Highways asset management solutions provider WDM, together with whole life carbon experts Carbon Sherpa, are combining engineering and carbon management expertise in a webinar designed to help highway authorities make smarter, evidence-based maintenance decisions.
Mark Stephenson, Director of Consultancy at WDM, will present alongside Emma Pye, CEO of Carbon Sherpa in ‘Data-Driven Lifecycle Planning: Optimising Roads for Cost, Carbon and Performance’. They will explore how objective highway condition data and carbon management can be integrated to support more effective lifecycle planning and long-term asset management.
With increasing pressure on local authorities to improve network performance while managing constrained budgets and meeting carbon reduction objectives, the webinar will examine how data can help inform maintenance strategies that deliver better operational, financial and environmental outcomes.
The session will cover:
- The growing importance of lifecycle planning in highway asset management.
- The role of PAS 2080 and carbon management in infrastructure decision-making.
- How objective highway condition data supports maintenance prioritisation and scheme optimisation.
- How structural assessment data, including Deflectograph surveys, can improve confidence in treatment selection.
- Practical approaches to balancing cost, carbon and network performance when planning maintenance programmes.
The webinar combines Carbon Sherpa’s expertise in infrastructure carbon management with WDM’s experience in collecting and interpreting highway condition data to demonstrate how better evidence can support better decisions throughout the asset lifecycle.
Commenting on the event, Mark Stephenson, Director of Consultancy at WDM, said:
“Highway authorities are expected to make increasingly complex investment decisions. By combining objective engineering data with carbon considerations, organisations can better understand not only where maintenance is needed, but also when and how interventions can deliver the greatest long-term value. This webinar is about providing practical insight that supports more informed decision-making.”
Emma Pye, CEO of Carbon Sherpa said:
“As the impacts of climate change become increasingly evident, PAS 2080 and Whole Life Carbon assessments provide the framework needed to make informed, low-carbon decisions. They are critical tools for reducing emissions, building resilience, and delivering infrastructure that supports both mitigation and adaptation in a rapidly changing world.”
The Data-Driven Lifecycle Planning: Optimising Roads for Cost, Carbon and Performance webinar takes place on Tuesday 25 August at 2pm.
For further information and to register, visit the webinar registration page.
(Picture: WDM/Carbon Sherpa)
