Within the City of Los Angeles, Public Works’ Bureau of Engineering (BOE) has explored strategies to increase sustainability in infrastructure design and delivery. These strategies include, firstly, effectively assessing program-wide engineering practices and policies to measure sustainable performance using the Envision framework. Envision is a framework of sustainable, equitable and resilient indicators developed to evaluate all aspects of civil infrastructure through all project phases.
 
 Following this assessment, the BOE is now focusing on program-wide sustainable performance strategies in three key areas, including: 1) implementing sustainability management planning as part of the project delivery process; 2) reducing embodied carbon emissions as part of material procurement practices for construction materials; and 3) understanding equitable design in infrastructure.
 
 As public agencies look to increase sustainable and resilient project delivery, a welldeveloped sustainability management plan, or policy, that prioritizes setting and monitoring sustainability goals through all project phases is critical in facilitating discussions during early planning/decision-making processes. This allows engineers, project teams, and stakeholders to consider innovative solutions focused on sustainability and resiliency. Reducing embodied carbon emission from construction materials is a major step towards the fight against climate change which has a global impact. And understanding equity in infrastructure takes into consideration community engagement processes as well as organizational commitments to equity from project teams that lead to building healthy and resilient communities.
 
 These efforts can have industry-changing impacts that promote global advances in sustainable technologies, enhance public health and build more resilient communities through infrastructure designed with equity in mind.

Track 3: Strategies for Increasing Resiliency and Sustainability in Public Works

To lean into ASCE’s sustainability efforts to mitigate environmental effects and use resources wisely, ASCE’s International Conferences on Sustainable Infrastructure (ICSI) 2021 will be held as a virtual event. The dates of ICSI 2021 will be December 6-10th.

Powered by the ICSI Steering Committee based in Houston, the 2021 event will bring together leaders to discuss leveraging sustainable infrastructure for resilient communities.  The program will offer content from across the globe, but have several highlights on sustainability initiatives in Houston, Texas. We hope you will join us virtually for plenary sessions, technical discussions, along with opportunities for Q&A and networking, connecting with virtual exhibitors, and to earn professional development hours.  

[Paper Proceedings](https://ascelibrary.org/doi/book/10.1061/9780784483879)

Conference DOI: https://doi.org/10.26226/m.63208d58cb3e8e001271fcc3