Tuesday, November 1
7:30 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM Welcoming Remarks
Al Alonzi, Assistant Administrator, FHWA Texas Division
8:45 AM Attendee Introductions
9:15 AM Opportunities for Use of Industrial Materials in Highway/Road Construction
Steve Mueller, Pavement and Materials Engineer,
Colorado Resource Center, FHWA
10:00 AM The Use of Industrial Materials in DOT Projects: A State’s Perspective
Jim Pappas, Assistant Director of Design, Delaware DOT
Chair, AASHTO Recycling Task Force
10:45 AM Break
11:00 AM Designing Projects Using Industrial Materials: Performance, Environmental and Costing Factors
Gary McVoy, Transportation Sustainability Market Leader, Parsons Brinckerhoff
11:45 AM Case Study: Use of Industrial Materials by the Texas Department of Transportation
Sam Reyes, Recycling Coordinator, Texas DOT
12:30 PM Lunch
1:45 PM Recycled Materials in Public Construction Projects – Divert that Waste Stream!
Freeman Anthony, P.E., City of Bellingham (WA) Public Works
Chair, APWA Transportation Sustainability Subcommittee
3:00 PM State DOT Roundtable Discussion
3:30 PM Break
3:45 PM State DOT Roundtable Discussion (continued)
5:00 PM Adjourn for the Day
Dinner on your own
Wednesday, November 2
7:00 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM FHWA’s Sustainable Highways Program & Self-Evaluation Tool
Constance M. Galloway, Environmental Protection Specialist,
Sustainable Transport & Climate Change Team, FHWA
8:45 AM Case Study: Use of Foundry Sand in Wisconsin Highway Projects
Steve Maxwell, Geotechnical Engineer, Wisconsin DOT
9:15 AM
Foundry Sand: Specifications, Environmental Considerations & Availability
Dr. Tuncer Edil, Research Director, Recycled Materials Resource Center
9:45 AM Economic Impacts of Coal Fly Ash Use in Transportation Infrastructure Construction
Nick Goldstein, Vice President, Government Affairs, ARTBA
10:30 AM Break
10:45 AM Coal Ash: Specifications, Environmental Considerations & Availability
Tom Adams, Executive Director, American Coal Ash Association
11:15 AM Case Study: Composted Paper Mill Residuals Use in Virginial DOT Environmental Restoration Projects
Craig Coker, Director, Technical Services, Royal Oak Farm LLC
11:45 AM Paper Industry Byproducts: Generation, Characteristics, and Road-Related Applications
Dr. William Thacker, Senior Research Engineer, National Council for Air and Stream Improvement
12:30 PM Lunch
1:45 PM Case Study: Highway Construction Using Steel Slag
Timothy R. Murphy, P.E, President, Murphy Pavement Technology, Inc.
2:15 PM Steel Slag: Specifications, Environmental Considerations & Availability
John Yzenas, Technical Expert, National Slag Association
2:45 PM Case Study: Palomino Road Repair Project Using Tire-Derived Aggregate
Christian Doolittle, P.G, County of Santa Barbara - Public Works Department
3:15 PM
Tire-Derived Aggregate: Specifications, Environmental Considerations & Availability
Michael Blumenthal, Vice President, Rubber Manufacturers Association
4:00 PM
Closing Roundtable: Lessons Learned by DOT’s
5:00 PM Adjournment