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Renewable Fuel for Asphalt Concrete Production to Reduce Carbon Emissions
A recent analysis of Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) activities found that the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions comes from...
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Are Low-Temperature Asphalts a Good Choice?
In the last few years, European and international policies set the objective of achieving high levels of health and environmental protection. For...
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Permeable Pavement Systems: Sustainable Case Studies
Structurally resilient and functionally sound pavements should withstand excessive water run-off. Permeable pavement systems (PPS) may be used to...
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A Methodology for the Life Cycle Management of European Road Pavements
International and European standards are rapidly emerging to guide practitioners in achieving more consistent and precise sustainability assessments...
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A Systematic Digitalization for Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Measures in Long-Term Road Planning
Facing the growing challenges posed by climate change, the importance of integrating climate mitigation and adaptation measures in long-term road...
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Integrating Corporate GHG Protocols Scope 1, 2, and 3 into Product Life Cycle Assessments
There is a growing trend of policies being developed to encourage companies to decarbonize. While some policies focus on corporate sector analysis,...
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Recommended to Include Relevant Material Performance in the Construction Material Environmental Product Declarations
The use of cradle-to-gate environmental product declarations (EPDs) can be an important part of the implementation of life cycle thinking to improve...
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Estimating Pavement Cost in Texas Using a Mechanistic-Empirical Proportional Consumption Approach
The state of Texas heavily relies on its extensive surface transportation network to facilitate the safe and efficient movement of goods and people....
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Life Cycle Cost and Environmental Impacts of Portland Limestone Cement and Calcium Sulfoaluminate Cement as Alternative Binders in Concrete
Use of portland limestone cement (PLC) instead of ordinary portland cement (OPC) Type I/II in conventional concrete pavement and calcium...
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Data Specificity of Concrete Mixture Environmental Product Declarations
The objective of this research is to determine the data specificity needed to develop concrete mixture environmental product declarations (EPDs) that...
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Risk-Based Network-Level Pavement Treatment Optimization for Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction
Transportation-related emissions are a major contributor to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and are closely linked to pavement performance....
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Evaluation of LCA Tools for Road Construction and Operation Purposes: A Case Study in Nordic Europe
Numerous life cycle assessment (LCA) tools for roads are available in Finland and the Nordic countries. These are distinct in aspects such as the LCA...
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RolRoad – LCA: A Web-Based Application for Estimating the Excess Fuel Consumption and Environmental Impacts Due to the Rolling Resistance of Passenger Cars
This paper presents RolRoad – LCA, a web-based application for estimating rolling resistance (RR) and its effect on excess fuel consumption (EFC) of...
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Piloting Life Cycle Assessment: Experiences from Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Virginia Departments of Transportation Case Studies
There is growing interest for state departments of transportation to identify practices that reduce the embodied carbon of infrastructure. To achieve...
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Identification of Risks Related to Passenger Exchange Service in the Water Tram Stop Area on the Example of the Water Tram of the Wrocław Agglomeration
The paper presents aspects of risks related to the infrastructure of the water tram stop area on the example of the water tram of the Wrocław...
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Requirements for Specific Vessel Types
Many vessel types have design and operational characteristics which require special consideration when intended, or called upon to, operate in Arctic...
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Requirements for Enhanced Polar Class Notation
Vessels that comply with the requirements outlined and discussed in this chapter, in addition to those previously discussed in Chaps....
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Requirements for Vessels Intended for Navigation in First-Year Ice
Vessels which are to be distinguished in the Record by Ice Class followed by ice class A0, B0, C0, D0 or E0 are expected to meet the applicable...
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Machinery Requirements for Polar Class Vessels
This chapter applies to the main propulsion, steering gear, emergency and essential auxiliary systems essential for the safety of polar class vessels...
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The Arctic Environment
For the purposes of this book, the term “Arctic” is used to indicate the terrestrial basin which is filled by the Arctic or Polar Ocean. “Arctic”...