CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011 to include Green Roads Summit.December 9, 2010 -
Scheduled for March 22-26, CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011 will include Green Roads Summit, which will offer attendees green construction techniques and latest environmental information affecting jobsites, including green roads programs. Steven Van Beek of ENO Foundation for Transportation, will kick off event talking on "Climate Change, Sustainable Transportation and Economic Competitiveness." Additional topics will include sustainability, recycling and reuse, stormwater management, and climate/air issues.
New "Green Roads Summit" at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011 |
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Press release date: December 7, 2010
Increased interest in green highways is a natural extension of the fast-growing green building movement in construction. A new "Green Roads Summit" at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011 will offer attendees ready-to apply green construction techniques and the latest environmental information affecting jobsites, including green roads programs.
The daylong event, which includes a closing reception, is March 24, 2011 and is open to all show attendees. CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011 will be held March 22-26, 2011 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, USA.
The Green Roads Summit is a collaboration between CONEXPO-CON/AGG and Construction Materials Recycling Association (CMRA), U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Associated General Contractors of America (AGC).
Also participating are industry experts from groups including Maryland State Highway Administration, New York Department of Transportation, American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA), Diesel Technology Forum, National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) and Rubber Pavements Association.
"Sustainability is an issue that transcends national borders, so attendees from the United States as well as worldwide will find the topics of interest. It's a great opportunity for attendees to meet with leaders in this emerging area to discuss current and future best practices," stated William Turley, executive director of CMRA.
Kicking off the event is Steven Van Beek of the ENO Foundation for Transportation, talking on "Climate Change, Sustainable Transportation and Economic Competitiveness." Emerging trends in sustainability is the focus of the summit's morning general sessions, including FHWA's sustainable highway criteria tool and pilot projects.
Afternoon breakouts will cover a variety of topics related to recycling and reuse, stormwater management and climate/air issues.
Recycling/Reuse breakouts will discuss use of industrial byproducts in pavements, recycled asphalt pavement, scrap tires in rubberized asphalt, in-place concrete and asphalt pavement recycling and two-lift concrete construction with recycled concrete.
Stormwater Management breakouts will focus on watershed-based stormwater management, low-impact development processes/practices, performance/value of green infrastructure, and case studies of the Colorado stormwater excellence program and Maryland inter-county connector.
Climate/Air breakouts will cover achieving profitable and sustainable fleet operations, regulatory updates and a "clean diesel" retrofit case study.
For more information, visit the Education section of the show website www.conexpoconagg.com.
Media contact: Pat Monroe (pmonroe@aem.org, 414-298-4123 direct, 414-272-0943)
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