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    • ASCE and its members are dedicated to ensuring a sustainable future in which human 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.

      Whether you are just beginning to explore the benefits that a focus on sustainability can bring to your community and your engineering practice, or you are looking for the tools to take it to the next level, we can help you build a better future.

    • Sustainability Roadmap

      Challenging issues such as climate change, urbanization, and the rapid pace of technological advancement create opportunities, they also require serious re-evaluation of current professional practice and standards. To address this state of affairs, ASCE has outlined a roadmap to transform the profession.

       ASCE's 4 Priorities for Change

    • International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure (ICSI 2019)
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      November 7–9, 2019
      Los Angeles, CA
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    • Sustainability Resources

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      • Convince your client or your boss about the benefits of sustainability
      • Incorporate sustainable principles into your RFP or proposal
      • Expand your skills or build a career focus on sustainability
      • Make your project more sustainable
      • Learn more about the importance of sustainability for civil engineering
      • Find inspirational examples of sustainable projects
      • Join a community of civil engineers committed to sustainability

      Find a Sustainability Resource

    • Envision

      Envision is a rating system and best practice resource to help you become successful in implementing sustainability into your infrastructure projects. 

      Do you want to become an ENV-SP? Earn your ENV credential to work towards sustainable stewardship. Create an account on ISI's website : 

      Checklist/Score Card  - Rate your project

      Fact sheet  - What is Envision

      Credit List  - How are projects rated

      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      Strategic Initiatives

      NEW Life Cycle Analysis for Sustainability: Triple Bottom Line Accounting course now available!
      Learn more!

      Awards

      Innovation in Sustainability Civil Engineering Award

      Since 2011, ASCE has honored a civil engineering project annually for its inspirational applications of sustainability with the Innovation in Sustainable Civil Engineering award

      2015
      Paul S. Sarbanes Ecosystem Restoration Project

      2014
      Pier G Slip Fill and Associated Dredging

      2013
      Chari Chari, Bolivia Cable Supported Footbridge

      2012
      GreenLink Windsor Transportation Land Use Planning

      2011
      Menomonee Valley Industrial Center and Community Park

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    • New Sustainable Infrastructure Certificate Programlearning options

      ASCE’s new “Sustainable Infrastructure Certificate Program” will provide you with the knowledge, tools, and techniques that you need to design, build, and manage sustainable projects and to take a leadership role in making our infrastructure sustainable.

      All courses in the certificate program are offered online and can be accessed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, providing you with the flexibility to take the courses at times that are most convenient for you.

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    • Sustainable Engineering News

      Sep 24 2018

      Rochester’s Urban Freeway Project Earns Envision Silver

      The Inner Loop East Transformation project, in Rochester, NY, has been given an Envision Silver award by the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure. The renovation is the first Envision-recognized project in Rochester and the third such...Read More >>

      Sep 5 2018

      Madison Pumping Station 15 Achieves Envision Gold

      The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure has honored Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District’s Pumping Station 15 with an Envision Gold award. It’s the first Envision Gold award for sustainable infrastructure in Wisconsin. The location, in Marshall Park,...Read More >>

      Aug 24 2018

      Dubuque Solar Project Earns Envision Platinum

      The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure awarded Alliant Energy’s Dubuque Solar Project with an Envision Platinum rating. The solar project is the first of its kind to receive Envision recognition and the second in Iowa to...Read More >>

      Aug 4 2018

      ASCE to Discuss Engineering Issues on a Global Stage

      The topics – sustainability, climate change, inclusion – are so big they demand a global conversation. The 2018 Global Engineering Congress will provide the venue. Slated for Oct. 20-26 in London, the GEC is hosted...Read More >>

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    • Project Profiles

      Sustainability Project Profiles

      Industry, government and the public have an increasing interest in and demand for sustainable profession.  

      Search for Project Profiles

      ASCE is seeking entries that demonstrate the triple bottom line approach to sustainability

      Submit your Project

    • Introduction to Sustainability