Webinar - Green Roads

31. January 2024 Erik Bühlmann Acoustics & noise protection
#Acoustics, #Life cycle assessment, #Road noise, #Sustainability, #Webinar

Online TEAMS-Webinar - Turning onto more sustainable roads of the future on Wednesday, March 6, 2024.

What environmental impact does the road system have? How can material cycles be closed and the ambitious sustainability targets achieved? This and more was highlighted and discussed by various experts in our webinar.

Webinar - Green Roads

On Wednesday, March 6, G+P successfully held another webinar and welcomed over 90 participants.

The webinar highlighted the environmental impact of the road system, from material extraction to use and disposal, and was critically discussed by experts in a panel discussion. Central aspects of the webinar also included synergies with noise protection, the problem of raw material scarcity and the associated challenges and opportunities. The experts' opinions on the highly topical subject of "green asphalt" were also very interesting.

We at Grolimund + Partner will continue to campaign for sustainable roads.

A big thank you to the five experts Sandra Dünner, Gregor Schguanin, Samuel Probst, Fabian Traber and Arthur Braunschweig for their participation and commitment. Many thanks also to the numerous participants.

Expert:innen-Diskussion über nachhaltigere Strassen
Expert discussion about the roads of the future

 

 

Program:

  • Life cycle assessment of low-noise road surfaces: How sustainable is noise protection? (20')
    Johannes Schindler (G+P)

  • Building material cycle in road construction: status and prospects (20')
    Gregor Schguanin (arv Baustoffrecycling Schweiz)

  • Discussion panel "Turning onto more sustainable roads of the future: status, challenges and solutions" (40')
    ∘ Sandra Dünner (Walo Bertschinger AG)
    ∘ Fabian Traber (Bundesamt für Strassen ASTRA)
    ∘ Samuel Probst (Weibel AG)
    ∘ Gregor Schguanin (arv Baustoffrecycling Schweiz)
    ∘ Arthur Braunschweig (E2 Management Consulting)

We look forward to seeing you! 😃

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