Session 1
- Definitions, issues, metrics of sustainability
- Impacts of the pavement life cycle on the environment and finite resource use
- Basics of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) [note this is different from Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA), which is the subject of another CCPIC class]
- How LCA is being used now, and expected further tools; further development and implementation over next several years
- Pavement life cycle and life cycle thinking and how to use now
- Overview of social and financial sustainability indicators and approaches for qualitative and quantitative consideration
- Summary and questions
Session 2
- Specific considerations and strategies for local government for improving environmental sustainability in each stage of the pavement life cycle
- Use of LCA and life cycle cost information to help quantify and prioritize alternative approaches to improve sustainability
- Expected trends in improving the sustainability of pavement
- Questions and discussion