TIA 2010 Symposium to show green side of asphalt rubber.
Press Release Summary:
Taking place in Ocean City, MD from September 30 through October 2, TIA-hosted 2010 Environmental Symposium will feature Greening Highways Means Saving Money and the Environment session. Attendees can hear industry experts share new construction techniques, innovative products, and successful programs that are beneficially impacting roads nationwide. Additionally, attendees will learn about rubberized asphalt projects in eastern U.S.
Original Press Release:
Take Your Community to the "Green Side" with Asphalt Rubber
TIA Invites You to Take Part in "Greening Highways Means Saving Money and the Environment" at the 2010 Environmental Symposium
Bowie, MD - The Tire Industry Association (TIA), one of the leading global authorities on tires, is working through its Environmental Advisory Council (EAC) to host an Environmental Symposium on September 30 - October 2 at the Ocean City Convention Center in Ocean City, MD. One of the featured sessions is entitled, "Greening Highways Means Saving Money and the Environment."
Attendees - especially those in the road construction and asphalt industry - will have a remarkable, first-time opportunity to hear a diverse group of well-respected industry experts share new construction techniques, innovative products and successful programs that are beneficially impacting roads across the country. In addition, attendees will specifically learn the latest information on rubberized asphalt projects in the eastern U.S., including one being laid on a stretch of roadway on Maryland's Eastern Shore just days before the symposium.
"The EAC is extremely proud to take the lead in organizing this asphalt rubber session that brings together such high-level experts and provides the opportunity to feature the performance, value and benefits of rubber-modified asphalt," said Dick Gust, EAC co-chair. To register for this unique event, please visit the "Events" section of www.tireindustry.org, or call 800.876.8372, ext. 104.
"In the 'old days' of the 1990s, tire rubber used to cost more than asphalt and was a patented process. Today, it is about half the cost of liquid asphalt, and standard specifications for rubberized asphalt are part of the public domain. The technology is wide open to competition. Anyone can manufacture it. National equipment manufacturers service the market today and can provide highly mobile blenders at low cost," said rubberized asphalt expert Doug Carlson of Liberty Tire Recycling, who will serve as moderator for this session.
Asphalt that includes rubber from recycled scrap tires is providing a viable and successful way for cash-strapped states, municipalities and other agencies to stretch their maintenance dollars while achieving sustainable and eco-friendly pavements. Rubberized pavements can be placed thinner and last longer than traditional asphalt, reducing maintenance costs. It can also replace polymers which have become extremely expensive and in short supply. In fact, the Federal Highway Administration has verified that tire rubber can outperform the best virgin polymers in the market today. And, tire rubber benefits the motoring public - it decreases the temperature susceptibility of the pavement, reduces noise and enhances safety in wet weather through reduced splash and spray.
In use in the western U.S. for over 20 years, eastern states such as Massachusetts and New Jersey have begun to take advantage of rubberized asphalt technology and are discovering the multiple benefits of utilizing recycled tire rubber.
This session will be led by top experts in asphalt rubber, including Liberty's Carlson and Cliff Ashcroft of FNF Construction, as well as Tom Bennert, a senior research engineer from the Rutgers Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation and Bob Sauber, a supervising engineer with the New Jersey Department of Transportation, who will explain how utilizing rubberized asphalt has helped their east-coast state achieve "green" pavements and "black" budgets.
"TIA is proud to be leading the way in the rubberized asphalt field by, for the first time, pulling together such an impressive roster of experts whose combined knowledge will provide attendees in the road construction field a thorough and up-to-date look at this exciting material," said TIA Executive Vice President Roy Littlefield.
About TIA:
TIA is an international association representing all segments of the tire industry, including those that manufacture, repair, recycle, sell, service or use new or retreaded tires, and also those suppliers or individuals who furnish equipment, material or services to the industry. The Tire Industry Association (TIA) has a history that spans more than 80 years and includes several name changes. Originally known as the National Tire Dealers & Retreaders Association (NTDRA), the organization gave birth over the years to the American Retreaders Association (ARA) and the Tire Association of North America (TANA). ARA changed its name to the International Tire & Rubber Association (ITRA) and merged with TANA in 2002 to form the current Tire Industry Association (TIA), which now represents every interest in the tire industry. For more information, visit www.tireindustry.org, or call 800.876.8372.
