	Tuesday, October 02, 2012

Past Issues | www.texasasphalt.org | Printer-Friendly | Subscribe | Advertise

Upcoming NAPA Seminar

Print this Article | Send to Colleague

We would like to thank our partners at The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) for the following article:

Join us for informative web discussions about important issues facing the industry.

Environmental Life Cycle Assessment for Pavements: Understanding How to Use LCA Software

Environmental Life-Cycle Assessment for Pavements: Understanding How to Use LCA Software

As state transportation agencies continue to review a pavement's environmental impacts, the role of life-cycle assessment (LCA) becomes increasingly useful and important. Environmental LCAs can be used to compare environmental impacts (and benefits) from different pavement designs, construction methods, and even pavement types, all of which can influence agency pavement-selection decisions. Project Emission Estimator 2 (PE-2), developed by Michigan Tech University, is an LCA software package designed using real-world values from specific paving projects. This webinar will discuss environmental LCAs using both NAPA’s industry Greenhouse Gas Calculator and MTU's PE-2 software.

Webinar Date: Oct. 4, 2012
Webinar Time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
Registration: Click here to register

$75 for NAPA Members (Use promo code LCA to receive the Members-only discount.)
$135 for Non-Members

Meet the Speakers:

Dr. Amlan Mukherjee is Assistant Professor Civil and Environmental Engineering at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Mich. Mukherjee was the lead developer of the Project Emission Estimator (PE-2) LCA software, which was developed to measure the carbon footprint of typical asphalt and concrete pavements in reconstruction and rehabilitation projects.

Dr. Howard Marks is Vice President of Environmental Affairs for the National Asphalt Pavement Association.

Dedicated to Quality
Asphalt: Smooth | Durable | Quiet | Safe