Donna James

Technical Director and AtkinsRéalis Fellow, AtkinsRéalis

My Speaker Sessions

Wednesday 25 November 2026

15:05

10-Minute Tech Talk: Pavements Moonshot — Net Zero Asphalt Surfacing

15:05 - 15:15

A 10-minute case study from Atkins Realis on trialling low-carbon asphalt surfacing technologies for both trunk roads and local highway networks with a focus on real installations, real carbon savings, and what's transferable to Scotland's local roads.

  • Five low-carbon surfacing technologies trialled on the network, including bio-based binders, warm-mix asphalt, reclaimed asphalt and graphene-enhanced surfacing 
  • Evaluating CO2 savings, reduction in asphalt carbon footprint and potential savings if scaled
  • What it took to get there: collaboration across 10 partners spanning contractors, materials suppliers and academia, and what local highway networks can take from it now

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