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The 2nd Technical Conference on Innovation in Paving Bituminous Mixtures with Reacted and Activated Rubber took place on April 18 at LNEC.The hosts of the 2nd Technical Meetings were Carlos Santinho Horta and Jos Fasca Directors of IPs Road Network and Engineering and Environment and had a detailed exposition of the companys main interventions in Innovation and Development projects both on the highway and on the railroad .The presentation by Sofia Santos and Miriam Machado from IPs Engineering and Environment Division was entitledTransition to a Circular Economy A Sustainable FutureThen the presentation by Anabela Martins and Margarida Gonalves from IPs Engineering and Environment Department onBituminous Mixtures with Rubber - History and ChallengesLus Quaresma from Universidade Lusfona specifiedSpecial Technical Clauses Type for mixtures with Reacted and Activated Rubber RARHelder Loureno Carlos Sousa and Paulo Valentim from IPs Road Network Management presentedCase Study EN10 km 48000 and km 52700. Improvement. IPV 2021. Formulation and quality control of the mix with RARJoo Mas from Construes JJR Filhos detailed the specificities of producing the mixtureSpecificities in the Production and Application of the mixture with RARAnabela Martins from the Engineering and Environment Department and Hlder Loureno from the IP Road Network Department sharedSustainable Pavements - Current and future challenges and assessment of the impact on Network ExploitationThe session was closed by Miguel Cruz Chairman of IPs Board of Directors.In these 2nd Technical Conferences IPs culture of innovation was transmitted which intends to contribute actively and sustainably to the decarbonization of transport infrastructures and to the promotion of sustainability principles in the management of road and rail infrastructures. By formalizing protocols with Universities and Research Centers and participating in Working Groups and National and International Technical Commissions in order to keep its know-how up to date IP opts for the application of materials and technologies that lead to better performance durability and sustainability of the network under its management contributing to the implementation of the most appropriate engineering techniques at the service of the green and circular economy.To achieve all these values we rely on the interest and involvement of the various stakeholders to obtain consistent results which actively contribute to Environmental Sustainability in Road and Railway Engineering in Portugal.
