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Asphalt Day is May 15

Asphalt Day on May 15 celebrates the many economical and efficient uses of liquid asphalt in roofing and paving. The Asphalt Institute introduced this annual observation in celebration of the members of their century-old trade association and the industry across the globe.

Studies show that 94 percent of all U.S. roads use asphalt and 80 percent of U.S. residential roofs use asphalt roofing shingles. This day increases awareness of asphalt roofing and paving products while demonstrating their resiliency and growing sustainability.

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Asphalt Sustainability – Contracting mechanisms, project delivery methods and green public procurement

Dr. Chait Bhat, Ph.D., LCACP is the Sustainability Engineer for the Asphalt Institute.

Part 1 – Fundamentals

As a civil engineer and a certified life cycle assessment practitioner (LCACP), I understand the concept of “green public procurement” comes with a question of appropriate construction contracting mechanisms and accompanying project delivery methods for its successful implementation.

Specifically, “what contracting mechanisms would harness the true potential of green public procurement by applying life cycle assessments (LCAs)/ environmental product declarations (EPDs) at the appropriate decision-making level?” This is an important policy-related question that has huge implications for decision-making. Having the appropriate project procurement/management processes will complement the successful application of pavement-level LCAs and EPDs.

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