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EFCG Sustainability Initiative
The EFCG Sustainability Initiative was established in 2005 to gauge environmental and socially-responsible activities among architecture, engineering, and consulting (“a/e/c”) firms, and to foster discussion and collaboration among industry leaders to advance such practices within firms internally, and as an industry, in the following four ways:
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Harvard/Zofnass Sustainability Initiative in Infrastructure Design: Paul Zofnass, President of EFCG, has funded a program at the Harvard Graduate School of Design (“GSD”) to develop a set of sustainability standards for the design of infrastructure (or “Zofnass Standards”), similar to the LEED standard for the design of buildings. Through a series of interactive sessions, the Initiative is combining the resources and expertise of Harvard University faculty with the experience and knowledge of experts from firms in the a/e/c industry, including AECOM, Atkins, CDM, CH2M Hill, HDR, HNTB, HOK, Jacobs, Kleinfelder, Weston Solutions, and Acciona Agua.
Click here for an ENR article describing the Zofnass Program |
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Design and Infrastructure Sustainability Conference at Harvard – April 21-23: The Zofnass Sustainability Infrastructure Program at Harvard, funded by Paul Zofnass, is a combined effort between the Sustainability Directors of twenty leading global engineering/consulting firms, and Harvard University’s leading experts in sustainability, drawn from the many schools at Harvard, and is coordinated through the Graduate School of Design. The purpose of the program is to analyze the concept of sustainability as it applies to major civil infrastructure projects on a global basis, and to develop a set of metrics and protocols by which to assess and evaluate the sustainability of such projects, much as the LEEDs program has done for buildings. After an intense year of research and workshops, the Program will host its first conference in Cambridge, MA on April 21-23. For more information, and to register, go to:www.gsd.harvard.edu/research/research_centers/zofnass/conference.html |
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 EFCG Annual Sustainability Report: EFCG publishes an annual compilation of articles written by a/e/c firms highlighting the key aspects of their sustainability programs, and any relevant projects performed. Contributors include AMEC, Bioengineering, Carollo, CDM, CH2M Hill, David Evans, Ecology & Environment, Entrix, EQM, ERM, GHD, Golder, Halcrow, HNTB, HW Lochner, JF New, Kimley-Horn, Kleinfelder, Parsons Brinckerhoff, SAIC, SCS, SKM, Stantec, VHB, Weston Solutions, and Willdan. The Report is generally published in April. To view the 2009 edition, click here. |
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Sustainability Panels at EFCG Conferences: EFCG hosts a Sustainability panel at each of its annual CEO Conferences. The panel consists of leading CEO’s from the e/c industry who express their opinions and share their experiences on sustainable issues. Over 120 CEO’s attended the session at the 2009 EFCG CEO Conference. |
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