<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Despite the new Swedish client requirement to reduce the climate impact from the construction of roads, there has been relatively little research so far on how the optimization measures regarding the environmental impact of road pavements can be integrated in the traditional design. An increase in axle weights, changes of the traditional ways of travel, e.g. the use of automated and guided vehicles, and stricter customer requirements on reducing the climate impact require new approaches to steer the road and pavement industry towards more climate neutral solutions. This paper analyzes the latest standards for sustainability assessment of engineering works in an attempt to adjust these standards for assessing various road design options in a comparable and fair way, also when various materials are included.</p></abstract>

Despite the new Swedish client requirement to reduce the climate impact from the construction of roads, there has been relatively little research so far on how the optimization measures regarding the environmental impact of road pavements can be integrated in the traditional design. An increase in axle weights, changes of the traditional ways of travel, e.g. the use of automated and guided vehicles, and stricter customer requirements on reducing the climate impact require new approaches to steer the road and pavement industry towards more climate neutral solutions. This paper analyzes the latest standards for sustainability assessment of engineering works in an attempt to adjust these standards for assessing various road design options in a comparable and fair way, also when various materials are included.

Making Concrete Pavements Competitive by Using the Standardized Framework for Comparisons of Infrastructure Projects in Terms of Cost-Efficiency and Climate Impact

KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Division of Concrete Structures

Nordic Concrete Research

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Despite the new Swedish client requirement to reduce the climate impact from the construction of roads, there has been relatively little research so far on how...

Making Concrete Pavements Competitive by Using the Standardized Framework for Comparisons of Infrastructure Projects in Terms of Cost-Efficiency and Climate Impact

Published Online: Jul 09, 2020

Page range: 21 - 39

Received: Mar 26, 2000

Accepted: Jun 04, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ncr-2020-0004

Keywords
Structural Design, Sustainability, Mix Design, Modelling

© 2020 Larissa Strömberg et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Making Concrete Pavements Competitive by Using the Standardized Framework for Comparisons of Infrastructure Projects in Terms of Cost-Efficiency and Climate Impact

Published Online: Jul 09, 2020

Page range: 21 - 39

Received: Mar 26, 2000

Accepted: Jun 04, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ncr-2020-0004

KeywordsStructural Design, Sustainability, Mix Design, Modelling

© 2020 Larissa Strömberg et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Structural Design, Sustainability, Mix Design, Modelling