorded webinar below.

Webinar agenda and presenters

  1. LCA efforts in asphalt industry: Importance of data – Chaitanya Bhat, Asphalt Institute

  2. Sustainability and LCA for concrete pavements – Leif Wathne, Concrete Pavement Technology Center, Iowa State University

  3. LCA implementation: Integrating pavement performance – Ben Bowers, National Center for Asphalt Technology, Auburn University

  4. Question and answer session moderated by Migdalia Carrion, Federal Highway Administration

The first 60 minutes of the webinar were for presentations and the final 30 minutes were reserved for audience questions.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, participants can:

  1. Utilize key pavement LCA tools and databases

  2. Identify the primary stakeholders for pavement LCA and their role in LCA

  3. Discuss state-of-practice, limitations, and future needs in pavement LCA

Professional Development Hours

This webinar was delivered as a scheduled – e-learning live event and is categorized within RCEP as Technical, Health and Safety.

Professional Development Hours (PDHs) earned on completion of this program were reported to the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Certificates of Completion are issued to all participants via the RCEP.net online system. Complaints about registered providers may be addressed to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Fl., Washington, DC, 20005.

Disclaimer

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