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Netherlands tests recycling train for sustainable road construction

The Dutch infrastructure authority Rijkswaterstaat is using the Asphalt Recycling Train (ART) to recycle asphalt on site. The machine, which is currently in the test phase, removes worn asphalt, heats…

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Zurich

Empa repurposes old asphalt

Dübendorf ZH - Die Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt (Empa) hat die Wiederverwertbarkeit von altem Asphalt aus Deponien im Strassenbau untersucht. Tests in Uster ZH und auf dem Lukmanierpass haben ergeben,…

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Sustainability

Efficient asphalt recycling in Switzerland

Switzerland is built, at least as far as the road network is concerned. Therefore, despite recycling, significantly more asphalt is produced today than can be reinstalled in new roads. Empa…

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“Green” asphalt: a milestone towards climate-friendly road construction

The Department of Construction and Transport of the Canton of Basel-Stadt has developed a CO2-negative asphalt together with a Basel institute for building materials technology. Thanks to vegetable carbon, it…

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Zurich is testing colored road surfaces for their cooling effect

Since the summer of 2020, the civil engineering office of the city of Zurich has been carrying out a pilot project with different colored road surfaces. The effect on the…

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Construction

Empa is replacing bitumen in road construction with string

At Empa, research is being carried out into a method of binding road surfaces using twine instead of bitumen. The stones of the driving surface should be stabilized by a…

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Energy

Green asphalt permanently removes CO2 from the air

During a road repair in Dornbirn, asphalt with an admixture of charcoal was used for the first time. If the test mix meets expectations, a test stretch of 30 meters…

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