Environmental and Cost Impact Assessment of Pavement Materials Using IBEES Method

For road pavements, hot-mix asphalt (HMA) and Portland cement concrete (PCC) are the materials most commonly used. In selection of one these materials, their economic performance environmental evaluated to determine which material exhibits excellent overall performance. However, no assessment exists in construction community attributed lack method providing easy-to-use informative criteria for decision-making process. Thus, this paper, a new that enables comprehensive is proposed, called Improved Building Environmental Economic Sustainability. After an eco-economic life-cycle performed, along with evaluation, best-fit pavement can be selected. This has proven use HMA pavements reduces impact by 27.1%P (i.e., percentage point), whereas PCC cost 19.7%P. The existing Sustainability (BEES) shows performances both were over-assessed 4.6%P 7.4%P, respectively, since cannot computed quantitatively incorporating index into BEES model, accurately projects attained through application index, hence, encouraging more informed decision. facilitates articulating quality decision making consideration performance, hence reducing unnecessary costs generated from trial error due method. Moreover, it promotes development sustainable technology.