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

The course will introduce definitions and metrics for assessing and improving the sustainability of pavements across the life cycle using the concept of life cycle thinking. Strategies and approaches for different stages of the life cycle, different contexts, and differing goals of agencies will be discussed. Cost and social considerations will also be discussed. Expected future changes in tools, technologies, and policies for improving sustainability, and considerations to help assure that proposed changes have a high probability of improving sustainability will be presented. 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

• Definitions, issues, metrics of sustainability
• Pavement life cycle and life cycle thinking
• Importance of context
• Life cycle assessment (LCA) for environmental quantification
• Overview of social and financial sustainability indicators and approaches
• Considerations and strategies for improving environmental sustainability in pavement life cycle stages
• Design
• Materials, design and procurement
• Construction
• Use
• Maintenance and rehabilitation, pavement management
• End of life

• Use of LCA data to identify and prioritize
• Use of cost and environmental data to prioritize
• Expected trends in improving the sustainability of pavement

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
• Specific strategies and approaches for improving the environmental sustainability of pavement through design, materials specifications, construction specifications, procurement, pavement management, maintenance and rehabilitation, for different contexts
• 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 is expected to occur over the next several years with respect to government and industry actions to improve the sustainability of pavement

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.

Class Schedule

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 :: 2:00 pm-4:00 pm :: Pacific Time
Thursday, May 22, 2025 :: 2:00 pm-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.