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Program

This program is subject to change.


Thursday, June 6, 2024

9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Registration
  • Nametags, proceedings book, program
1:00 - 1:40 p.m. Welcoming Remarks (5-10 minutes each)
  • Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)
  • Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
  • Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC)
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
1:40 - 3:15 p.m.

Keynote


Topic:
Presenter: Peter Bacas (EPA)

(35 minutes)


Topic: Social Life Cycle Assessment Methodology: Its Standardization and Application to Construction Sector
Presenter: Marzia Traverso

(35 minutes)


Panel Discussion (20 minutes)

3:15 - 3:45 p.m. Coffee Break
3:45 - 5:30 p.m. Workshop Session: FHWA/IRA Benchmarking Efforts & Open Discussions
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Poster Session & Reception
  • Quantitative Measures of Social Sustainability for Pavements – Young Members Poster Submission
  • Optimizing Concrete Pavement Designs to Reduce LCCA and LCA
  • Modern Road Infrastructures Implications: Case Studies in Bari, Italy
  • Considering performance in cradle-to-gate LCA studies &ndash Do reference service lives provide a good proxy or should predicted service lives be used instead?
  • LCA Perspective and Biogenic: A Comprehensive Analysis of Environmental Impact in Infrastructure Construction
  • The Use of Belitic Calcium Sulfoaluminate (BCSA) Cement as a Mineral Admixture in Portland Limestone Cement (PLC)
  • Environmental Impacts of RAP Recycling in Asphalt Pavements Using Life Cycle Assessment: A Saudi Arabian Case Study
  • Sustainability-oriented Business Models for Highway Concessions in Brazil: A Case Study of Maintenance Strategies with Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement
  • Methods to Benchmark the Global Warming Potentials of Asphalt Mixes and Strategies to Reduce Carbon Footprint: A Life Cycle Assessment Case Study
  • Implementing Reduced Temperature Chemical Warm Mix Asphalt into Practice Can Lead to Reduced Environmental Impacts: A Claim Backed by Life Cycle Assessment
  • Combined Implementation of Balanced Mix Design and Warm-Mix Technology: Impact Assessment Considering both Performance and Environmental Aspects
  • Sustainability-Informed Decision of Asphalt Pavement Overlay
  • Life Cycle Assessment of Coastal Pavements Incorporating Flood Responsive Maintenance Strategies
  • Improving the Carbon Footprint of West Virginia Pavements
  • Incorporation of Embodied Carbon of Concrete into Durability Design of Concrete Bridge Deck - Poster Abstract
  • Life Cycle Assessment of Pavement Preservation Techniques Using the LTPP Database
  • Overcoming the Educational Barrier to Cement and Concrete Carbon Reduction
  • Life Cycle Assessment of Next-Generation Flexible Pavements at the FHWA Pavement Testing Facility
  • Life Cycle Assessment of Asphalts Containing Recycled Marine Debris in Hawaii
  • From Road's End to Rebirth: Analyzing End-of-Life Allocation Approaches in Asphalt Mixtures

Friday, June 7, 2024

7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 10:15 a.m.

Keynote


Topic:
Presenter: Karen Scrivener

(35 minutes)


Topic: The Real Potential of Biogenic Binders in Reducing CO2 Emissions and Meeting Differing Expectations for Their LCA
Presenter: Erik Denneman

(35 minutes)


Panel Discussion (20 minutes)

10:15 - 10:45 a.m. Coffee Break
10:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Workshop Session: National Asphalt Pavement Association (EPD Tools)


Lectern Session 2.1: 4 papers (20 minutes each)
  • Permeable Pavement Systems: Sustainable Case Studies
  • Towards The Assessment of Social Sustainability – Identifying Social Hotspots for Road Pavement Materials
  • Quantitative Measures of Social Sustainability for Pavements
  • A Methodology for the Life Cycle Management of European Road Pavements
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 - 3:15 p.m.

YMC Working Tables Session


Lectern Session 2.2: 4 papers (20 minutes each)
  • Data Specificity of Concrete Mixture Environmental Product Declarations
  • Study on the Mechanical Behavior and (EPDs) of Road Base Layers Incorporating Anhydrous Calcium Sulphate
  • Environmental Product Declarations: Effects of Scope of Consideration and Design Approach on the Results of Life Cycle Assessments
  • Recommended to Include Relevant Material Performance in the Construction Material Environmental Product Declarations
3:15 - 3:45 p.m. Coffee Break
3:45 - 5:30 p.m. Lectern Session 2.3: 4 papers (20 minutes each)
  • Life Cycle Cost and Environmental Impacts of Portland Limestone Cement and Calcium Sulfoaluminate Cement as Alternative Binders in Concrete
  • Life Cycle Assessment of Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement Overlay of Jointed Plain Concrete Pavement
  • Effect of Transportation on Environmental Burdens of Blended Cements Made with Imported and Domestic Supplementary Cementitious Materials
  • Capital Goods Data in Asphalt Products

Lectern Session 2.4: 4 papers (20 minutes each)
  • Are Low-Temperature Asphalts a Good Choice?
  • Assessing the Ecological Impact of Different Asphalt Mix Designs Following a Cradle to Gate Approach
  • Life Cycle Assessment of Rubber Modified Asphalt Pavement in Michigan: A Case Study
  • Toward Sustainability – Life Cycle Perspective in Green Hydrogen and By-products Material in Asphalt Production: A Case Study for Road Pavement
7:00 - 10:00 p.m. Symposium Banquet

Saturday, June 8, 2024

7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 10:15 a.m.

Keynote or Panel Discussion from Presenters from DOTs


Topic:
Presenter: Amlan Mukherjee

(45 minutes)


Plenary Paper 1: Piloting Life Cycle Assessment: Experiences from Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Virginia Departments of Transportation Case Studies (20 minutes)


Plenary Paper 2: Summary of the FHWA Climate Challenge or Symposium (20 minutes)

10:15 - 10:45 a.m. Coffee Break
10:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lectern Session 3.2: 4 papers (20 minutes each)
  • Life Cycle Assessment of Asphalt Concrete Construction Stage and Impacts of Construction Equipment Idling
  • LCA and LCCA for the Use of Low-Quality Local Aggregates in Stone Matrix Asphalt in Illinois
  • Renewable Fuel for Asphalt Concrete Production to Reduce Carbon Emissions
  • A Graphene-Enhanced Recycled-Plastic Asphalt Mixture Modifier: Two Case Studies in the United Kingdom and the United States of America

Lectern Session 3.3: 4 papers (20 minutes each)
  • Case Study: Implementation of Buy Clean Colorado for I-76 Highway Construction Project
  • Integrating Corporate GHG Protocols Scope 1, 2, and 3 into Product Life Cycle Assessments
  • Strategies for Reducing CO2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Flexible Pavements Life Cycle
  • Pavement Consumption Cost Analysis on the Roads of Texas
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 - 3:15 p.m. Lectern Session 3.4: 3 papers (20 minutes each)
  • Evaluation of Life Cycle Assessment Tools for Road Construction and Operation Purposes: A Case Study in Nordic Europe
  • Updates and Demonstration of the FAA Airfield Life Cycle Assessment Tool: A Taxiway Case Study
  • RolRoad –LCA: A Web-Based Application for Estimating the Excess Fuel Consumption and Environmental Impacts Due to the Rolling Resistance of Passenger Cars

Lectern Session 3.5: 3 papers (20 minutes each)
  • Evaluate and Document Production and Reduction Methods for CO2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Flexible Pavements Life Cycle
  • Optimizing Network-Level Pavement Treatment for Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction
  • A Systematic Digitalization for Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Measures in Long-Term Road Planning
3:15 - 3:45 p.m. Coffee Break
3:45 - 5:30 p.m.

Panel Discussion


Plenary & Closeout Session – Best Paper Award and Poster Awards