Today's urban sprawl requires road builders to confront a range of sensitive issues, accounting for both environmental and social impacts of road-building, as well as establish better uses of natural products as well as recycled and virgin aggregate materials. Green standards will give road builders the guidelines they need to effectively reduce the environmental impacts and improve the quality of life in communities affected by infrastructure re-construction.
Resperion has taken huge steps in trying to meet the needs of a push to a truly green infrastructure. Our IntegraSeal, IntegraPave and EcoRap products are all 100% natural and our IntegraBase product is the only asphalt modifier that can reduce emissions, reduce the amount of virgin aggregate used, and reduce vehicle fuel consumption and emissions.
Benefits of Using 100% Natural Products
(IntegraSeal, IntegraPave, EcoRap)
- Biodegradable and non-corrosive
- Safe for all living organisims and the environment
- Doesn't cause toxic leaching
- No air pollution or fossil fuels used in the manufacturing of products
Benefits of Recycled and Reused Materials
(IntegraBase, IntegraSeal, IntegraPave, EcoRap)
- Conservation of Non-renewable Resources
- Reduced Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Reduced Land filling
- Reducing Repeated Cost
The Green Benefits of Using IntegraBase
| Reduced emissions at asphalt plant |
IntegraBase allows the use of less hotmix in road construction projects, which in turn decreases the amount of discharge at the asphalt plant. IntegraBase can also be mixed at lower temperatures at the plant, decreasing the amount of fuel used in the process. |
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| Longevity |
IntegraBase allows for longer lasting pavements. longer lasting pavements do not require rehabilitation or reconstruction as often, and therefore consumes less raw materials in the long run. This longevity impacts our environment in other ways as well. Energy savings are realized, since rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts consume energy. Also, congestion is reduced (with accompanying energy savings and reduction in vehicle pollutants) by employing long-lasting IntegraBase pavements because of fewer construction zones impeding traffic flow. |
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| Reduced Vehicle Fuel Consumption and Emissions |
IntegraBase increases the resilient modulus, providing the ability of a pavement to resist deformation and deflection caused by sustained and repeated loading. This not only makes asphalt pavement less susceptible to the formation of heavy-vehicle wheel ruts and the associated increased hydroÂplaning potential, it also positively impacts vehicle fuel consumption. Fuel consumption is partly a function of the degree to which a pavement deflects in response to the load applied as the wheels of heavy vehicles traverse the surface. Any deflection absorbs some of the energy that would otherÂwise be available to propel the vehicle forward. |
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| Reduced Use of Natural Resources |
IntegraBase enables the use of marginal materials, such as rounded aggregate or sand. IntegraBase can also be used with recycled, non-virgin aggregate. Another consideration is the volume of granular base/subÂbase materials needed to provide structural support for pavement. Because of IntegraBase's improved strength, pavement thicknesses can be reduced, decreasing the amount of aggregate needed. In some cases, the use of IntegraBase can eliminate the need for aggregate subbases. |
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| Lower Construction Fuel Demand |
The construction of highway pavements requires a lot of energy. The production of paving materials, the transportation of these materials to the site, and their actual placement consume significant amounts of fuel, mostly diesel. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) reports on fuel usage for various elements of construction, including highway paving.In its Technical Advisory, the FHWA shows that the fuel usage factor for asphalt pavements is 2.90 gallons per ton. With a 25% reduction in pavement thickness from using an integraBase modified mix, almost .75 gallon would be saved per ton of hotmix produced. With roughly 500 million tons of hotmix placed each year, that would be a decrease of 375 Million gallons of fuel. |
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