BITAFAL GROUP AT IRMD 2020
Each first Thursday of April the International Road Maintenance Day (“International Road Maintenance Day” - IRMD) is celebrated, a proposal that this year was showcased by a huge digital presence.
With a presentation on some "Tips to improve the quality of surface treatments", Ing. Ignacio Kröger was part of the 19 speakers from 10 countries: Germany, Slovenia, United States, Uruguay, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Colombia, Mexico and Spain than the past April 2 They discussed the importance of road maintenance, the influence of the state of the pavement on CO2 emissions, the need to incorporate innovation into road maintenance objectives and the social importance of road infrastructure.
The conference was broadcast through the platform Itafec and had more than 1,400 users from all over the world who, through Twitter and the hashtag #IRMD2020, reached nearly 8,000 messages, becoming a trend in Spain, Mexico, and Guatemala, surpassing an estimated audience of 2,000,000 users. We invite you to see the presentation of Grupo Bitafal and what was discussed during the day.
Taking up the motto "preserving roads is preserving the environment", the main topics discussed during the day were how greenhouse gas emissions can be significantly reduced both with a good condition of the pavement as well as in the use of reuse and recycling techniques. . Some of the most relevant papers highlighted that "the reuse of a pavement using dry aggregates and biomass can reduce emissions from the entire manufacturing process by up to 38%".
Likewise, it was highlighted that the carbon footprint associated with the vehicles that circulate on the highway is much greater than that related to the process of construction and maintenance of the infrastructure, especially in the use of asphalt pavements. For its part, the Spanish Road Association (AEC) presented a report that explains the relationship between the state of conservation of the pavement, fuel consumption and vehicle emissions. “The tests, carried out on a 46-kilometre-long section, confirm that, in the case of light vehicles, CO2 emissions decrease by an average of 3.5% when driving on well-preserved asphalt, reaching 4% of reduction for the heavy vehicle”, they explain from the AEC.
On the other hand, topics of interest were discussed, such as the life cycle of asphalt pavements, the use of new maintenance technologies and their environmental impact both in the use of cold techniques, such as surface treatments, as well as in the recycling of materials. .
The presentation of Grupo Bitafal can be seen below the note.
To learn more about what was presented during the day, we recommend you visit: https://www.asefma.es/un-millar-de-entidades-y-personas-apoyaron-el-dia-internacional-de-la-conservacion-de-carreteras-en-2020/
To learn about International Road Maintenance Day: http://roadmaintenanceday.org
