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Ohio Sustainable Roadway Materials Workshop

Date & Time: 
Wed, 12/03/2014 - 8:00am - 4:00pm
Location: 
ODOT Central Office (Auditorium – Lower Level), 1980 W. Broad Street, Columbus OH 43223

ODOT's Office of Materials Management, the Federal Highway Administration, and the Industrial Resources Council are co-sponsoring the upcoming Ohio Sustainable Roadway Materials Workshop, which will be held December 3 at ODOT central office in Columbus, OH. This FREE workshop will provide information and resources to help agencies, engineers, project designers and contractors make sustainable material choices to comply with FHWA's recycling policy. The agenda and listing of speakers can be found at http://industrialresourcescouncil.org/ohsrm

The Ohio LTAP Center is managing the registration process for this workshop and will provide certification for six (6) training contact hours. There is no charge to attend, but pre-registration is required. Please use the online registration form at: http://bit.do/ohsrmreg

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

  7:30 AM        Registration Opens

  8:00 AM        Introduction & Setting the Stage
                                  Tom Adams, President, Industrial Resources Council (IRC)

 8:15 AM        ODOT Welcome & Opening Remarks
Brad Jones, P.E., Deputy Director, Construction Management, ODOT

 8:30 AM        Introduction to FHWA's Recycling & Sustainability Policies
Laura Leffler, P.E., Ohio Division Administrator, FHWA

 8:45 AM         Improving Product Performance Using Industrial Materials
Elizabeth Olenbush, Program Administrator, IRC

  9:15 AM        ODOT's Product Approval Process & Recycled Material Specifications
                                   Craig Landefeld, P.E., Construction Pavements Engineer, ODOT

   9:45 AM        Break

 10:00 AM        Overview of Ohio EPA's Recycling Market Development Programs
                                  Terry Termeer, Assistant Chief, Office of Compliance Assistance & Pollution
                                  Prevention, Ohio EPA

10:30 AM        Steel Slag Characterization & Use in Soil Stabilization
John Yzenas, Technical Director, National Slag Association
 
11:00 AM       Use of Tire-Derived Aggregate for Embankments
Dr. Dana Humphrey, P.E., Dean of Engineering, University of Maine 
 
11:30 AM        Lunch - On Your Own (Cafeteria is available on-site)

12:30 PM        Minimizing Paving Costs with Sustainable Materials
Bill Fair, P.E., Director of Engineering, Flexible Pavements of Ohio

  1:00 PM        Engineering Solutions for Recycled Concrete Aggregates in Bases
John Kurtz, President, Kurtz Bros., Inc.

  1:30 PM        High Volume Utilization of Coal Ash for New & Failing Pavements
Dr. Tarunjit Butalia, P.E., Research Scientist, Civil, Environmental & Geodectic Engineering, Ohio State University

  2:00 PM        Break & Visit with Vendors

  2:30 PM        Foundry Sand Aggregates for Engineering Fills & Road Bases
 John Dingeldein, P.E., Vice President, Soils & Materials Engineers

  3:00 PM        Composts & Mulches for Stormwater and Erosion Controls
Michael Zock, Managing Director, MKB Company
 
  3:30 PM       Workshop Wrap-up and Identification of Action Items
Lee Gallivan, P.E., Materials Program Coordinator, FHWA

  4:00 PM       Adjourn