Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure

As Day 2 of the 2024 ISI Annual Conference comes to a close, tell us in the comments – what has been your favorite session so far? And don't miss our closing keynote presentation at 4pm ET. Due to unforeseen circumstances, our original keynote speaker, Mark Pestrella, Director of Los Angeles County Public Works, is unable to join us. However, we're pleased to welcome TJ Moon, Sustainability Officer for County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works, to wrap up these two days of excellent insights on sustainability in the infrastructure industry! ?? Details & Registration: https://lnkd.in/eXPfNp4U #sustainableinfrastructure #publicworks

??What do you see as the key to success for broadly integrating Envision? If you need some ideas, join us at 2:30pm ET for Session E: Embedding and Scaling up Envision. This session will explore initiatives to understand and apply Envision, with the aim of developing organizational approaches. We'll hear from: - Justin Waples (Central Contra Costa Sanitary District) - Jeslin Varghese (Gateway Development Commission (GDC)) - Carly Gazze, ENV SP, GIT (STV) - Garima Kaushal, RA, AIA, LEED AP, ENV SP, WELL AP (AECOM) - Kara Wright (Pinyon Environmental, Inc.) - Joshua Sender (Adams County Government) - Ted Heyd (Michael Baker International) - Qian (pronounced like “Chen”) Zhang, PE, PMP, Env SP, LEED GA, MS (GHD) - Elena Fisher (Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)) - Megan Kilinski (RS&H) ?? Details & Registration: https://lnkd.in/eXPfNp4U #sustainableinfrastructure #knowenvision #envisionverification

?? Don't miss Day 2 of our poster presentations! Coming up at 2pm ET, we'll hear examples from three professional teams. One of these projects will debunk the concept of the "ideal lawn," and two of these projects will provide examples of how public transit can be used to improve community sustainability. Let us know in the comments if you have any examples of how public transit has improved sustainability in your own community! ?? Details & Registration: https://lnkd.in/eXPfNp4U #sustainableinfrastructure #posterpresentation

??Next up at 1pm ET, we'll be taking a little networking break! You'll have options to play another round of Envision Trivia, or pop into breakout rooms to for Q&A with our membership, credentialing, and verification teams. ?? Details & Registration: https://lnkd.in/eXPfNp4U #sustainableinfrastructure #knowenvision #ENVSP #envisionverified

?? Up next at 12pm ET, in addition to Session C on embodied carbon, we will also be offering Session D on nature-inspired solutions! ?? In the comments, share some good examples that you have seen of nature-inspired solutions in your region.?This session will offer some additional ideas as we hear from Andrew Rella, Ph.D. (ECOncrete), Courtney Gantt (RS&H), Gina Danison, ENV SP (Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)), and Ian Cain, ENV SP (HDR). ?? Details & Registration: https://lnkd.in/eXPfNp4U #sustainableinfrastructure #biomimicry #designwithnature

?? Coming up at 12pm ET, we have two concurrent sessions – one focusing on embodied carbon, and another focusing on nature-inspired solutions. Session C will explore embodied carbon while looking at key materials, value chains, roadmaps to carbon neutrality, a case study demonstrating the embodied carbon analysis process, and other complexities associated with this topic. We'll hear from: - Lindsey Geiger, PE, (Portland Cement Association) - Tiffany Reed-Villarreal, P.E., ENVSP, M.ASCE, (National Ready Mixed Concrete Association) - Lauren Alger, PE, (STV) - Peter Wang, PhD, ENV SP, (HNTB) - Alexandra Davis (C&S Companies) - Chris Nelsen, PE (Delve Underground). ?? Details & Registration: https://lnkd.in/eXPfNp4U #sustainableinfrastructure #embodiedcarbon #carbonneutral #netzero

Join us at 11am ET as we kick-off today's agenda with a session that explores what it means to build together. What are some key strategies that you have used for integrating collaboration, sustainability, and equity into infrastructure projects? ?? Details & Registration: https://lnkd.in/eXPfNp4U #sustainableinfrastructure #collaboration #equity

?? And we're back for Day 2 of the 2024 ISI Annual Conference! If you missed us yesterday, it's still not too late to register for this VIRTUAL, FREE event! We've got another excellent line-up of sessions and speakers who will share case studies, challenges, innovations, and lessons learned while using Envision as a guide toward more sustainable infrastructure. Whether you’re a sustainability infrastructure expert or a curious novice, we hope you’ll join us! *Don't forget – attending these sessions will also fulfill ENV SP credential maintenance hours! ??? November 6 – 7, 2024 ?? Virtual ?? Free ?? Details & registration: https://lnkd.in/eFJ-dUXV #ISIAnnualConference #RealizingtheVision #sustainableinfrastructure #sustainabledevelopment #sustainablecities #knowenvision #envsp

What's the most innovative construction sustainability solution you've seen on a project? Let us know in the comments! ?? Our last session of the day will feature a project showcase highlighting how sustainability has been applied during construction. Don't miss today's final session at 4pm ET featuring Will Kirby, ENV SP, PE (HDR), Miah Cohall, EIT, ENV SP (Hazen and Sawyer), Michael Williams (NYC Department of Environmental Protection (NYC DEP)), Courtney Eaton (Kleinfelder), and Kristen Salinas, PE, MBA, LEED AP BDC, WELL AP (NORESCO). ?? Details & Registration: https://lnkd.in/eXPfNp4U #sustainableinfrastructure #sustainableconstruction

How have you used Envision to mitigate project risk and improve resiliency? See how others are applying a range of tools to realize resilience goals on projects in "Session B: Resilient by Design" at 3pm ET! ?? Details & Registration: https://lnkd.in/eXPfNp4U #sustainableinfrastructure #resiliency