Description
Roads and highways are responsible for more than a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions, with 7.3% of global emissions coming from their construction materials (Architecture 2030). Global regulations and incentives to cut these upfront carbon emissions are growing, including the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act, and the EU Green Public Procurement. This panel discussion will feature international practitioners and data platform providers who are working to decarbonize roads and highways. Civil 3D software can be a critical piece of this effort, if integrated with sustainability tools. The discussion will cover the opportunities and hurdles faced by engineering companies and technology providers as the infrastructure industry aims to improve its impact on climate change.
Key Learnings
- Learn about new regulations, incentives, and market pressures for low-embodied-carbon road and highway construction.
- Learn how to apply analysis of embodied carbon in roadway projects using Civil 3D, and optimize workflows for application during design.
- Learn how to set an achievable embodied-carbon budget and carbon scope of work for a roadway project.