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PERVIOUS PAVEMENT IMPLEMENTATION SEMINAR
Final Dissemination Seminar of the ”Climate Adaptive Surfaces” Project (2012-2014)
IntroductionWelcome to the CLASS seminar, to hear about the latest developments in pervious pavement implementation to Finland. For the past two years, intense research activities have been done within a Tekes project with 15 industrial partners to create pervious pavements aimed at mitigate impacts of climate change on urban flooding.
The project has looked at the cities’ needs for stormwater management and new materials, prior to implementation in new urban constructions. Materials studies have been done in cooperation with industrial partners, to develop pervious concrete and paving stones, pervious asphalt, and natural stone paver systems. Material parameters were determined for the need of design and dimensioning. The focus has been on ensuring the system’s filtration capacity and winter durability performance, from design through construction and lifetime maintenance. Based on international experience the geotechnical structural designs have been modified and adapted to Finnish demands also taking into account other necessary materials and structures, such as drainage layers, geotextiles and stormwater collection systems. Stormwater modelling tools have been developed to incorporate the new materials and their respective designs and functionality. Climate change forecasts have been taken into account when evaluating filtration potential and stormwater model case studies with the new pervious pavements. Parallel work has been done in Sweden about the benefits of pervious pavements to water quality and urban horticulture for green environments.
This seminar will summarize the findings of the project. Seminar participants will learn how to specify, design, model and prepare new products within pervious pavement systems. The results and knowledge have high potential for implementation in Finnish and Nordic markets. The results of the project are also available in a series of technical reports, cumulated in a new Finnish guideline for pervious pavements.
Welcome to join this seminar and learn how to utilize the results of this public project.
January 14, 2015Espoo, Finland
9.30-16.00
CLASS project details: http://www.vtt.fi/sites/class/
Seminar programThe following sessions are planned for the seminar. Each session will also include presentations by CLASS project industrial participants, highlighting the project achievements and plans for implementation. The seminar language will primarily be Finnish, with some overview in English.
1) Overview of CLASS project objectives and structure
2) Outcomes from Establishing Urban Needs: drivers and concerns
3) Outcomes on Developing New Materials and Structures a. material development and filtration performance b. winter performance and durability c. construction and lifetime maintenance issues d. life cycle cost and life cycle assessment e. material producers’ perspectives on new products to
Finnish markets
4) Outcomes of Performance Expectations a. modelling of stormwater management b. accounting for climate change c. impact to green environment
5) Preparing for Implementation and Demonstration Constructions a. New Finnish Guideline for pervious pavement use b. Cities’ and designers’ perspective on implementation
6) Tekes perspective on project impacts
7) Panel Discussion on Results and Implementation
The OrganizerThe seminar is arranged by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, department of Lifetime Management, which has been leading the CLASS project for two years. The seminar chairperson is Research Team Leader and Project Manager Dr. Erika Holt.
CLASS Project GroupVTT Lifetime ManagementKemistintie 3, EspooTel: +358 20 722 4567 (Erika Holt) or +358 20 722 6848 (Åsa Åvall, secretary)email: [email protected] or [email protected]
Venue and RegistrationThe Seminar will take place in the auditorium of The Finnish Geological Survey (GTK).
Address: Betonimiehenkuja 4, Espoo (Otaniemi).
Free parking is available on-site, or within 5 minutes walking from public transport bus service to Otaniemi.
The seminar will start at 9.30 am, with a mid-day break for lunch and then afternoon coffee. The seminar will close at 16.00.
Attendance to the seminar is free of charge, but pre-registration is required. Space is limited to 150 people. The Finnish Guidelines for Pervious Pavement will be distributed free to all participants, as an outcome of the CLASS project.
Registration by Monday January 12, 2015 to https://www.lyyti.fi/reg/CLASS_Seminar
