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Project cooperationUpdated on 16 September 2025

Road pavement research expertise

Martins Zaumanis

Group Leader of Bituminous Materials at Empa Materials Science and Technology

Dübendorf, Switzerland

About

The asphalt group at the Swiss Federal Laboratory, Empa, specializes in research on pavement materials. We have an excellent laboratory and expertise in pavement engineering, material development, and design of sustainable solutions for practical applications. We have a world-class laboratory and would like to help develop sustainable solutions for cities of the future. We have worked on various ideas that can help materialize it, including reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, cooling of pavements, increased climate resistance, recycling, and other topics.

Topic

  • CUE topic 1 – Resilient green and social infrastructure
  • CUE topic 3 – Public procurement to foster urban greening and circularity 
  • 15mC topic 2 – Reimagining parking – transforming urban parking policies
  • PED topic 3 – PEDs in urban heating and cooling strategies

Type

  • Looking to join a project

Organisation

Empa Materials Science and Technology

Research Organisation / University

Dübendorf, Switzerland

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