Transportation Materials, Towards Net Zero

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Transportation Materials, Towards Net Zero

February 11, 2025 

8:00am-4:30pm

Registration Fee: $100

Sponsored by, ACEC, AGC, ARM of MN, CPAM, MAPA, MnDOT, MN PCA, MN DNR, and WSB

The 2025 Transportation Materials, Towards Net Zero event is a leadership summit intended to develop a roadmap for legislators, agencies, industries, and the engineering community for ultimate attainment of net zero emissions in transportation materials. The focus will be on common areas of interest related to global warming potential, government regulations, and effects on materials used primarily in the transportation sector. The goal of the event is to identify the major items that must be completed to achieve the targets set for reduction of carbon footprint. The items will become a part of the roadmap used in the process.

8:00 - Sign-in and Breakfast

8:30 - General Session - Facilitated by Glenn Engstrom, ARM of Minnesota

Welcome (Nancy Daubenberger, MnDOT)

Legislative Perspective (Sen. Ann Johnson Stewart)

Status Update from the Environmental Standards Procurement Task Force

(Richard Graves and Natalie Georgieff, University of Minnesota)

9:30 - BREAK

10:00 - General Session - Facilitated by Amy Fredregill, WSB

Minnesota Public Agencies' Perspectives (MnDOT, DNR, City of Edina, City of Minneapolis, & PCA)

Construction Materials Industry Perspectives (CPAM, MAPA, ARM, AGC, NAPA, National CP Tech Center, NSSGA)

12:00 - LUNCH

1:00 - Facilitated Breakout Discussions

Carbon Reduction Funding - Facilitated by Glenn Engstrom, ARM of Minnesota

Aggregate Availability and Impacts - Facilitated by John Cunningham, ARM of Minnesota

Green Procurement Processes - Facilitated by Abbey Bryduck, MAPA, and Laura Zeigler, AGC of MN

2:00 - BREAK

2:30 - Concurrent Facilitated Materials-Specific Discussions

For each material: Current implementation opportunities, impediments to achieving goals, cost and material performance impacts

Portland Cement Concrete - Facilitated by Dan Labo, CPAM, and Leif Wathne, National Concrete Pavement Technology Center

Hot Mixed Asphalt - Facilitated by Abbey Bryduck, MAPA, and Amlan Mukherjee, NAPA

Aggregates - Facilitated by John Cunningham, ARM of Minnesota

3:45 - General Session - Facilitated by Amy Fredregill, WSB

Reports to the general assembly from each of the afternoon's breakout sessions

Roadmap and next steps

4:30 - Adjourn