Abstract
In Italy, resilience and sustainability concepts are generally applied to road infrastructures (mainly in terms of pavements) in order to minimize the environmental impacts of their construction and maintenance. In this paper the Envision framework has been adopted to evaluate the sustainability of a road project, optimizing its resilience for both short-term and long-term impacts. The rating approach has been applied considering not only pavements analysis but also the complete project process. The authors have upgraded the original Envision framework to road infrastructures, in compliance with the Italian regulatory framework. Four scenarios have been considered. The first allowed us to understand which credits can be evaluated with the available project documentation. The second represents a snapshot of the state of the project. The third evaluates the effect of the improvement in the performance level obtained by analyzing the potential increases. Finally, the last considers also for “pending” credits.
Highlights
Introduction as a Guide to aNew DesignSustainability indicates a development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the capacity to satisfy the needs of future generations.The 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda is a program for people, for the planet, and for prosperity, which comprises 17 objectives for sustainable development in a big action program made of 169 targets
The credits related to the accessibility and mobility of the community and, above all, the ways in which the infrastructure helps to improve them were influential
The factor that would make it possible to obtain a high level of credits is the analysis of the risks associated with the work (CR2.3 credit)
Summary
Introduction as a Guide to aNew DesignSustainability indicates a development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the capacity to satisfy the needs of future generations.The 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda is a program for people, for the planet, and for prosperity, which comprises 17 objectives for sustainable development in a big action program made of 169 targets. The ninth point of the list is the willingness to construct resilient infrastructures and promote innovation and equal, responsible, and sustainable industrialization [1]. There is considerable evidence that road infrastructures have a significant impact on the environment. Their sustainability and resilience are critical factors for a sustainable development path. Important benefits can be associated with a sustainable road project, including improved cost effectiveness, reduced material consumption, increased protection of finite environmental resources, and improved consideration of a life-cycle approach [2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11]
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