Greenroads: A Sustainability Performance Metric for Roadways

Muench, Stephen T; Anderson, Jeralee; Söderlund, Martina

doi:10.3992/jgb.5.2.114

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“…Green road is the umbrella concept for research and development of sustainable road construction projects [16]. Green road aspects focus on, namely: (1) watershed and water management, (2) energy and emission reduction, (3) recycled, reusable and renewable materials, (4) conservation and ecosystem management, and (5) social benefits [17].…”

Section: A Green Road In Sustainabilitymentioning

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Toward Sustainability: Green Road Construction in Indonesia

Djalante¹,

Oneyama²,

Arsyad³

2020

Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Transportation Studies in Developing Countries (ISTSDC 2019)

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Road construction projects can affect directly to the degradation of the environment for causing emission, pollution, and congestion. Green road rating is the tool to measure the performance of green practices and the level of greenness on road construction projects. However, the implementation of the tool to identify how far the green concepts applied in road construction projects still lack in Indonesia. Thus, this research aims to review the extent of the implementation of green road tool in its contribution to the achievement of sustainability goals. The objectives of this research are to determine the level of the greenness of roads by clustering 12 roads and to identify the performance of each main category and subcategory related to the areas of success and the areas in need of improvement based on points obtained. Two methods used in this research are the descriptive method and cluster analysis. The research shows that the level of the greenness of 12 roads is a good adoption of green practices, in which 3 roads are awarded gold stars, and 9 roads are awarded silver stars. In addition, main categories of environment, construction, and material are more implemented than transportation and pavement among the road clusters. While the performance of subcategories namely ecological protection, economic and accessibility are more successful than resource efficiency, safety and environmental quality related to pavement and construction activities. Hence, the implementation of the green road in Indonesia has contributed more to the achievement of natural goals than human goals. Ultimately, policy recommendation is needed for improvement.

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Section: A Green Road In Sustainabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The rating system tries to measure the performance of the decision or plan on transport by providing credits for sustainable practices [12]. The credits refer to points to measure sustainable practices or serve as a method to measure sustainable design and construction on a roadway project [16].…”

Section: B Green Highway Rating Systemmentioning

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Toward Sustainability: Green Road Construction in Indonesia

Djalante¹,

Oneyama²,

Arsyad³

2020

Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Transportation Studies in Developing Countries (ISTSDC 2019)

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“…En este proceso se han analizado tramos de seis autopistas de reciente construcción o renovación y situadas en España, concretamente las siguientes: M-12, AP-6, M-45, CM-42, AG-56 y AP-4 1 . Los datos obtenidos del análisis se han comparado, teniendo en cuenta los diferentes factores del escenario, obteniendo datos reales del uso y mantenimiento en varios años consecutivos en tres de los casos, y de un solo año en los otros tres.…”

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“…Hay también efectos no visibles, que no son percibidos de forma inmediata. Toda la teoría y ciencia desarrolladas en torno a los impactos ambientales está referidas a este tipo de efectos que, aunque no experimentados de forma directa como el paisaje, son susceptibles de medida (1).…”

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Metodología para la evaluación de la sostenibilidad en autopistas: cálculo del balance energético de la infraestructura

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RESUMENEl trabajo aborda el desarrollo de un procedimiento para la evaluación de la eficiencia energética en infraestructuras lineales desde el punto de vista constructivo. El procedimiento permite calcular, tanto globalmente como de forma independizada, el balance energético de las diferentes fases del ciclo de vida de la infraestructura: construcción, operación y desmantelamiento o deconstrucción.Siendo el objetivo la cuantificación de la energía de la infraestructura, el procedimiento permite gestionar eficazmente el consumo de energía y otros impactos ambientales mediante la selección de alternativas y la mitigación o compensación de los balances entre las diferentes fases.En el presente artículo se describe la metodología desarrollada, validándose mediante la aplicación a un caso prác-tico a modo de ejemplo, cuantificando en Julios la energía embebida en una de las unidades de cálculo o unidades funcionales (un tramo recto de autopista de dos carriles), y calculando el cómputo individualizado en las diferentes fases para establecer una comparativa entre las mismas. 513-23 SUMMARY

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“…A total of 2000 points are distributed among the 12 aspects considered.  The GreenRoads model, proposed by the University of Washington and Ch2M Hill (Muench et al, 2010, is a certification system based on environmental credits which are applied to new and maintenance highway projects. It considers, among others, the use of materials and resources, environment and water, access and equity, and pavement technologies.…”

Section: Environmental Certification Modelsmentioning

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Current models and practices of economic and environmental evaluation for sustainable network-level pavement management

Torres-Machí

Chamorro

Yepes³

et al. 2014

Revista de la Construcción

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Manuscript Code: 0253 Date of reception/acceptation: 01jan2014/01aug2014Resumen Las infraestructuras de transporte terrestre y particularmente la infraestructura vial son fundamentales en el desarrollo económico y social. El nivel de calidad percibido por el usuario viene determinado, principalmente, por el pavimento. A nivel mundial se invierte anualmente más de 400 mil millones de dólares en la construcción y el mantenimiento de pavimentos; tareas que aumentan en un 10% el impacto ambiental generado por la circulación de los vehículos. Surge así la necesidad de incorporar un enfoque sostenible en la evaluación de alternativas de conservación que considere aspectos técnicos, económicos, medioambientales, políticos e institucionales de forma integrada y armónica a lo largo de su ciclo de vida. La presente investigación tiene por objeto estudiar los modelos y prácticas en la evaluación económica y ambiental de pavimentos para analizar las ventajas y las limitaciones de la práctica actual e identificar oportunidades para mejorar su gestión sostenible. Una de las principales limitaciones identificadas es la escasez de modelos que consideren de forma integrada los aspectos económicos y ambientales. Se detecta la necesidad de modelos que consideren el efecto sobre los usuarios en zonas de trabajo así como el uso de nuevas tecnologías y materiales reciclados más respetuosos con el medio ambiente. AbstractGround transportation infrastructures, particularly road infrastructure, are essential for economic and social development. The quality level that the user perceives is mainly determined by the pavement condition. More than 400 billion dollars are invested globally each year in pavement construction and maintenance; these tasks increase by 10% the environmental impact generated by vehicle operation. Therefore, a sustainable approach should be incorporated in the assessment of preservation alternatives that consider technical, economic, environmental, political and institutional aspects in an integrated manner over their life-cycle. The purpose of the present research is to examine the models and practices for the economic and environmental evaluation of pavement assets, in order to analyze the advantages and limitations of the current state of the practice and identify the opportunities to improve their sustainable management. One of the main limitations identified is the lack of models that consider the economic and environmental aspects integrally. A need for models which consider the impact on users in work zones, as well as the use of new technologies and recycled materials that are more respectful of the environment, has been detected.Palabras Clave: Evaluación del ciclo de vida, administración de activos, pavimentos, sustentabilidad.

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Greenroads: A Sustainability Performance Metric for Roadways

Cited by 56 publications

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Toward Sustainability: Green Road Construction in Indonesia

Toward Sustainability: Green Road Construction in Indonesia

Metodología para la evaluación de la sostenibilidad en autopistas: cálculo del balance energético de la infraestructura

Current models and practices of economic and environmental evaluation for sustainable network-level pavement management

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