This course was developed in partnership with the City and County Pavement Improvement Center, funded by California Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. This class delivery is supported by the California Department of Transportation, Division of Local Assistance, which offers reduced registration fees to employees of California's city, county, regional, and other public agencies.

Description

This course introduces key concepts, definitions, and performance metrics for evaluating and improving pavement systems from a life-cycle perspective. It emphasizes energy efficiency, responsible material use, and long-term performance across all stages of the pavement life cycle, from material production and construction to maintenance, rehabilitation, and end-of-life. Course participants will explore strategies tailored to different project contexts, agency priorities, and performance objectives, with attention to how design and maintenance decisions influence resource consumption and operational efficiency over time. The course also examines economic and social considerations that inform practical decision-making. Emerging tools, data frameworks, and evolving policies will be reviewed, along with methods to critically assess whether proposed innovations are likely to deliver measurable improvements in resource efficiency and overall system performance. This is an introductory-level course offered by the City and County Pavement Improvement Center (CCPIC) in partnership with TechTransfer.

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Topics Include

• Sustainability: What is it and why should we care?
• Pavement life cycle and life cycle thinking
• Strategies for Improving Energy and Resource Efficiency Across the Life Cycle
• Design
• Materials, design and procurement
• Construction
• Use
• Maintenance and rehabilitation, pavement management
• End of life

• Economic and Social Dimensions in Decision-Making
• Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
• LCA development and where it can be used
• LCA examples comparing alternative strategies for informed decision making
• Demonstration of Environmental LCA for Pavements (eLCAP)
• Environmental Product Declarations (EPD)
• Assessment of proposed "green" technologies
• Prioritization of strategies using LCA and LCCA
• Multicriteria Decision Analysis

What You Will Learn

Course attendees will learn:

• How pavement contributes to environmental impacts and finite resource use and magnitudes of contributions
• How those impacts differ for different contexts
• What life cycle thinking involves
• How life cycle assessment (LCA) works to define systems and life cycles and quantify impacts
• International, federal, state, local, and industry initiatives for using LCA
• Brief overview of how social and financial sustainability indicators and approaches can be considered with environmental impacts to support decision making
• Practical approaches to improve performance and resource efficiency through design, material, and construction specifications, procurement methods, pavement management, and maintenance and rehabilitation tailored to different project contexts and agency objectives
• Use of LCA and life cycle cost analysis to help evaluate and prioritize alternative strategies, and how to do this in a simple way with available resources (applicable to other areas as well)
• What are the expected near-term actions by agencies and industry to advance life cycle-based decision-making, improve energy efficiency, and support more responsible resource use in pavement systems

Who Should Attend

Anyone involved in:

• Pavement engineering, specifications, construction management
• Pavement management
• Civil infrastructure materials procurement
• Policy and planning for streets, roads, active transportation
• Sustainability planning and policy in any area

For More Information

About our courses and credits, see our FAQ
About payments, refunds, confirmations, and accessibility, see How to Enroll
Or email us with your questions at registrar@techtransfer.berkeley.edu

Cancellation Policy

To cancel your registration and receive a refund less a $75 processing fee, you must notify TechTransfer at least five (5) working days before the course is scheduled to begin. Notifications must be made in writing and sent by email to registrar@techtransfer.berkeley.edu. We reserve the right to charge the full course fee if proper notification is not sent to TechTransfer. We don't offer refunds for classes with registration fees of $75 or less.

In lieu of canceling your registration, you have three additional options: you may (1) transfer your registration to another class, (2) receive a tuition credit for the total amount, useable toward a future class, or (3) send a substitute in your place. Please contact us at least 5 full working days before the class is scheduled to begin so we may process your request.

If you’ve registered for a self-paced class, you cannot receive a refund once you start the class.

We recommend you discuss any possible problems or online security issues with your IT person before you register for any online classes. If you are worried about connectivity issues, please contact the online training coordinator the week before the class to schedule a time to test your system. If you do not test your system and you have technical issues during a live online class, we will not provide a refund.

Group Pricing Special

We offer group discounts for most of our online classes. Pay for one online class registration at full-price and receive up to five additional registrations from the same agency for the same class at half-price. To receive a discount for your group, you need to contact our Registrar for a promotional code before registering. We will not offer discounts retroactively, or process refunds for the discount after registration fees have been paid. For more information about or to apply for the group discount, please contact the registrar at registrar@techtransfer.berkeley.edu. Some online courses are excluded from this offer.

Class Schedule

Monday, February 13, 2023 :: 2:00-4:00 pm :: Pacific Time
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 :: 2:00-4:00 pm :: Pacific Time

This is a live online course. All times for the online lecture are in (California) Pacific Time. Approximately one week before the course start date, all paid students will receive detailed instructions on how to access the web based lecture and course site. You will also receive instructions on how to access the student course notebook.

Please make sure we have your updated contact information and you have access to an internet connection for your desktop or laptop on the days and times of the lecture. We recommend you discuss any possible problems or online security issues with your IT person before you register for any online classes.

If you're worried about connectivity issues, please contact the online training coordinator, Jay Johnson, the week before the class to schedule a time to test your system. If you don't test your system and you have technical issues during a live online class, we will not provide a refund.