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International Symposium on Testing and Specification of Recycled Materials for Sustainable Geotechnical Construction

Online Registration Ends January 26th!

To Access the ASTM Registration Page
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Or go to www.astm.org and click the "Symposia" button on the left.

A draft Final Report for Project 60, Quantifying the Benefits of Using CCPs in Sustainable Construction, is now available here>>

Recycled Materials in Roadway Construction: The Many Ways of Going Green
This Webinar, recorded on March 25, showcases resources available to assist transportation agencies in expanding their use of recycled materials.

Read an April 2010 FOCUS article about the webinar here>>
Watch the Webinar here>>

BE²ST-in-Highways^TM at RMAUPG Annual Meeting
Dr. Tuncer Edil of the RMRC spoke at the 19^th Annual Meeting of the Rocky Moutain Asphalt User/Producer Group. His talk was on the BE²ST-in-Highways^TM rating system developed at the University of Wisconsin through the RMRC.

A PDF of his presentation can be found here>>
The accompanying paper can be found here>>

LTAP Survey
The RMRC LTAP Survey is posted here>>


	RMRC in the News

	Green roads: Highways of the future? Article about the problems we face with the planet's fast-growing road systems. more>> US Infrastructure, 09.10.09

	Features

			User Guidelines for Byproducts and Secondary Use Materials in Pavement Construction The User Guidelines have recently been updated with new materials and new evaluation guidance. Check it out here>>

			PaLATE This computer-based life-cycle cost analysis (LCCA) tool uses environmental parameters to assist decision-makers in evaluating the use of recycled materials. Download now here>>

			RMRC Foundry Sand Webinar The RMRC sponsored a series of 6 webinars on the use of foundry sands in transportation and infrastructure applications in the fall of 2008. To view the streamed presentations, click here>>

			The latest RMRC Quarterly Newsletter is now on-line. Check it out here>>

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