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Quantifying the sustainability of pavements is a contentious topic, and it may potentially become a factor in pavement selection. Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and the accompanying Product Category Rules (PCRs) are one tool now being used to help quantify the sustainability of pavements. While well established in other countries, EPDs are just now becoming part of the sustainability discussion in the U.S., and they are being incorporated in green building rating systems, such as LEED. Speakers Steve Baer, Principal Consultant and Director of Building & Construction Services, and Nicholas Santero, Senior Consultant at PE International Inc., will introduce what Environmental Product Declarations and Product Category Rules are, how they are developed, and why they are becoming more important.
The webinar will discuss:
- The basics of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and Product Category Rules (PCRs)
- The process of developing EPDs and PCRs
- How EPDs and PCRs are being used
- What NAPA is doing to create an asphalt pavement EPD
Registration: https://student.gototraining.com/r/1995124675203154688
MEET THE SPEAKERS:
Steve Baer,
LEED AP, BD&C,
Principal Consultant and Director, Building & Construction Services
Steve Baer is a principal consultant for PE INTERNATIONAL, Inc. and brings over 40 years of experience in manufacturing, product development, marketing and sustainability consulting. Steve’s work focuses on helping clients to better understand and improve the environmental footprints of their products as well as their corporate sustainability practices. Steve leads the Building and Construction Services sector in North America. He is the immediate past chair of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) LEED Materials Technical Advisory Group as well as a member of the LEED Technical Committee and the Codes Committee. Steve chairs the USGBC Supply Chain Working Group.
Nicholas Santero, Ph.D., P.E.,
Senior Consultant
Nicholas Santero is a senior consultant at PE INTERNATIONAL, where he develops and delivers sustainability solutions for products and organizations in the building and construction sector. He has a technical background in life cycle assessment and civil engineering, including previously held research positions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of California Pavement Research Center (UCPRC). Nick has experience in a variety of environmental, health, and economic assessment frameworks. His recent work has included life cycle assessments (LCAs), life cycle costing (LCC), health product declarations (HPDs), environmental product declarations (EPDs), and product category rule (PCR) development. He has a particular interest in merging multiple assessment platforms (e.g., LCA + LCC) to provide holistic, multi-faceted analyses.
