ASCE is a founding organization of the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI), which developed and manages Envision. Envision is a rating system and best practice resource in implementing sustainability into infrastructure projects. As described on the
ISI Envision web page
, "Envision was designed to help infrastructure stakeholders implement more sustainable projects. It offers benefits for each category of stakeholder: from owners and design teams, to community and environmental groups, to constructors, regulators, and policymakers."
If you are a sustainability steward, learn more about
Envision
and consider earning the
Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP)
credential.
Sustainability at ASCE
ASCE defines sustainability as a set of environmental, economic, and social conditions - the "Triple Bottom Line" - in which all of society has the capacity and opportunity to maintain and improve its quality of life indefinitely, without degrading the quantity, quality or the availability of natural, economic, and social resources.
Sustainability at ASCE
NEW Life Cycle Analysis for Sustainability: Triple Bottom Line Accounting course now available!
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