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Location: LNEC, Lisbon, Portugal

DATE: 24, 25 May, 2017

With the signing of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change at the United Nation's 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21), it is now incumbent upon each industry to do the best they can to reduce the carbon footprint in their respective sectors. Construction and maintenance strategies for high, medium, and low volume roads can be adjusted and improved towards meeting that goal. Additionally, new and old paving strategies and materials must now be examined under this new light.

The cost-effective use of recycled crumb rubbers in mixes and pavements will be examined together with efforts from agencies and practitioners towards demonstrating that these products can indeed become a mainstream paving component.

The conference will feature agency representatives, practitioners, and researchers each sharing their experiences and views on how to build cost-effective pavements in such a manner so as to have a greener tomorrow.

Themes:

Green Construction and Sustainability

Adaptation of Road Pavements to Climate Change

Innovation in Construction and Maintenance

Environment Considerations in Road Projects Evaluation to Ensure Quality of Life

Standards for Climate Change Adaptation

Adaption of Tire Recycling Strategies to Facilitate the Higher Crumb Rubber Demands to Face Climate Change

Pavement Performance and Cost Effectiveness of “Green” Solutions

Carbon Tax and Road Maintenance Strategies

Organization

Esteban Salinas (IRF) esalinas@irf.global

George Way (RAF) wayout@cox.net

Jorge Sousa (Consulpav) jorge.b.sousa@gmail.com

Rossana Sousa (Consulpav) rossana.sousa@consulpav.com

Miguel Angel Sanz Coll (Valoriza) masanz@sacyr.com

Fernando Guijjaro (Composan) fernando.guijarro@composanindustrial.com

All Speakers

May 24^th Wednesday

8:30 – 9:30 – REGISTRATION

9:30 – 11:00 – OPENING STATEMENTS


9:30 – 9:35		Jorge Sousa, PhD (RAF)
9:35 – 9:40		Esteban Salinas (IRF)
9:40 – 9:45		Dr. Lurdes Antunes Research Coordinator, Member of the Directing Council of LNEC

KEYSPEAKERS

9:45 – 10:05		Dr. José Serrano Gordo Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, Infraestruturas de Portugal, S.A.
10:05 – 10:25		Ângelo Pinto President of DER-RJ Brasil
10:25 – 10:45		Dr. Ing. Juan Jose Potti Presidente Ejecutivo de Asefma (Asociación de mezclas asfálticas de España)

10:45 – 11:00 Special Guests – Greener Tomorrow

Next generation speakers by

o 11:00-11:30 Break

11:30 – 13:00 – Module 1 - Moderator: George Way, P.E.

Recycled Crumb Rubber Pavements Meeting the Needs of a Greener Tomorrow

11:30 – 12:00		Prof. Kamil Kaloush (ASU-RAF) Environmental benefits of Using Asphalt Rubber in Pavements
12:00 – 12:30		Jorge Sousa, PhD (RAF) Past and Future of Rubber Pavements
12:30 – 13:00		Prof. Ezio Santagata (Politecnico di Torino) Performance-related evaluation and environmental assessment of asphalt rubber mixtures for road pavements

o 13:00- 15:00 Lunch

15:00 – 17:00 – Module 2 - Moderator: Jorge Sousa, Ph.D

Cost Effective Pavements Using Recycled Crumb Rubber

15:00 – 15:30		George Way, P.E (RAF) Undisputable evidence that asphalt rubber pavements are cost effective
15:30 – 16:00		Prof. Shane Underwood (USA) Climate Change Threats to Transportation Infrastructure in the United States
16:00 – 16:30		Miguel Angel Sanz Coll (General Manager CIRTEC, Spain) RARX Additive

16:30 – 17:30 – Live Overlay Construction (Thingap with RARX)

Introduction by Dr. Jorge Sousa

		Pedro Nunes (Asphalt Manager, Tecnovia)
		Nuno Fernandes (Technical Manager, Tecnovia)
		Design, Production and Live Paving of Thingap with Rarx
		Nuno Carapuça (Test Section Responsable, Tecnovia)

17:30 – 19:00 RECEPTION

All Speakers

May 25^th Thursday

8:30 – 9:30 – REGISTRATION

9:30 - 11:00 – Module 3 - Moderator: Prof. Kamil Kaloush

Construction and Maintenance Strategies Using Recycled Crumb Rubber

9:30 - 10:00		Prof. Juan Gallego (Spain) Design and Production of Rubberized Asphalt Paving Materials
10:00 - 10:30		Manuel Salas (Director Tecnico Cemosa) Quality control of mixes produced with RARX
10:30 - 11:00		Javier Carvajal (Director Tecnico Del Ayt. De Fuenlabrada, Spain) Design of urban asphalts with asphalt rubber

o 11:00 -11:30 Break

11:30 - 13:00 – Module 4 - Moderator: Prof. Ezio Santagata

International Experience Using Recycled Crumb Rubber in Pavements

11:30 - 12:00		Luis Leon (Technical Manager CIRTEC) Spanish experience in wet process in asphalt mix plant and Technical possibilities of this system
12:00 - 12:30		Richard Champion (Marketing Director, CEI Enterprises, Inc, USA) Reducing CO Worldwide, The High Viscosity Rubber Asphalt Experience
12:30 - 13:00		Daniele Fornai (Ecopneus, Italy) Environment Benefits of Asphalt mixes with crumb rubber in Italy

o 13:00 - 15:00 Lunch

15:00 -18:00 – Module 5 - Moderator: Prof. Shane Underwood

Overview Path to a Greener Future with Recycled Crumb Rubber in Pavements, Research and Design

15:00 – 15:25		Gabriel Leal (Director General De Signus Ecovalor, Spain) Incorporating used tires into roads. Circular Economy
15:25 -15:50		Prof. Jorge Pais (Portugal) The use of asphalt rubber in Portugal
15:50 -16:15		Jose Maria Bermejo Muñoz (Advisor on circular economy, Thinking Remarket, Spain) The use of secondary raw materials in roads A small step for men, one giant leap for mankind

o 16:15 -16:40 Break

Module 5 - Moderator: Prof. Jorge Pais

16:40 – 17:05		Fátima Alexandra Batista (Assistant Researcher LNEC, Portugal) Recycling road related materials: from research to practice
17:05 -17:30		Maria del Mar Colás Victoria TÉCNICO DESARROLLO, RESEARCH ENGINEER (CEPSA) Development of a bitumen modified with rubber type BBM 35/50, specially designed for the work of a road in Portugal
17:30 -17:55		Prof. Henrique Miranda (Portugal) I mix design. A new approach for mix formulation