Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure

We're pleased to support the first Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP) training in Chile as part of Chile Green Building Week! Chile Green Building Week is the national benchmark event for sustainable construction, and this year will celebrate the 15th anniversary of Chile Green Building Council. This week-long event will take place in Santiago, Chile from March 24 to 28, and it will bring together sustainable development professionals from Chile and across Latin America. Programming will include presentations and panel discussions with industry leaders to address sustainable development at the national and regional levels, as well as opportunities for technical learning and networking. 🟢 For registration, agenda, and other details, visit: https://lnkd.in/e3_AUVzu #sustainableinfrastructure #ENVSP #Envision #ChileGreenBuildingWeek #ChileGBW2025 #sustainabledevelopment

🚨 Our April Applicants Course is now FULL! You can still sign up for the waitlist or register for our next offering in July: 🗓️ July 17-18, 2025 ⏱️12:00pm - 5:00pm ET 📍Virtual via Zoom ℹ️ Details & registration: https://lnkd.in/grjZJSAM This course is designed for Envision Sustainability Professionals (ENV SPs) who are ready to apply their ENV SP knowledge to submit a project for Envision verification. Led by our own verification specialists, this live, virtual course will provide you with a deeper understanding of the Envision verification process – including timelines, deliverables, resources, and other details. You will have the opportunity to discuss specific Envision concepts, such as determining applicability, establishing baselines, and developing pending credits, and you will also get a chance to practice writing credit coversheets and compiling project documentation with your fellow participants. *Participation in this course will fulfill FIVE elective hours and TWO prescribed hours toward ENV SP credential maintenance. #sustainableinfrastructure #sustainabledevelopment #sustainablecommunities #sustainablecities #envsp #Envision #knowenvision #envisionaward

📣 Only ONE WEEK AWAY from our March webinar, Envision Protocol and European Regulation, led by our partner in Italy, ICMQ! This webinar will explore the correlation between Envision and the Do No Significant Harm (DNSH) environmental objectives set out by the European Taxonomy, which guides investments and sustainable finance in Europe. It will also feature speakers from Tecne - Gruppo Autostrade per l'Italia to discuss the application of Envision to its projects. ➡️ Featured Presenters: Anna Brambilla (Tecne – Gruppo Autostrade per l’Italia) Silvia Ciraci (ICMQ) Sara Frisiani (Tecne – Gruppo Autostrade per l’Italia) 🗓️ Wednesday, March 12 ⏰ 11:00am – 12:00pm ET 📍 Live virtual via Zoom 💲 Free ℹ️ Details & Registration: https://lnkd.in/eWNMcPxY *Participation in this webinar will satisfy one elective hour toward ENV SP credential maintenance. #sustainableinfrastructure #sustainabledevelopment #Envision #ENVSP #DNSH

ISI has just published a chapter with Environment Analyst! With increasing risks from extreme weather events and nature depletion, it's more important than ever to ensure infrastructure assets are resilient. With this publication Environment Analyst shares expert advice and practical steps to help infrastructure asset owners and investors, construction and engineering organisations, and those that work in Federal, State and Local planning, permitting or policy, to deliver more resilient, sustainable projects. View the chapter at this link: https://lnkd.in/euikiU_r

ISI is very pleased to support the collaboration between the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering / La Société canadienne de génie civil and the Climate Risk Institute / PIEVC on the new AssetAdapt+ initiative. AssetAdapt+ will utilize the PIEVC Protocol for assessing climate vulnerabilities and risk, along with the Envision Sustainable Infrastructure Framework, to equip communities in delivering climate-resilient and sustainable infrastructure. This will enable them to procure and deliver capital infrastructure assets that incorporate climate adaptation measures and simultaneously achieve sustainability objectives. Over the next two years, local government staff will be empowered through capacity-building activities, including: ✅ Webinars to raise sustainability and climate resilience awareness among public asset owners. ✅ Comprehensive training. Diving into the fundamentals of the Envision sustainability framework and PIEVC resilience protocol, with an option to earn professional credentials. ✅ Development of a water/wastewater peer cohort. Collaborating with peers and mentors to develop scopes of work for procuring professional services that advance sustainability and climate resilience for upcoming water and wastewater infrastructure. ✅ Scaling up learning across communities and project types through a procurement workshop. To learn more about the project, please visit https://lnkd.in/epjSB2jB or contact us assetadapt@csce.ca. This project is made possible with funding provided by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Green Municipal Fund (FCM’s GMF) under the Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation (LLCA) capacity building program, which is funded by the government of Canada. Read the full announcement: https://lnkd.in/ev64E4EB

This week ISI marks Invasive Species Awareness Week. #InvSpWk. Invasive species include nonindigenous or non-native flora, fauna, insects, and aquatic life that adversely affect the habitats or bioregions they invade. They may dominate the new region — forcing out existing species by outcompeting native species for nutrients, light, physical space, water, or food. Two primary counter-measures are: protecting existing healthy habitats from disturbance, and avoiding the introduction of invasive species. In the Envision framework, the credit of reference is NW3.4 Control Invasive Species. It is related to NW1.1 Preserve Sites of High Ecological Value and NW3.1 Enhance Functional Habitats.

The Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) ESWcon25 is coming up March 27-30, and ticket sales have now been extended until Sunday March 2! 🌎 This year's conference is being designed for students and largely by students at The University of Akron in Akron, Ohio, and we're proud to be sponsoring the two-day Design Challenge in which teams will work together to design solutions to a technical sustainability problem before presenting their ideas to a panel of judges. You can also stop by and see us at the Career and Opportunities Fair on Friday, March 28! Although the conference is primarily designed for ESW student members and alumni, it's open to other college students and professionals, too! 👉 To learn more about ESWcon25, visit: https://lnkd.in/gwVEcxeJ #EngineersforaSustainableWorld #ESW #ESWcon25 #ESWcon #sustainableinfrastructure #joinisi #isienvision #envisionawards #envisionframework #envisionforsustainability #envsp

We are proud to be working with the Environment Analyst Sustainability Delivery Summit Chicago taking place this summer! The Summit brings together the entire infrastructure ecosystem to drive forward climate-resilient, sustainable projects with a practical approach that benefits communities, businesses, and the environment. WHY ATTEND? ➡️ Connect with sustainability leaders and infrastructure innovators ➡️ Participate in peer-to-peer roundtables, workshops, and networking opportunities ➡️ Discover actionable strategies to meet your sustainability goals 🗓️ June 9–11, 2025 📍 Willis Tower, Chicago, Illinois 👉 Early bird pricing ends March 26 – reserve your spot now to save big: https://lnkd.in/eD2pNvNE *ISI public agency members enjoy a 10% discount – leave a comment to request the code, and we'll follow up with a direct message! #SustainabilityDeliverySummit #ClimateResilience #SustainableInfrastructure

Shout out to Guatemala Green Building Council (GGBC)! Earlier this month, GGBC, our partner in Guatemala, hosted back-to-back Envision events! First was a Green Power Breakfast for attendees to learn more about sustainable and resilient infrastructure and the Envision framework. The following day offered an Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP) training workshop, led by Cristina Contreras Casado, for participants to prepare for the ENV SP credentialing exam. Both events were fully booked, with the Green Power Breakfast attracting more than 100 local professionals and the workshop preparing dozens of new ENV SPs! We're proud to be partnered with GGBC to promote more sustainable development in Guatemala and the Latin America region! #sustainableinfrastructure #Envision #ENVSP #sustainabledevelopment #sustainablecommunities #sustainabilityleadership

Congratulations to Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources and Freese and Nichols on successfully completing the post-construction review stage for the Eastern Regional Infrastructure Project, which expanded water, sewer, and trail infrastructure to support the county’s ongoing and anticipated growth. This is the final step in the Envision verification process and it confirmed the Envision Silver Award the project earned last October! Gwinnett County Government Freese and Nichols #sustainableinfrastructure #sustainablewater