Dr. Chait Bhat, Ph.D., LCACP is the Sustainability Engineer for the Asphalt Institute.
Part 1 – Fundamentals
As a civil engineer and a certified life cycle assessment practitioner (LCACP), I understand the concept of “green public procurement” comes with a question of appropriate construction contracting mechanisms and accompanying project delivery methods for its successful implementation.
Specifically, “what contracting mechanisms would harness the true potential of green public procurement by applying life cycle assessments (LCAs)/ environmental product declarations (EPDs) at the appropriate decision-making level?” This is an important policy-related question that has huge implications for decision-making. Having the appropriate project procurement/management processes will complement the successful application of pavement-level LCAs and EPDs.
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