How Green is Asphalt?

Michael A. Capasso is the founder and owner of Green Asphalt. He has over 20 years of experience in the construction industry and has gained ...

A comparative environmental life cycle assessment of road asphalt ...

The present study focuses on developing a comprehensive procedure to evaluate the technical and environmental sustainability of replacing high ...

How Environmentally Friendly Asphalt Affects Your Carbon Footprint

Laying down a new asphalt surface takes overall less time than other construction work, and the surface continues to help reduce greenhouse gas ...

The Future of Paving – Eco-Friendly Solutions - TRUEGRID Pavers

If you're looking for the most eco-friendly paving solutions, permeable pavers are by far the best choice. They require no concrete or asphalt and use far less ...

Sustainable Street Resurfacing - NYC DOT

NYC DOT's two in-house plants produce asphalt with an average of 40% RAP content. By producing more recycled asphalt, the City avoids two million miles of ...

Environmentally Preferable Asphalt Standards for all GSA Projects

The [prime contractor] shall provide a product-specific cradle-to-gate Type III environmental product declaration (EPD) for each asphalt mix specified in ...

By the Numbers: Who is Green Asphalt? | For Construction Pros

Green Asphalt's Kerianne Melillo, PE, and Jim McMurray give us the key figures that should get you thinking about recycled asphalt and what ...

Is Asphalt Eco-Friendly? Recycled Asphalt and More - Phillips Paving

The process involves the application of a new layer of asphalt over the existing pavement, which conserves materials and avoids the need for a complete overhaul ...

Road to Decarbonization: How Asphalt is Affecting the Planet

Reducing the Environmental Impact of Asphalt ... Similar to roads, asphalt shingles have oil as the primary component, which is especially harmful ...

'Green asphalt' layers cool surface on school lot - CNET

Similar to cool roofs, light-colored pavement developed by a Phoenix company is designed to reduce the urban heat island effect and reflect ...

The future of asphalt is green - Chemport Europe

A new future is emerging for 'green' asphalt: roads in which fossil oil and chemicals have been replaced by vegetable and circular raw materials.

Green Asphalt Produces 100 Percent RAP - AsphaltPro Magazine

Today, Green Asphalt's 100 percent RAP asphalt mix is approved for use in New York DOT and New York City Department of Design and Construction projects, ...

Plant Conversions - Green Asphalt

Green Asphalt's technology and patented equipment can be adapted to existing drum and batch plants to allow YOU to achieve a higher RAP content – up to 100%!

Does Asphalt Affect the Environment?

Asphalt is one of the most recycled materials of them all. In fact, the streets you drive on were most likely paved with recycled asphalt.

It's not just cars that make pollution. It's the roads they drive on, too

For road asphalt, emissions increased as much as 300% in moderate light. These emissions react to form tiny particles suspended in air, called ...

Is asphalt environmentally sustainable? What you need to know.

The processes of producing both asphalt and concrete generate harmful atmospheric emissions. However, emissions from asphalt plants are often ...

Your Introduction to Green Asphalt Solutions - RoadBuilders

USES LESS ENERGY. Laying asphalt takes less time than others in its category. It doesn't require days to cure which means it's only a matter of ...

NAPA Helps Answer: What is the Environmental Impact of Asphalt?

The EPA has done extensive testing on asphalt plant emissions and in 2002 removed this industrial sector from the “major source” category.

Green Asphalt Proves 100% RAP Mixes are Viable, Recycled ...

One asphalt plant is doing what many consider as the unthinkable: producing asphalt mixes from 100% reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP), ...

Environmentally Green Asphalt | Affordable Striping & Sealing

Eventually, these chemicals make their way into rivers, lakes and streams. Although asphalt pavement is eco-friendly — it is completely recyclable and the ...