摘要: |
► CONCRETE HAS EARNED a reputation as a durable material for building roads. It saves departments of transportation and other road owners money by providing decades of service with minimal maintenance costs. Concrete's durability has proven to be important for two other critical reasons: sustainability in the face of a changing climate and resilience as frequent and extreme weather events occur.Sustainability conversations have become part of every construction, maintenance, rehabilitation and expansion project.Incorporating resiliency into those conversations has been a more recent development. But with a changing climate, resiliency should be factored into every sustainability calculation, as well. Resilient infrastructure supports the ability to anticipate, prepare for, and adapt to changing conditions and withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly after a disruptive event. |