Running Out of Time for P.E. License Requirements?

OH BOY!

The year has passed us by once again and we have yet to satisfy our Professional Development Hour/CEU requirement for 2016!

Have no FEAR!

DECEMBER 2016 WEBINARS

International Pavement Management Association (IPMA) PRESENTS LAST MINUTE PDH/CEU’s for P.E.’s

Blair Barnhardt, APM will be providing PDH’s for local agencies!

All Gov’t agencies can register up to 6 people for a nominal fee of $49.00 per Webinar (group class webinar in your offices via one registrant) or all 3 Webinars (10 Hours total) for $129.00.

 

We’ve have put together a webinar series for next week so you folks that need PDH credits before the new year can jump in for a few bucks!  Grab your entire team for one price.  Lots of knowledge to be had here as I share many of the golden nuggets on pavement management management, in place recycling and pavement preservation that I have taught at UC Berkeley ITS Department webinars, and in KU and Auburn curriculum over the years.  Hit me up if you have questions blair@ipma.co  CLICK on the LINK Below if you would like to register or find out more!  December 13, 14 and 15 (next week)  You can register for a single session  or two, or all three.  Session one is pavement management, session two is pavement preservation and session three is in place asphalt recycling.  See the links below to register.

Session One Pavement Management 101
https://pq236.infusionsoft.com/app/orderForms/-LI-December-13th-PDH-Webinar-Series-2016

In this session the learner will quickly obtain information on how to set up their pavement management program at their local jurisdiction

–    Many former learners have gone on to successfully implement their PAVER™ or StreetSaver® pavement management program from scratch emulating the sample scope of work discussed in the webinar session
–    The good, the bad and the ugly will also be discussed at length as the instructor will share real life examples of some of the repair work that he and his team have provided to rescue local jurisdictions from suspect workmanship by other consultants
–    Learn the Distress Identification Manuals for PAVER™ and StreetSaver® for both PCC and Hot Mixed Asphalt Concrete Mixes

Session Two Pavement Preservation 101
https://pq236.infusionsoft.com/app/orderForms/LI-December-14th-PDH-Webinar-Series-2016

In this session the learner will quickly obtain information on how to properly preserve their millions of dollars in roadways with practical preservation techniques.  This session will be especially valuable to those engineers who feel like they are not being told about all of the treatments that are available to them!

–    Many former learners have gone on to successfully implement their pavement preservation programs from scratch based on the products and services discussed in this webinar session
–    The good, the bad and the ugly will also be discussed at length as the instructor will share real life examples of some of the less than perfect types of work and services that have been performed for local jurisdictions from suspect workmanship
–    Learn about all of the top of the curve treatments
–    Learn how to feed your Decision Tree in the pavement management software

Session Three In-Place Recycling 101
https://pq236.infusionsoft.com/app/orderForms/LI-December-15th-PDH-Webinar-Series-2016

In this session the learner will quickly obtain information on how to set up their in-place asphalt recycling program at their local jurisdiction so they can do more roads for less money and less carbon footprint

–    Many former learners have gone on to successfully implement their in-place asphalt recycling programs from scratch emulating the sample techniques of Hot in Place, Cold in Place and Full Depth Reclamation discussed in the webinar session
–    The good, the bad and the ugly will also be discussed at length as the instructor will share real life examples of some of the horrible workmanship that has been done to local jurisdictions from suspect workmanship by various contractors
–    Learn how to align the most appropriate rehabilitation methods with the Distress Identification Manuals for PAVER™ and StreetSaver® for both PCC and Hot Mixed Asphalt Concrete Mixes outlined in the first session
–    Learn how to take advantage of co-operative bidding to get better unit prices
–    Discover how to make a short non-technical presentation for your agency

BUNDLE LINK
https://pq236.infusionsoft.com/app/orderForms/LI-December-13th-15th-PDH-Webinar-Series-2016-Bundle

Blair Barnhardt, APM
Author of the Amazon #1Best Seller
The Book on Better Roads

Call me to save millions for your local agency at 404-316-9792
All Attendance Times are Recorded

You must stay present for the entire webinar in order to receive the PDH Certificate.

The Certificate (to left) will be emailed upon payment and attendance. If you have any questions, please email Lori Miles at lori@ipmaacademy.com or call 404-953-0131.

About Blair Barnhardt, APM

Over the last 7 years, our firm has set up over 2-dozen StreetSaver® fresh implementations and PAVER migrations in several states across this Great Country.

In addition he has designed and delivered technical training on pavement management, in place recycling and pavement preservation to thousands of agency engineers through IPMATM, IPMATM Academy, Asphalt Institute, National Highway Institute, FHWA, LTAP, TTAP, MTC User Week, APWA, World of Asphalt, NWETC, University of Kansas, UC Berkeley ITS Department and the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering at Auburn University and countless webinars to name a few.

Satisfy Your P.E. License w/Blair

He is one of a select few experts that actually has directed the forces of all three of the disciplines in outlined in the BARM, the Basic Asphalt Recycling Manual that he helped co-author for FHWA and ARRA. He also is the author of Amazon #1 Best Seller, The Book on Better Roads, a 400-page guide on How to Save YOUR Crumbling Roads with Practical Pavement Management. In addition to al things pavement management, recycling and preservation, he also knows how to professionally audit current practices, evaluate, train, recommend and prepare specifications.

Click the register button above and choose the 13th, 14th and/or the 15th. Once booked, you will receive an invoice via email that can be paid by Credit Card.

 

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At the APWA in Tuscon last month, Joe Soto, Public Works Manager at Pima County won a Scholarship to IPMA™ Academy!

And we are offering for the 1st TIME EVER: Get Started for FREE!

Your IPMA™ Tip of the Week LIVE FROM St. Charles, MO

Your IPMA™ Tip of the Week
LIVE FROM St. Charles, MO

You know, a lot of folks are starting to get excited about pavement management and rightfully so.

Be forewarned however that not all consultants out there providing these services are delivering all that they promise.

Recall that Scott McDonald and I did a podcast session on Better Roads Radio a while back, here is the link http://ipma.co/betterroadsradio/2014/01/16/episode-3-the-one-where-blair-corners-scott-mcdonald-ipma-advisory-board-member-and-paver-guru/ where we discussed the key essentials in setting up your data base.

Well, apparently there are still firms out there, buzzing around collecting data all over the country that pay little if any heed to the last M and R date or pavement section type for that matter.

Then, as you may have guessed our team swoops in and helps aid the agencies in fixing all the corrupted data that is input into the PAVER™ data base for your agency. (BTW, the same stuff likely happens with other software programs out there).

If your city or county is interested in setting up a pavement management program, and I don’t see why you wouldn’t be, take a look at this short video to learn the key essentials to pavement management basics SO THAT YOU DON”T HAVE TO ENDURE THE PAIN OF FIXING EVERYTHING at a later date.

Hope that didn’t offend anyone LOL.
Best, Blair

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Final Days | Pavement Management Training

You can do this!

Thanks to those that have signed up for the BOGO event, we love you.

For all the others, we can’t figure out why you are not taking advantage of this amazing offer!

And here is the mp3 audio for the Pavement Management Primer…enjoy!

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For the life of me, I can’t imagine why every city and county in America, or the world for that matter are not all managing their pavements.

At the bare minimum at least grab a copy of my Amazon #1 Best Seller, The Book on Better Roads, Saving YOUR Crumbling Roads with Practical Pavement Management!

Geez, I mean it is free…. you can grab it at http://www.blairbarnhardt.com.

You see, it costs about 2 or 3 cents per square yard to set up a brand new pavement management system with boots on the ground rating and expert inventory!

Your jurisdiction will go on to save 10 bucks a square yard every time, literally saving millions each calendar year by doing the right treatment on the right road at the right time with the right contractor and for the right reason! You can thank us later, now sit back and enjoy the video!

Be sure to LIKE and Share all over social media!!!! If 50 cities or counties in 50 states would do this in 2016, we could save this great country 2.5 BILLION DOLLARS and have better roads for everybody for less money and less carbon footprint!

PS Heed the Naysayers, this Great Country has a bunch of folks that would LOVE to continue rehabilitating this Country’s 4 million miles of roads the exact same way they did it in 1956 while they order up their private jets on their iPhone apps… there I said it. We can make our crumbling roads GREAT AGAIN!!!! Blair : )

Now GO GET THIS DEAL HERE!

2015 Most Popular IPMA™ Tip of the Week | All Spiced UP

This IPMA™ Tip of the Week was by far the most watched and shared video we had for all of 2015. You folks watched this thousands of times!

I guess the topic of pavement management, and pavement preservation are hot buttons now! Especially when we can get out and put these types of cost effective treatments down for a few bucks a square yard and get those damn ratepayers to stop complaining!!!!

Anyhow, I took some time today at the North Chicago KOA to add a bit of spice to the original recording! After a few microwave meals and a few Blue Moons (with orange slices of course) voila! Please share and enjoy, and if you want to learn more about the HA5® High Density Mineral bond please contact any of our IPMA™ Charter Members, Holbrook, Andale, or Whitaker Contracting!!! see http://www.ipma.co for their contact info!!! Blair

Here is the link where you can

watch this video immediately:

CLICK HERE

Enjoy!

Blair Barnhardt APM
IPMA™ Founder & Executive Director

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July 18th is coming up FAST!

Here is another reminder so that you mark your calendar to click this link at 1PM EST on the 18th or Pre-register NOW:>)

See you there;.) Lori (for Blair)

AND…Here is a BRAND NEW VIDEO!!
Sui Tan & Blair Talk StreetSaver® Pavement Management Software for MPOs

CLICK HERE TO VIEW

The video above is specifically tailored for the Metropolitan Planning Organizations across this great Country.
MTC is a local governmental agency in itself, so when you subscribe to StreetSaver® Pavement Management Software you are actually purchasing from another local government.

Best,

And Get the Book for Pete’s Sake!

Just when you thought we could not be any cooler…

BAM!
We made the APP!

Better Roads Radio

Finally, a podcast designed just for you as a local agency engineer trying to stretch their budget in harsh economic times. Whether you are a contractor, consultant, academia, or local agency engineer, this podcast series will feature experts in all fields of pavement management, in-place asphalt recycling, and pavement preservation.

Practical Pavement Management for Local Agencies

Have you downloaded the Purdue e-Pub from Blair Barnhardt?

Session Title

Practical Pavement Management for Local Agencies

Track Title

Pavement Management

Event Description/Abstract

During this presentation, attendees will learn
about best practices for pavement managers.
Whether you are setting up a pavement
management system (PMS) for the first time
and from ground zero, or you are a seasoned
pavement manager working with an existing
system, this presentation will provide you with
current, useful information that you will be able
to apply the moment you step back into your
office.

 

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FREE | Live Pavement Management Webinar

Hosted by:  Pavement Management Expert, Blair Barnhardt, APM

☀️ FREE Webinar ☀️ We are going LIVE: Date and Time Tue, Jun 21, 2016 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT

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It’s for the LIVE Pavement Management Webinar hosted by Blair Barnhardt, APM. Here are the four big things we’re covering: 1. How to stretch your budget with proactive and practical pavement management so your Mayor or Chairman will look like a RockSTAR (even though you are the one that did all the work, LOL). 2. How to collect pavement management distress data with StreetSaver® 8 distresses for asphalt and 7 for concrete roadways and parking lots. 3. How and why to run three different budget scenarios, unconstrained budget (as if you won the lottery with your local agency), target driven scenarios and regular budget scenarios (based on what money you currently have and expect to have in the long run). 4. There will be many more nuggets of information each Session along with Q and A at the end of each session, be prepared to send a list of questions to Lori (reply to this email) in advance and/or type them into the chat box during the live sessions. WARNING: This is LIVE. I’m using GoTo Webinar, which can only hold 1,000 people. So it’s first come, first served. Register here. Blair P.S. Forgot to mention this! Naturally, I’ll be on to take your questions at the end. That’s my favorite part! Register here.

Basic Asphalt Recycling Manual | B.A.R.M

What you will learn:

The growing demand on our nation’s roadways over that past couple of decades, decreasing budgetary funds, and the need to provide a safe, efficient, and cost effective roadway system has led to a dramatic increase in the need to rehabilitate our existing pavements. The last 40 years has also seen a dramatic growth in asphalt recycling and reclaiming as a technically and environmentally preferred way of rehabilitating the existing pavements. Asphalt recycling and reclaiming meets all of our societal goals of providing safe, efficient roadways, while at the same time drastically reducing both the environmental impact and energy (oil) consumption compared to conventional pavement reconstruction.

The Board of Directors of the Asphalt Recycling and Reclaiming Association (ARRA), in their ongoing commitment of enhancing and expanding the use of asphalt recycling and reclaiming, recognized a need for a “Basic Asphalt Recycling Manual”. The manual was needed in order to expose more owners, specifying agencies, consultants, and civil engineering students to the value and current methods of asphalt recycling. To fill that need, this manual was produced to serve as a handy one-stop reference to those starting out in one of the various forms of asphalt recycling. In addition, it is hoped that this manual will provide additional useful information to those already in- volved in asphalt recycling.

This manual is not written in such detail so that one could use it to completely evaluate, design, specify, and/or construct an asphalt recycling project. It does however, provide information on:

• Various asphalt recycling methods
• Benefits and performance of asphalt recycling
• Procedures for evaluation potential projects
• Current mix design philosophies
• Construction equipment requirements and methods
• Quality Control/Quality Assurance, inspection and acceptance techniques

• Specification  requirements
• Definitions and terminology

Sufficient information is provided so that a rational decision can be made with respect to the feasibility and/or cost benefits of asphalt recycling. From that point, detailed design issues will need to be addressed by those experienced in asphalt recycling techniques prior to the final project design, advertising, tendering or letting and construction.

The benefits of asphalt recycling include:

• Reuse and conservation of non-renewable natural resources

• Preservation of the environment and reduction in land filling

• Energy conservation
• Reduction in user delays during construction

• Shorter construction periods

• Increased level of traffic safety within construction work zone

• Preservation of existing roadway geometry and clearances

• Corrections to pavement profile and cross-slope

• No disturbance of the subgrade soils unless specifically planned

• Such as for Full Depth Reclamation (FDR)

• Improved pavement smoothness Improved pavement physical properties by mod- ification of existing aggregate gradation, and asphalt binder properties

• Mitigation or elimination of reflective cracking with some methods

• Improved roadway performance
• Cost savings over traditional rehabilitation methods

It is important to recognize that asphalt recycling is a powerful method to rehabilitate pavements. When properly applied, it has long term economic benefits allowing owner agencies to stretch their available funds while providing the traveling public with a safe and reliable driving surface.

It is also important to recognize that, although asphalt recycling technology and methods has advanced, not all roadways are appropriate candidates for asphalt recycling. With the almost endless supply of roadways needing rehabilitation, it would be a dis- service to the public and the industry to use poor judgement in attempting an inappropriate recycling project. Hopefully, with this manual and the advice of those experienced in asphalt recycling, only projects that are suitable candidates will be undertaken.

The primary focus of the manual is on the in-place and cold recycling of asphalt pavements. Hot recycling of asphalt pavements through various types of asphalt plants is a well established recycling method. There is a wide variety of information on the subject available from well established sources and therefore has not been covered in any detail in this manual.

You can order your here:

http://arra-online.myshopify.com/products/basic-asphalt-recycling-manual-2014

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