The UCPRC evaluates sustainability in terms of economic, social, and environmental impacts, as well as strategies to reduce or eliminate those impacts. Research includes developing data, methods, and tools to quantify impacts and applying this information in decision-support systems that guide more sustainable pavement choices.
Current projects
Partnered Pavement Research Center (PPRC) Implementation Projects:
Sub-task: Provide support for environmental life-cycle assessment (known as eLCAP) (SPE 2.13)
Objective: Assist Caltrans with implementation projects, including providing support for the pavement management system (PaveM); flexible pavement design (CalME); rigid pavement design (Pavement ME); environmental life-cycle assessment (eLCAP); life-cycle cost assessment (RealCost-CA); and monitor pilot projects of new rigid paving technologies.
Project Manager: Jeremy Lea
Sponsor: Caltrans Division of Maintenance
Task Order: TO-017
(Also Asphalt pavements, Concrete pavements, and Pavement management systems)
Sustainability: Pavement Life Cycle Assessment (SPE: 4.91)
Objective: Expand, improve, and update Caltrans capabilities to address current and future issues required to meet California Assembly Bill AB32, greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets and category pollutant regulations, and to make more informed decision-making with respect to environmental, energy and resource use impacts using LCA.
Project Manager: Ali Butt
Sponsor: Caltrans
Task Order: TO-004
Pilot Testing for Feasibility of Technologies for Inventorying Complete Streets Assets and Condition Evaluation Rating System (SPE: 4.93)
Objective: Bring complete streets features into routine asset management.
Project Manager: John Harvey
Sponsor: Caltrans
Task Order: TO-007
