A Framework for Life-Cycle Cost Analyses and Environmental Life-Cycle Assessments for Permeable Pavements

This technical memorandum presents a summary of the methods and results from a life-cycle cost analysis, undertaken to understand the cost implications of constructing and maintaining fully permeable pavements. Input data for the models were obtained from the comprehensive laboratory investigation and computer performance modeling undertaken as part of the study, from California Department of Transportation databases, and from interviews with contractors. A framework for environmental life-cycle assessment for fully permeable pavements is also presented. A detailed life-cycle assessment could not be performed because of insufficient available data on the construction, long-term performance, maintenance, and salvage value of fully permeable pavements and currently used alternative best management practices (BMPs) for stormwater management. The results indicate that fully permeable pavements are potentially more cost-effective than currently available BMP technologies.

• Record URL:
  http://www.its.ucdavis.edu/wp-content/themes/ucdavis/pubs/download_pdf.php?id=1899
• Record URL:
  http://www.ucprc.ucdavis.edu/PDF/UCPRC-TM-2010-05.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  University of California, Davis

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, One Shields Avenue
  Davis, CA  United States  95616

  University of California, Davis

  Plug-in Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Research Center, Institute of Transportation Studies
  Davis, CA  United States  95616

  California Department of Transportation

  Division of Environmental Analysis, 1120 N Street
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95814
• Authors:
  • Wang, Ting
  • Harvey, John T
  • Jones, David
• Publication Date: 2010-11-30

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 36p.
• Serial:
  • University of California Pavement Research Center Technical Memorandum

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Best practices; Environmental impacts; Life cycle costing; Porous pavements; Runoff
• Geographic Terms: California
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Pavements; I10: Economics and Administration; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01488466
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Report/Paper Numbers: CTSW-TM-09-249.03, UCPRC-TM-2010-05, UCD-ITS-RR-10-48
• Contract Numbers: 43A0249
• Files: CALTRANS, TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 29 2013 5:51PM