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Cool Pavements Workshop: Developing Research and Implementation Strategies
EPA organized a stakeholder meeting to discuss the current state of cool pavements, identify opportunities for organizations to establish cool paving research or implementation projects, and develop strategies to assess costs and benefits and, where feasible, increase their use. The 'Cool Pavements: Developing Research and Implementation Strategies Workshop,' was held June 27, 2005 in Washington, DC.
Workshop Agenda
Room 152/154, 1310 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20005
Objective: To discuss the current state of cool pavements, identify opportunities for organizations to establish cool paving research or implementation projects, and develop strategies to assess costs and benefits and, where feasible, increase their use.
8:00a – 8:30a Continental Breakfast
8:30a – 10:30a
Opening Session (Moderator: Rob Hyman, CS)
- Participant Introductions 10 minutes
- Opening Remarks (Kathleen Hogan, EPA OAP) 10
minutes
- Heat Islands and Cool Pavement Overview (Eva
Wong, EPA OAP) 10 minutes
Presentation (PDF, 762 KB, 14 pp.) - Reflective Pavements 101 (Mel Pomerantz, LBNL) 15
minutes
Presentation (PDF, X KB, X pp.) - Permeable Pavements 101 (Bruce Ferguson, UGA) 15
minutes
Presentation (PDF, 278 KB, 16 pp.) - Reports from the Field
- ASU's SMART Program (Jay Golden and Kamil
Kaloush, ASU) 30 minutes
Presentation (PDF, 3.8 MB, 35 pp.) - Houston Experience (David Hitchcock, HARC) 30
minutes
Presentation (PDF, 1.5 MB, 17 pp.)
- ASU's SMART Program (Jay Golden and Kamil
Kaloush, ASU) 30 minutes
10:30a – 10:45a Break
10:45a – 12:15p
Programs, Opportunities, Benefits (Moderator:
Rob Hyman, CS)
- Cool Pavements at a Time of Program Transition
(Mike Markow, CS) 30 minutes
Presentation (PDF, 333 KB, 26 pp.) - Opportunities and Benefits
- Air Quality (Art Diem, EPA OAP) 20 minutes
Presentation (PDF, 329 KB, 23 pp.) - Water Quality (Don Waye, EPA OWOW) 20 minutes
Presentation (PDF, 690 KB, 31 pp.) - EPA Research Grants (Julie Zimmerman, EPA ORD)
10 minutes
Presentation (PDF, 904 KB, 20 pp.) - TRB/NCHRP Programs (Kim Fisher, TRB) 10 minutes
Presentation (PDF, 1.6 MB, 27 pp.)
- Air Quality (Art Diem, EPA OAP) 20 minutes
12:15p – 1:00p Lunch Provided
1:00p – 2:15p Breakout Sessions: Recommend Next Steps in Research, Policy, and Implementation (Refer to team assignments)
2:15p - 2:30p Break
2:30p – 3:15p Breakout Team Reports and Discussion (Facilitators)
3:15p – 3:30p Summary of Breakout Session Findings/EPA response
3:30p – 4:00p
Future Events (Moderator: Rob Hyman, CS)
- Green Highway Initiative (Jason Harrington, FHWA)
- ASU Sustainable Pavement Workshop (Jay Golden,
ASU)
- Other announcements by participants
4:00p – 4:15p
Closing Remarks (Julie Rosenberg, EPA OAP)