Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure

❗️NEW WEBINAR: Advancing Concrete Sustainability: The Role of CSC Certification & Envision in the US and Beyond 🗓️ Wednesday, April 30, 2025 ⏰ 12:00 – 1:00pm ET 📍 Live virtual via Zoom 💲 Free ℹ️ Details & Registration: https://lnkd.in/eXWnZhA2 Concrete Sustainability Council (CSC) manages a global certification system with over 1,366 certificates issued in 24 countries. This webinar will explore how the synergy between CSC and Envision supports the transition to more sustainable, transparent, and high-performing construction practices, showcasing real-world applications and best practices from the United States and beyond. CSC certification provides a comprehensive assessment of responsible sourcing, covering environmental impact, business integrity, labor rights, and circular economy principles. Envision, on the other hand, evaluates infrastructure projects based on their sustainability performance, integrating management, social, environmental, and economic criteria. Join us to learn how these frameworks drive measurable progress, helping industry stakeholders—including producers, developers, and policymakers—enhance sustainability efforts while contributing to global decarbonization goals. 🌱 ➡️ Featured Presenter: Michael Scharpf (Holcim Germany) *Participation in this webinar will satisfy one elective hour toward ENV SP credential maintenance. #sustainableinfrastructure #CSC #Envision #sustainablesolutions #concrete

We're excited to announce that the A13 Third Lane Expansion – Bologna Arcoveggio-Ferrara Sud Section Project in Italy has earned an Envision Silver Award! 🛣️ This achievement represents a significant milestone as the third Italian highway infrastructure initiative to receive Envision verification. The project, which adds another lane to a 33 km stretch of highway, showcases commitment to sustainability and innovation in transportation. Key highlights of the project include: upgraded infrastructure for improved safety and traffic flow, bike paths integrated with local cycling networks, environmental mitigation efforts like sound barriers and landscaping strips, water conservation through softscape species and waste minimization, and climate resilience strategies to ensure long-term sustainability. 📌 Project: Autostrada A13 Bologna – Ferrara 📍 Location: Bologna-Ferrara, Italy 🏆 Envision Rating: Silver ➡️ Project Owner: Autostrade per l'Italia 👉 More Details: https://lnkd.in/eKwu8k7E #sustainableinfrastructure #envisionaward #envisionsilver #sustainabledesign #sustainabledevelopment #sustainabletransportation Tecne - Gruppo Autostrade per l'Italia, ICMQ

📣 LAST CALL FOR THIS WEEK'S WEBINAR! Join us for a virtual session hosted by Beyond21 Academy on how to incorporate carbon sequestration into every project with pocket forests! 🌲 🗓️ Wednesday, April 2 ⏰ 2:00pm – 3:00pm ET 📍 Live virtual via Zoom 💲 Free ℹ️ Details & Registration: https://lnkd.in/eXWnZhA2 This webinar will explore how "pocket forests" that are as small as 100 square feet can be strategically implemented to support sustainable infrastructure projects, contribute to Envision credit categories, and serve as a tool for organizations and individuals aiming to achieve net-zero climate goals. We will discuss the science behind their effectiveness, best practices for design and carbon measurement, and how professionals can leverage these small forests to maximize long-term sustainability benefits. ➡️ Featured Presenters: Greg Zilberbrant, P. Eng, Ph.D (Beyond21 Academy) Negin Ficzkowski, P.Eng, ENV SP (Beyond21 Academy) *Participation in this webinar will satisfy one elective hour toward ENV SP credential maintenance. #sustainablesolutions #pocketforests #EarthDay #carbonsequestration

There is still time to register for the CSCE National Tech Talk Live Webinar, “Envision in Action: Eglinton Elevated Guideway & Samuel De Champlain Bridge,” on April 2, 2025, from 1:00–2:00 p.m. EDT. The presenters are two highly experienced civil infrastructure and building professionals, Joel Dilling and Hélène Dubé who are both ENV SPs.

Early bird pricing for the Sustainability Delivery Summit Chicago ends TONIGHT at 11:59pm CST! 🗓️ June 9–11, 2025 📍 Willis Tower, Chicago, Illinois ⏳ Don't miss out on the best rates – secure your spot now: https://lnkd.in/eD2pNvNE We are excited to be working with Environment Analyst on this event, where ISI's Kailey Eldredge and Jennifer Ninete will lead an interactive workshop: Implementing the Envision Framework for Sustainable Infrastructure. Participants will explore a practical approach for integrating sustainability assessment metrics into project planning, design, and construction to enable sustainable, resilient, and equitable infrastructure. This will include a look at how Envision can integrate into the capital development process, guidance for mapping Envision to firm sustainability goals, best practices for developing a sustainability management plan, and insights on procuring sustainability services. ℹ️ For more about the ISI workshop: https://lnkd.in/ebR99wWZ #SustainabilityDeliverySummit #ClimateResilience #SustainableInfrastructure

🔎 We're searching for an enthusiastic and creative Marketing & Engagement Associate to join our team! If you have 3-5 years of marketing experience, enjoy working in a collaborative, dynamic environment, and are passionate about sustainability, this is the role for you! You'll help to develop content and collateral to enhance brand visibility, assist with conference and other event planning, and support our overall marketing campaigns to promote ISI's programs. This is a remote position with competitive benefits, including health insurance, 401k match, and vacation time. 👉 For more details: https://lnkd.in/eKXVEHa 🗓️ Deadline to apply: April 11, 2025 #greenjobs #sustainabilityjobs #sustainabilityprofessionals #sustainableinfrastructure #nowhiring #remotejobs

ASCE's 2025 Infrastructure Report Card for America's infrastructure is a powerful reminder about the urgent need for continual investment in all types of civil infrastructure. The average grade was C: mediocre (requires attention). Strengthening civil infrastructure from coast to coast is fundamental to what we do at ISI. It is inextricably tied to long-term goals for community quality of life, economic growth and well-being, protection and restoration of the natural world, ensuring wise resource allocation (materials, energy, and water), and fostering climate resilience. The Envision framework covers all the principal areas of infrastructure. It is a decision-making tool that allows infrastructure owners, engineers, designers, architects, planners, contractors, and other stakeholders to evaluate projects across a broad range of sustainability indicators, or “credits,” that address environmental, social, and economic dimensions of sustainability to encourage systemic change. Read the report at: https://lnkd.in/ddZHyrB American Society of Civil Engineers

Tune in on April 16th for a FREE WEBINAR hosted by the The Association of Women in Water, Energy and Environment featuring ISI's Director of Engagement, Jennifer Ninete. Jennifer will discuss how the Envision Sustainable Infrastructure Framework helps to address environmental, social, and economic impacts at every stage of infrastructure project development. 🗓️ Wednesday, April 16, 2025 ⏰ 11:00am – 12:00pm (PST) 📍 Virtual 💲 Free for both members and non-members 🔗 Details & registration: https://lnkd.in/enntYhVB If you're an engineer, planner, sustainability professional, or simply interested in building more resilient communities, we invite you to join us to discover how Envision helps to guide planning, design, and construction for sustainable infrastructure projects. #sustainableinfrastructure #Envision #sustainabledesign #sustainabledevelopment #sustainabilityleadership #womeninSTEM

Many new ENV SPs are students and young professionals looking to contribute to sustainable infrastructure outcomes. ➡️ Through Envision, they gain a framework to assess projects through a sustainability lens, and tools to advocate for sustainable decision-making in infrastructure management.  🎓 Early exposure in university has given many young people an opportunity to strengthen their CV with the sustainability credential. 💼 As a result, they arrive in the job market with better-defined goals and greater career confidence. A group of ENV SP students and young professionals recently shared their experiences with Envision, and this article captures some of what they had to say: https://lnkd.in/eQAkNNhX

The Philadelphia International Airport Taxiway U & Y Rehabilitation project has earned an Envision Verified Award. Congratulations to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) Sowinski Sullivan Architects and all of the project partners on this award for sustainable infrastructure from ISI. ✅ As a large-hub airport accommodating 25 airlines and serving over 30.8 million passengers annually, PHL plays a vital role in the nation’s aviation network. ✅ The rehabilitation of Taxiway Y and U at PHL returned the facilities’ pavement, markings, signage, lighting, and electrical infrastructure to a state of good repair, and reconfigured intersections to the new geometry consistent with the current FAA standards. ✅ Taxiway Y and U are critical to the function of the airport’s airline and cargo operations as they provide a key connection between the passenger terminal areas and Runway 9R-27L, and are the only connections to the United Parcel Service (UPS) cargo apron. 🛬With this award, the Philadelphia International Airport holds the only two Envision-verified projects in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania! Sowinski Sullivan Architects TYLin Arora Engineers ADCI (Airport Design Consultants, Inc.) Hunt Engineering Company Sci-Tek Consultants, Inc. Haines Kibblehouse Michael Baker International EnVision Consultants KAKS & Company, LLC Read about the highlights of this project here: https://lnkd.in/eHeBvXXu