For Immediate Release (December 15, 2009) - The Ready Mixed Concrete Association of Ontario and the Cement Association of Canada (CAC) announced today the launch of CANPav™ online version. Designed after extensive consultations with major road builders with the Ready Mixed Concrete Association of Ontario (RMCAO), CANPav™ is an online software modeling tool that quickly determines the cost advantages of using concrete as the paving material of choice for municipal streets and roads and commercial parking lots.

CANPav™ is unique because the user has complete control over the concrete and asphalt cross sections and the material cost inputs that will be used to construct the municipal streets or the commercial parking lots estimates. The advantages of CANPav™ are many. It quickly performs concrete paving cost comparison, evaluates both municipal streets and roads and commercial concrete parking lots, saves your cost estimates, as well as material cost inputs online and applies your cost estimates to all of your projects. PDF summaries of your cost comparisons can be saved and printed. CANPav™ also gives you online access to StreetPave software program for concrete roads and considers the cost effects of future maintenance activities.

"Online applications are enhancing the way we do business and there isn’t any software quite like CANPav™ in Canada” says CAC President and CEO Pierre Boucher. RMCAO President John Hull added that: “CANPav™ clearly shows the new pavement realities. Municipalities can easily compare pavement solutions and it helps them determine the best paving option. CANPav™ is a great tool, and will enhance our efforts to gain a broader exposure to the municipalities across Canada." The tool has been created for use throughout Canada and currently includes default cost values for Ontario and Quebec. These values can be replaced so other municipalities across Canada can benefit from the tool too.

Users may access the program at www.canpav.com. Once logged in, you have the ability to conduct numerous “what if” scenarios comparing the initial construction costs of both concrete and asphalt paving materials and save your projects.

For more information on concrete roads and their sustainability benefits, visit the CAC website www.cement.ca and the RMCAO website www.rmcao.org

Information:

John Hull
Ready Mixed Concrete Association of Ontario
905.507.1122