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ASCE’s Newest Sustainability and Resilience Resources

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ASCE has created numerous resources for engineers and infrastructure owners to require, develop, and track the performance of sustainable and resilient infrastructure.

This presentation explores the society’s foundation for sustainable practices, including the Sustainability Roadmap and relevant policy statements. Educational courses, including “Making the Case for Sustainable Infrastructure” and those in the “Sustainable Infrastructure Certificate Program” will be described.

Guides and manuals of practice will be presented, including the Envision rating system for sustainable infrastructure, the Sustainable Procurement for Infrastructure report, the Objective Resilience Manual of practice, and others.

Attendees will be able to describe the role and responsibility of engineers in sustainable development, locate and use new resources, and apply sustainable thinking in their projects.

Speakers:
• Denise Nelson, P.E., CFM, M.ASCE, ENV SP, LEED AP, Environmental, The Berkley Group; and serves on the ASCE Committee on Sustainability’s Advocacy and Communications Committee.
• Fariborz M. Tehrani, Ph.D., P.E., ENV SP, PMP, SAP, F.ASCE, Associate Professor, CSU and the Director of ESCSI; and serves on the ASCE Committee on Sustainability, as the Liaison of the ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute.

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Apr 8, 2021 02:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Message preview	Hi there, You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Apr 8, 2021 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Topic: ASCE’s Newest Sustainability and Resilience Resources Register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_e2_WUOZXR4qaRqQRW1B3vA After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. ---------- Webinar Speakers Denise Nelson, P.E., CFM, M.ASCE, ENV SP, LEED AP (Environmental Engineer @The Berkley Group) Denise Nelson is a Civil Environmental Engineer, Certified Floodplain Manager, Envision Sustainability Professional, LEED AP, and active member of ASCE. She has sixteen years' experience in design and application of best practices for water, wastewater, and stormwater systems and sustainable development. Her experience includes large and small firms in the US and New Zealand, and she is currently an Environmental Engineer at The Berkley Group. Mrs. Nelson received her Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech and her Master of Science degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Cincinnati. She is active on sustainability committees for the American Society of Civil Engineers and local chapters of the American Public Works Association and the Water Environment Federation. Fariborz M. Tehrani, Ph.D., P.E., ENV SP, PMP, SAP, F.ASCE (Associate Professor @CSU) Dr. Fariborz M. Tehrani is an Associate Professor and Director with more than three decades of academic and industry background in engineering design, management, education, and leadership. His research and practice experiences focus on sustainable and resilient structural engineering, mechanics, and materials (SR-SEMM). Fariborz is a Fellow ASCE, the Director of the ESCSI, a voting member of several ACI and ASTM Committees, and the EMI’s Liaison in the ASCE COS. He has also served as the ISI Academic Committee Chair and EWB professional mentor in USC, UCSD, and Cal Poly SLO. Dr. Tehrani received the 2015 ASCE Region 9 Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award, the 2017 CHESC Best Practice Award, and two 2019 ASCE Research Awards from Fresno and San Francisco for two projects. Fariborz received BSc from Sharif University of Technology, MSc from Amirkabir University of Technology, and MS, Degree of Engineering, and Ph.D. from University of California, Los Angeles.

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