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Promoting the Planning, Design, and Construction of Sustainable Infrastructure: The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructures envision Sustainability Rating System
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Peter Binney, is a professional engineer with over 35 years of experience in the public and private sector. He specializes in water resources engineering and has served as the Director of a major water utility as well as serving clients needs across the United States and internationally. He holds post graduate degrees in civil engineering and water resources management. He currently serves as the director of Sustainable Infrastructure for Merrick & Co. in Aurora Colorado. For the last two years, he has been working with ASCEs Committee for Sustainability on the development of the sustainable infrastructure rating system that will be used to guide practitioners and owners in achieving higher degrees of sustainable performance for civil infrastructure projects. He is the Chair of the Technical Committee and a Board member of the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure.
Howard B. LaFever, earned his B.S. in Civil Engineering from Clarkson University and his M.S. in Sanitary Engineering & Water Resources Planning from Cornell University. He worked his way up through the engineering ranks, specializing in wastewater and solid waste services at Stearns & Wheler to his current position as a Principal with GHD (formerly Stearns & Wheler). Howard is a licensed professional engineer in NY, PA, VT, OH, and MA, and is a Board Certified Environmental Engineer (BCEE) of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers. He is currently serving on the Board of Directors as Chair-elect for the recently formed Institute for Sustainability Infrastructure (ISI). He is also a member of the New York State Association of Solid Waste Management, American Public Works Association (former Region II Director [DE, PA, NY, NJ]), American Society of Civil Engineers (Fellow Member), New York State Society of Professional Engineers, past President of the Central Chapter of ACEC New York, and a member of the Water Environment Federation. ACI WEB SESSIONS
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What is Sustainability? Why is it important? Why do we need a rating system? What are the benefits? What is ISI? How Does It Interface with Your Initiatives? What are ISI products/services? How do you get involved/get started? Demonstration What next?
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What is Sustainability?
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Reliability, resilience, affordable, supportable, balanced, efficient, effective, adaptability, durability, ...
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COMMUNITY
ECONOMICS ENVIRONMENT
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Sustainable Development Not a trade-off between business and the environment but a synergy between them
Industrial Revolution
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behind global competitors, the US struggles to gain traction in planning and building the critical infrastructure investments that are necessary to ensure future economic growth and support an expanding population ..
Urban Land Institute, Ernst and Young, Infrastructure 2010
We must maintain and improve our infrastructure system to ignite economic growth, improve our global competitiveness, and make it easier for businesses to create jobs .
U.S. Chamber of Commerce, ASCE, U.S. Conference of Mayors, and the National Governors Association, October 2011
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What is Changing?
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Infrastructure Expansion
Either the country can risk further productivity decline, transportation congestion and potential catastrophes from dilapidated systems or it can develop new networks to accommodate the expected 100million in population growth over the next generation. Current infrastructure spending may help fix some outmoded and crumbling roads, transit lines ad sewage systems but it offers no long term solutions for keeping the U.S competitive in global markets or addressing related energy consumption and environmental concerns.
Ernst and Young, Infrastructure 2009: A Pivot Point
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Environmental Protection
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Constructive Balance ? Project Delivery Models Financial Constraints Jobs Loss of Service Loss of Functionality
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Not So Well
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5 year investment needed: $2.2 trillion C+ for solid waste D- for drinking water, inland waterways, levees, roads, and wastewater
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Water Scarcity
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Natural Disasters
Aging Infrastructure
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Economic Effectiveness
How Do We Get
Environmental Values
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Objective Framework
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Efficiency
Effectiveness
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Race to the top! Identify and implement new technologies that support the LEED brand
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Provided a way for building customers (owners, tenants, residents, the public) to recognize and understand the value of building green Low 1st costs low life cycle costs Provided a system for measuring, assessing and publically recognizing building performance Better LEED-defined performance = higher value Established a recognized and respected brand in the building market for high performance buildings
Building design and construction - usually controlled by a single organization Public Nature of Infrastructure Projects affects/ benefits macro ecosystems, communities, and regions; must consider
Public stakeholder expectations and support; Environmental responsibility; Impact on public life; And, the use of public funds sustainability needs to pay for itself!
Source: Daniel Goleman, Ecological Intelligence, Broadway Books, New York, 2009
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Engineers and Construction Industry Need to Deliver Smart, Green and Affordable Solutions
What is ISI and what are its products/services?
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Formation of ISI
All three founding partners committed to sustainability and developed a number of tools and resource libraries APWA Center for Sustainability ASCE Committee on Sustainability ACEC Green Scorecard ISI Formation Leveraging value of a consolidated approach Creating a framework that should become the National standard for Sustainable Infrastructure Create a civil infrastructure uniform framework for sustainability assessments
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APWA Center for Sustainability ASCE Committee on Sustainability ACEC Green Scorecard
ISI Formation
To provide guidance that can help deliver and transform tomorrows infrastructure [through ISIs products and services] Examine issues beyond the traditional discipline of engineering and consider how financial, political, social and environmental elements affect sustainability Serve as an Industry resource to promote sustainability in infrastructure development and re-development over the life-cycle of the natural and built environment
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Rating System - envision Assessors Accreditation Verifier Training and Third Party Verification Verification of Project Performance - Awards and Recognition Program Interface of Owners, A/E, Agencies, Practitioners, Stakeholders Communications/Education on Rating System
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Can serve as a National Benchmark for Sustainable Performance Should guide practitioners, owners, stakeholders in the framing of sustainable infrastructure solutions
Sustainability must be affordable ; identify economic performance as well as community and environmental protection Keep it simple, practical, adaptable and usable
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Alignment with Industry Groups Alignment with Founding Partner training, education, advocacy, communication
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Membership Opportunities
Public Comment Period Open Version 2.0 Release in early 2012 Professional Accreditation Sustainability Professionals (ISI-SP) Verifiers Recognition Program (details this Fall) Training Membership (Open Currently)
Membership Types
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Industry-wide issue Important how outside world views us Today many different faces and messages Need one face to the world and common messages Pool resources to back-up messages An unprecedented level of Industry segment collaboration required
Develop common Industry identity (One face to the world) Develop common vision of industry sustainability Pool resources and minimize duplication Back-up sustainability messages with facts Coordinate communication of outside messages
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Constitutes charter document of the Concrete Joint Sustainability Initiative Contains 9 declarations Lists 8 social values of concrete structures 24 industry associations have currently signed, with more to come
Resource efficiency Safety/protection Financial responsibility Operational continuity Longevity/durability Byproducts reduction Esthetics Societal connectivity
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Develop and deliver alignment/call-to-action presentation for within our Industry Association collaboration to compile and unify industry sustainability messages Compile/organize supporting facts to back up social values, identify related programs and gaps
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Sustainability is not achieved by a uniform model or single approach because of the varying contexts, environments, community/ stakeholder/ physical needs; Technology and performance efficiency are enablers to achieve desired outcomes but the public interest is met through behaviors and informed decisions; Identify the Key Performance Indicators that influence and measure sustainable performance and can guide continuous improvement; Highlight and reinforce performance improvements that are balanced and understandable to stakeholders.
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A rating system : Creates a framework of objective measures; Provides guidance that can influence performance goals and approaches; Promotes project resilience and strategic focus; Promotes consensus support to balanced tradeoffs between various project attributes and outcomes given limits of project context; The basis for negotiating a constructive outcome in terms acceptable to all parties.
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Key Features
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envisionTM can be a nationally recognized standard for higher sustainability performance for civil engineering infrastructure (across all civil infrastructure projects); Rating system should promote transformational approaches with increased project performance for triple bottom line factors in addition to technical requirements; envision should be scalable and broadly applicable Accommodate sector-specific rating systems that may also request recognition by ISI through 3rd party verification
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Expands the breadth of project contribution to sustainability Identifies infrastructure traps and vulnerabilities Expands opportunities and targets for performance improvement Makes restorative an explicit level of performance achievement Rewards focused innovation Encourages a shift to a new engineering design and project delivery paradigm Advances sustainability knowledge and education Does not assess materials or products
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Harmonizing multiple approaches to reflect a national standard for approaches and performance ISI integrity by awarding recognition through third party assessment and verification Defensible and rigorous for both advocates and opposers Support the public policy approach and lead to more effective identification, financing, regulatory approval and delivery of infrastructure solutions
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Level 1 checklist and self assessment Level 2 comprehensive consideration of multiple criteria and core system Level 3 focused project assessment (+ operations, existing facilities) Level 4 multi-attribute, complex, contested, TBL balancing
Agencies, owners, consultants, communities (+/-) should be able to use approach to reach consensus through informed decision making
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Inventoried the market (900+ rating systems) Engaged two consultants experienced with FIDIC (PSM II) and CEEQUAL to develop basic framework ASCE Foundation contributed $300,000 to development of rating system Founder Partners developed goals for a rating system, critical review and development of core concepts, gap identification, refinement of approaches, products Collaboration with a number of federal agencies
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Matrix evaluation of 5 Macro-groups, 10 Primary Criteria (reflect triple bottom line attributes) and relative performance 74 Secondary Criteria and narrative guidance A Sustainability Score and road map Supports consideration of performance achievement (higher efficiency) as well as process improvement (pathway to supportable and effective approaches) Peer review ongoing Needs additional feedback and input from agencies, owners, practitioners, activists, academics .
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Performance contribution
Sought out all reasonable opportunities to improve sustainable performance Raised the bar in one or more dimensions of sustainable performance Achieved what was reasonable Considers how the project aligns with overall community needs Enhances quality of life
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Sustainability Vectors
DoingThingsRight
Performance Contributions Sustainable Design Process/Tools
Collaborative Delivery
Sustainability Mapping
Performance
Removal Efficiency Reliability Resilience Service life Construction schedule System Integration Context Ease of operation Maintenance Capital Cost O&M Cost Disposal Cost Energy Use Chemical Use Solids Residual Liquids Residual Aesthetics Rate Acceptance Market Availability
Implementation
Operability
Economic
Life Cycle Cost Resource Consumption Environmental Footprint Consumer Acceptance Product Availability
Environmental
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CRITERIA
OBJECTIVES
METRICS
System Components
Weight (%) 12.6 10.6 10.7 8.9 7.0 8.8 11.5 11.7 8.2 10.0 TOTAL
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75 objectives in 10 categories and 34 subcategories Five degrees of performance achievement Improved to restorative Linked to numeric score Two components of sustainability contribution Pathway (effectiveness) Performance (efficiency) Expanded scope of awards and recognition Integration with decision-support tools (Stage 4) ; conflict resolution and informed consent
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Pathway Project Strategy & Management Community: Long & Short Term Effects Land Use & Restoration Landscapes Ecology & Biodiversity Water Resources & Environment Energy & Carbon Resource Management Including Waste Transportation
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Guidelines on Sustainability and Infrastructure Decision Support: Deciding on the Right g Project j Decision Support: Project Performance
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LEADERSHIP Promoting:
Sound decision making Effective management Value propositions Sourcing Health and safety Life cycle assessment
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Characteristics of envision
Scalable according to complexity and size One system for all types of civil infrastructure
Description Overall Guidance andChecklists Benefits Providesunderstanding ofsustainabilityand triplebottomlineaccounting and application toinfrastructure projects. SinglePurpose,localprojects Stepbystepprocess forownerorengineer to performselfassessmentandtoindicate areaswhereimprovedbenefitscouldbe achieved.BasisforISIverification Largerormorecomplexprojects inplanning stagesandwhereindividualareasof excellencecanbehighlighted. Allowsbalancing ofvariouselementsofa project tooptimizeperformance and investment.Facilitatesresolution of differingopinionsorapproaches with 83 stakeholders orregulatory needs.
Basic - Performance that is at/ above conventional Improved - Indications that superior performance is within
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AssessmentandRecognition
Superior - Sustainable performance that is noteworthy. Sustainable - Performance that has achieved essentially zero
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Project Phases
Metrics will change as project moves from planning through design, construction and repurposing
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Effectiveness
Decommissioning
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Criteria
Efficiency
Level of Performance
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TM
Professionals should seek training and certification in broad sustainability principles Various training opportunities but ISI will certify users TM competence in applying envision tools TM Use envision to enhance project performance TM Owners may apply for recognition of envision Achievements and performance through third party verification (Stage 2 and higher applications) Professional standards requirements for accredited sustainability professionals and verifiers
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Bill Bertera, Executive Director, Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure bertera@sustainableinfrastructure.org 202-218-6725 Peter Binney, Merrick & Co. peter.binney@merrick.com, 720-427-6026
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