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🚀 The ASECAP - EU ASSOCIATION #ASECAPDays2024 conference is LIVE in Milan! ✨ Dive into discussions on innovation, environmental protection, and resilience shaping the future of road infrastructure. 🗣 Don't miss out on insights from 80+ speakers covering topics like road safety, decarbonisation, tolling schemes, and more! Click the link to join the conversation unfolding at this groundbreaking event. #AsecapDays2024 #MilanConference #InnovationRoadmap 🚗💡

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s $3 Billion Clean Ports Program marks a pivotal investment in modernizing #PortInfrastructure across the U.S. This initiative is driving the transition to zero-emission technologies at ports, focusing on reducing emissions, enhancing resilience, and creating sustainable, future-ready maritime systems. Marine Engineer, Sean Dirscherl, PE delves into the program’s goals, its targeted high-impact regions like #NewYork and #NewJersey, and the opportunities it creates for #MarineEngineering innovation, such as structural upgrades, resilient designs, and new energy systems. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dBH9egwi

📢 TMR Survey: Help Shape Queensland’s Low-Carbon Transport Future! 🌱🚛 The Queensland Government is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, with ambitious targets including a 30% reduction by 2030, 75% by 2035, and achieving Net Zero by 2050. To support these goals, the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) is seeking insights on how to reduce carbon emissions across the supply chain for Queensland’s transport infrastructure. 🚧🌍 IAQ members, this is your opportunity to influence the future of transport infrastructure. The survey focuses on reducing embodied carbon emissions from materials and products used in TMR's construction and maintenance activities. Your feedback will directly shape future TMR policy and procurement. 🔑 Key Request: In Question 1, under the “Other” option, please write “IAQ member” along with your industry type (e.g., "IAQ member - Construction"). Your input is crucial for driving change and promoting a more sustainable future. 🌿💡 Take the survey here: https://lnkd.in/gTzDnnfF

Sustainability is a watchword across industries, and infrastructure is no exception. With geotechnical solutions, there are many ways to consider how sustainability can be built directly into your project. Register for the latest webinar here 👉🏼 https://lnkd.in/gKm5GDy9

The Role of #EnvironmentalEngineering in #PortTerminals. Ports are crucial infrastructures for international trade, but they also have a significant environmental impact. Environmental engineering plays a vital role in managing this impact and steering port activities toward a sustainable future; The approach to environmental engineering in a port terminal is grounded in three fundamental pillars: Minimizing the Environmental Footprint: #ResourceOptimization: Implementing strategies for the efficient consumption of water, energy, and materials. #EmissionReduction: Controlling and reducing atmospheric emissions, discharges, and waste generated by port operations. #PollutionPrevention: Establishing measures to prevent pollution of water, soil, and air. Protecting the #MarineEcosystem: #BiodiversityConservation: Implementing measures to safeguard marine flora and fauna in the port environment. #ResponsibleDredgingManagement: Minimizing the impact of dredging activities on the marine ecosystem. #SpillPrevention: Enforcing measures to prevent spills of fuel and other harmful substances. Adapting to Climate Change: #RiskAssessment: Evaluating the vulnerability of the port terminal to climate change. #ImplementationofAdaptationMeasures: Adopting strategies to mitigate the effects of climate change on port infrastructure and operations. #PromotingResilience: Strengthening the port’s capacity to adapt to climate change impacts. Environmental engineering is essential for the #sustainable management of port terminals. By focusing on minimizing the environmental footprint, protecting marine ecosystems, and adapting to #climatechange, environmental engineering can guide ports toward a more sustainable and resilient future; Importantly, environmental responsibility is not the sole domain of environmental engineers. All stakeholders involved in port operations—from management to operational staff—must commit to responsible environmental practices. Collaboration and teamwork are crucial for achieving meaningful progress toward a more sustainable port future.

Lara Muller, Invest International and Pieter van Eijk, Wetlands International, discuss the role investors and NGOs can play in driving demand for nature-based solutions. Read the new article 👉🏽 “Talking heads”. https://lnkd.in/eCvKFiry   Authors: Lara Muller and Pieter van Eijk   This article is published in the autumn issue of IADC’s new publication, DFSI Magazine. Articles in DFSI Magazine investigate and explain the latest methods in innovative water infrastructure solutions, showing how a value-added project can be successfully achieved. This article will be of interest to those involved dredging activities, engineering and waterborne transport infrastructure, working as an engineer, research scientist, environmental engineer, etc.    #dredging #iadc #dfsimagazine #financing #wetlands #environment #buildingwithnature #climatechange #coastalprotection #deltas #ecosystemservices #sustainability #earlycontractorinvolvement #stakeholderengagement #tendersandbidding #financialinstitutesandlendingagencies 

🌿 Green is the new gold! With a notable decrease in emissions intensity across infrastructure projects, Canada's construction industry is taking action when it comes to sustainability. CCA’s recent ICIC report delves into how the sector is making strides in environmental accountability. Learn more: https://ow.ly/pxhJ50RqOZN #Construction #GreenInitiatives #ClimateAction

The UNOPS “Infrastructure for Climate Action Report 2021” presented at the UN Climate Change Conference(COP26) in October 2021 cited infrastructure as being the biggest contributor of climate change, bearing responsibility for 79% of all greenhouse gas emissions globally. The report further highlighted that the built environment alone makes up 42% of the annual carbon emissions globally. With infrastructure playing a significant economic role cutting across all the Standard Development Goals,  it is imperative that structural changes for the decarbonization of processes throughout the construction project life cycle are implemented so as to achieve Net Zero. This is critical especially for the developing Sub-Saharan Africa economies where the demand for infrastructure development is on a rapid upward trajectory as countries push to expand their transport, energy, and water infrastructure systems. Now more than ever, there is need for collaborative efforts between public and private sector stakeholders in delivering solutions to ensure that infrastructure development aligns with the global efforts for combating climate change. During the 2023 FIDIC Global infrastructure Conference themed “Infrastructure and Climate Change” , there was collective call for action urging built-environment professionals and stakeholders to take a more pro-active role in saving the planet by minimizing the environmental footprint of projects and lowering carbon emissions to achieve Net-Zero. FIDIC followed this sensitization campaign by providing a free course on the fundamentals of Net-Zero and Decarbonization. I took this course earlier in the year and it was quite insightful in enabling me better understand carbon emissions and off-sets. I have since been able to apply these principles in drafting cohesive ESG requirements for incorporation into project procurement documents and particular conditions of contract. Safeguarding the earth is our collective responsibility and it is prudent that we all play our role in adopting more sustainable approaches to building and infrastructure procurement and implementation. #SustainableInfrastructure #Decarbonization

Dredging projects, essential for maintaining navigable waterways, expanding ports, and undertaking various construction activities, have significant potential to impact marine ecosystems. To mitigate these impacts and ensure sustainable development, extensive environmental monitoring and management practices are employed. This article delves into the critical role of environmental monitoring in dredging projects, exploring the methodologies, technologies, and best practices that help protect marine ecosystems: https://hubs.ly/Q02KK_mM0

📢 Exciting News! My Latest Paper is Published! 📝 I'm thrilled to share that my latest research paper, "Smart, sustainable, and circular port maintenance: A comprehensive framework and multi-stakeholder approach" published in the "Journal of Environmental Management". This study adopts a Systematic Literature Review coupled with a Frame of Reference approach to address the perspectives of dredging contractors and port authorities toward port maintenance strategies. The challenges are then analyzed for smart, sustainable, and circular practices in port maintenance, and the stakeholders' conflicted (or common) viewpoints are elaborated. Many thanks to the co-authors who supported me a lot: Alex Kirichek; Mark van Koningsveld; Marcel van den Heuvel If you're interested in the maintenance dredging strategies, I’d love to hear your thoughts. You can access the full paper here: https://lnkd.in/eASgfNpn #dredging #port_maintenance #maintenance_dredging #sustainability #smartness #circularity #nautical_accessibility #maritime_transportation #waterbourne_transport