Our Working Groups for Low-Embodied Carbon Bridges & Tunnels are starting this month! Please join us to support the development of the following deliverables: - Tuesdays: Developing Data Collection + Case Study Templates - Wednesdays: Developing Guidance Documents - Thursdays: Outlining Best Practices Peter Wang, PhD, ENV SP | Ken Donald, PE, ENV-SP | Pia Abercromby | Edith Coco, P.E., ENV SP | Chris Nelsen, PE | Ian Whitehead | Teresa Vangeli, PE, LEED AP, ENV SP | Prateek Srivastava | Lauren Alger, PE + many more!
关于我们
The Infrastructure 2050 challenge: Infrastructure engineers of all disciplines shall understand, reduce, and ultimately eliminate embodied carbon within infrastructure projects by 2050. This will be achieved by collectively identifying and communicating the most effective embodied carbon reduction methods for all high-emitting infrastructure projects. - Disciplines including, but not limited to: Structural, Transportation, Water, Environmental, Geotechnical, Construction, Planning, Energy - Infrastructure including, but not limited to: Bridges, Ports, Roadways, Runways, Tunnels, Substations, Pipelines The Carbon Leadership Forum issued the Challenge in the fall of 2021, and SE 2050 responded to the Challenge by establishing their commitment surrounding structural systems. As the program continues to gather and analyze buildings-specific data, a group of leaders from SE 2050 developed Infrastructure 2050 to expand the scope to include other engineering disciplines and project types. We are energized by this movement and look forward to collaborating with industry colleagues globally!
- 所属行业
- 工程服务
- 规模
- 11-50 人
- 类型
- 非营利机构
动态
-
I'm attending Transportation Research Board #TRBAM this week and started the day attending "Exploring Sustainability and Resilience from TRB's Transportation Infrastructure Group's Perspective." It included a presentation and workshop by ASCE Infrastructure 2050 highlighting the use of life-cycle assessment to quantify carbon benefits of infrastructure design strategies. The workshop focused specifically on bridges, looking at impacts across the life-cycle stages and strategies to achieve reductions. #Infra2050 and #SE2050 are working together collaboratively to address the carbon knowledge and data gaps for both vertical and horizontal structures. To learn more about Infra 2050, you can visit www.infra-2050.com. Thanks to Lauren Alger, PE, Peter Wang, PhD, ENV SP, and the other Infra 2050 volunteers for a great workshop!
-
-
Structural Bridge Engineer at HNTB. Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Princeton University.
Happy to have presented "Life Cycle Assessments: Uncovering the Carbon Footprint of Our Bridges" and organized the interactive workshop activity "Low-Carbon Decisions: Reducing Embodied Emissions of Bridges" at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting this year! We heard great conversations from our 100+ workshop participants as they tackled hands-on carbon calculations for every life cycle stage of a bridge's lifespan. #TRBAM ASCE Infrastructure 2050 Thank you to our workshop facilitators! Lauren Alger, PE Edith Coco, P.E., ENV SP Ken Donald, PE, ENV-SP Pia Abercromby Christopher Senseney, PE
-
-
-
-
-
+4
-
-
We're kicking off the year at MEP 2040 with our MEP Whole Life Carbon Pilot. By joining the program you will learn the invaluable skill of MEP life cycle assessment with leading experts, as well as gain early access to the 'Beginner's Guide to MEP Embodied Carbon'. Join here today:?https://lnkd.in/e9N6xMvB
-
-
Between 60% and 80% of the embodied CO2e emissions associated with #tunnelling are in the concrete tunnel lining. ?? So, how can we enable a transition to low carbon tunnelling and help tackle the climate emergency? We co-authored new global industry guidance that explores how tunnellers can rise to the challenge of reducing embodied carbon through intelligent specification, design and construction. The best part is there's no need to wait. Read on to discover how we can start decarbonising tunnels now. ?? https://mottm.ac/3B5FcTg
-
-
Education around embodied carbon remains a critical step toward advancing the practice of structural engineering on what we know to be necessary steps to meet climate targets. Super excited for this event, Feb. 5, put on by SEI - Structural Engineering Institute . It's online, easy to access, and free! With a great lineup and industry leaders like the preeminent Kate Simonen it's a can't miss for structural engineers. Register here: SEI's North American Structural Engineering Sustainability Symposium https://lnkd.in/gPyvMwb6 Great work by the organizing team including Shaina Saporta, Tracy Huynh, PE, Brenna Marcoux, S.E., Dan Bergsagel, and Sean Augustino, PE, SE, LFA!
-
-
Well done to Solene Fercocq (Arup) who confidently represented the Net Zero Bridges Group at #BridgesScotland 2024. Her presentation was titled: "Net Zero #Bridges and what else?" She covered an update of what has changed since #BridgesScotland 2023: - We have reached 40 members, a full list of which can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eZ383--x - We have published three resources for bridge designers including: a) A #Framework for #Decarbonisation for Bridges Owners, Engineers and Designers: https://lnkd.in/exh9tPjq (available via the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Bridge Engineering journal) b) An Introduction to #PAS2080 for UK & Ireland Bridges: https://lnkd.in/eFGbY6xh c) #Carbon Calculations for Bridges v1.0: https://lnkd.in/eHTXu5h5 Solene's presentation also covered a deeper look in to PAS2080 and how it can be applied on #bridge projects effectively. The following conclusions were shared: 1. Collaboration across the value chain is key to effective implementation of the PAS2080 #carbonmanagement framework and impactful #decarbonisation ; 2. It is important to consider opportunities for co-benefits (e.g. #resilience, #biodiversity, #social value) in a #holistic manner.
-
-
ASCE Infra2050 | STV, National Director of Sustainable Design | Professional Engineer, ENV SP
Had an incredible tour of Heidelberg Materials’ slag processing facility, where we saw how a byproduct of steel production — ground granulated blast-furnace slag — is repurposed to strengthen concrete. This supplementary cementitious material can help reduce the construction industry’s carbon footprint compared to traditional cement production, which is a major contributor to global warming. Cement accounts for approximately 8% of global emissions. The greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production, transportation, and manufacturing of slag at this facility are estimated to be at least 4x lower than those of cement! While slag provides a valuable partial solution today, it’s still a byproduct of steel produced in basic oxygen furnaces (BOFs) at other facilities, which rely heavily on fossil fuels to reach ~2,900 degrees Fahrenheit. By accelerating investments into the research, development, and scaled implementation of durable, low-carbon materials and production technologies, we can reduce our industry’s carbon footprint, create new jobs, and train a skilled workforce for a cleaner future. Thank you so much for the incredible tour! Larry Rowland / Claire (Qiwei) Nowasell / Maya Siriwardana + Shout out to Tiffany Reed-Villarreal, P.E., ENVSP, M.ASCE for the connection! ASCE Infrastructure 2050 STV
-
-
Today marks the first formal offerings under EPA's Technical Assistance Program related to low embodied carbon construction materials. First, and perhaps most significant, is an opportunity for industry, nonprofits, public agencies, and other organizations to receive direct advisory services related to EPD development and use. This program provides direct access to EPA's deep network of embodied carbon and EPD experts for issues related to EPDs, PCRs, and low carbon procurement. You can learn more about this program on EPA's low embodied carbon website. https://lnkd.in/eu63zeWr The second is a newly released guide for manufacturers around how and why to develop EPDs. This is a great primer for folks just getting started with EPDs. https://lnkd.in/ehwdH35v