Plastic Roads in Asia: Current Implementations and Should It Be Considered?

SB Abd Karim, S Norman, S Koting, K Simarani… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The rapid economic and industrial growth experienced in the Asian region has significantly
increased waste production, particularly single-use plastic. This surge in waste poses a …

Implementation of life cycle assessment (LCA) in the procurement process of buildings: a systematic literature review

M Scherz, AA Wieser, A Passer, H Kreiner - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The construction industry adds a high share to global CO2 emissions and, thus, to the global
climate crisis. Future buildings need to be planned, constructed, operated, and …

Management of road tunnels: Construction, maintenance and lighting costs

L Moretti, G Cantisani, P Di Mascio - Tunnelling and Underground Space …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper presents a life cycle cost analysis, which compares construction, maintenance,
and lighting costs needed to manage a highway tunnel. As regards the decision making …

Criteria analysis of green public procurement in the Spanish furniture sector

M Braulio-Gonzalo, MD Bovea - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Green Public Procurement (GPP) constitutes a potential policy instrument to reduce
the environmental impact of products, services and works, and to create environmental …

Critical analysis of the life cycle assessment of the Italian cement industry

L Moretti, S Caro - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2017 - Elsevier
The interest for environmentally related issues in the construction industry has grown faster
in recent years, demonstrating the neccesity to promote both a more responsible use of non …

Comparative “from cradle to gate” life cycle assessments of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) materials

L Moretti, V Mandrone, A D'Andrea, S Caro - Sustainability, 2017 - mdpi.com
The objective of this work is to compare the environmental impact of two different hot mix
asphalt (HMA) materials used for road construction in Italy. The analyses used a “from cradle …

Technical and economic evaluation of lighting and pavement in Italian road tunnels

L Moretti, G Cantisani, P Di Mascio, S Caro - Tunnelling and Underground …, 2017 - Elsevier
This work computes and compares the life cycle costs of two different road tunnel pavements
and their corresponding lighting systems. The study evaluated rigid and flexible pavements …

Sustainable public procurement in large infrastructure projects—Policy implementation for carbon emission reductions

S Lingegård, JA Olsson, A Kadefors, S Uppenberg - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The infrastructure construction sector is a significant source of carbon emissions, and more
stringent procurement requirements are central to meeting reduction targets in this demand …

Improving asphalt mixture performance by partially replacing bitumen with waste motor oil and elastomer modifiers

S Fernandes, J Peralta, JRM Oliveira, RC Williams… - Applied Sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
Featured Application This work deals with the partial substitution of asphalt binder with
waste motor oil and elastomer modifiers in order to obtain improved mixtures for pavement …

[PDF][PDF] Studying the effects of roads geometry and design parameters on the pavement drainage system

M Awwad - Civ. Eng. J, 2021 - researchgate.net
Background: Water floods have a considerable impact on roads sustainability by creating
roads cracks, breaking down and holes, and failure for some other parts. The existence of …