FORESIGHT SESSION 4. "SUSTAINABLE PAVEMENTS: ON THE ROAD TO CLIMATE RESILIENCE & ENERGY EFFICIENCY"
Oct. 7, Monday. 08:00-11:30
Conference Room C
Chair: Prof. Kamil KALOUSH, International Road federation (IRF), USA
Global commitments to reduce carbon emissions and simultaneously increase the resilience of critical infrastructure to extreme weather events have placed greater societal expectations on road builders to design and deliver sustainable pavements that are both affordable and scalable. This session will present a comparative benchmark of the state of readiness of the most promising pavement technologies, and endeavour to achieve a high-level consensus on the political and financing framework required to operate the transition from prototypes today to large-scale deployment tomorrow.
Introduction
• Prof. Kamil KALOUSH, International Road federation (IRF), USA
Presentation
Part 1
Mainstreaming of Green Construction Technologies in India
• S.K. NIRMAL, Secretary General, Indian Roads Congress, India
Presentation
Advances in low-emission pavement engineering processes
• Dr. Mohamed EL-BASYOUNY, Parsons Middle East, UAE
Research and Development Efforts in the UAE
• Prof. Tom SKARPAS, Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates
Presentation
Questions & Answers
• Prof. Kamil KALOUSH
Break 09:30 - 10:00
Impact of Future Climate Change on Materials Selection and Pavement Performance in UAE
• Prof. Waleed ZEIADA, University of Sharjah, UAE
Presentation
Part 2
Policies to Extend the life of Road Assets
• Dr. Adam ZOFKA, Road & Bridge Research Institute (IBDiM), Poland
Presentation
Promoting greener & more durable road construction (Industry Contributions)
• Mr Luis Alfonso DE LEÓN ALONSO, Technical Manager, CIRTEC, Spain
Presentation
• Mr Joe Abi SALEH, Forta Corporation, Canada
• Mr Himanshu AGARWAL, Senior Vice President, Zydex, India
• Mrs Leticia PARRA RODRIGUEZ, Technical Manager, MENA Energy, United Arab Emirates
Presentation
Questions & Answers
• Prof. Kamil KALOUSH