The RDU Park Economy 3 Expansion Project Earns Envision Platinum
30-June-2025
Project adds advanced wayfinding systems for visitors, electric shuttle bus service to terminals, and submerged gravel wetlands for stormwater management.Read more
DEN Runway 17L-35R Complex Pavement Rehabilitation P2 Awarded Envision Verified
24-June-2025
This project delivers critical pavement rehabilitation as well as taxiway lighting upgrades including electrical conversion to LED.Read more
Creston Solar Project Obtains Envision Platinum
20-June-2025
Project supports Alliant Energy’s goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and diversify energy sources, providing 50 MW of solar capacity.Read more
Wever Solar Project Is Awarded Envision Platinum
20-June-2025
The Wever Solar Project represents a strategic step away from fossil fuels, reducing carbon emissions and generating enough clean, low-cost energy to power thousands of homes. Read more
Event Wrap: ISI’s Zofnass Research Workshop in Los Angeles
20-June-2025
ISI delivered a hugely successful Spring Zofnass Research Workshop, May 15–16 in Los Angeles — a unique event packed with learning, networking and field visits tied to sustainable infrastructure and Envision.
Bringing together experts from leading public agencies and engineering consulting firms, this first-of-its kind workshop offered valuable project perspectives and case studies from the Los Angeles area, a region with one of the highest concentrations of experienced Envision users and agencies.
Click to view a PDF with photos from each day of the workshop
ISI will build on this event’s success to continue developing a mix of Zofnass Research Program workshops; both public and invitation-only.
The L.A. workshop featured:
- Presentations on the impact of recent fire disasters, the need for resilient infrastructure, and the solutions and strategies best able to prepare assets and communities now and in the future.
- Case studies and firsthand project lessons from public agencies and engineering consulting companies involved in sustainability and resiliency planning across the LA region and insights on the tie-ins with Envision application.
- Discussion of research on the costs and benefits of implementing Envision — highlighting insights into the time, effort, and financial investment required for verification, and how project teams are measuring value.
- Social activities and opportunities for attendees to network with industry colleagues.
In the Field
Opportunities for applied learning continued on the ground on Day 2 with guided field visits to a range of Envision-related projects across Los Angeles. These projects included:
- LA Metro stations
Click to view a PDF with photos from each day of the workshop
- Sixth Street Viaduct Seismic Improvement Project
- Los Angeles Street Services Asphalt Plant No. 1
- South Los Angeles Wetlands Park
- Franklin D. Roosevelt Park Stormwater Capture Project
- Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant (HWRP); Biogas-to-energy project; and Advanced Water Purification Facility (AWPF)
- Projects at Los Angeles International Airport:
- Consolidated Rent-A-Car (ConRAC) Facility
- Central Utility Plant
- LAX Automated People Mover
- Intermodal Transportation Facility (ITF)
- LAX/Metro Transit Center
The tour stops offered lessons learned and real-world context to help attendees better understand the implementation challenges and the long-term benefits of sustainable infrastructure.
Clockwise from top left: the LAX Automated People Mover, the Central Utility Plant at LAX, the South Los Angeles Wetlands Park, the Sixth Street Viaduct, the Roosevelt Park Stormwater Capture Project, and the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant
Thank You!
ISI would like to extend a sincere thank-you to all the presenters and host agencies who made this experience possible:
California High-Speed Rail Authority, HNTB, LA County Public Works, LA Metro, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), Stantec, Bentley Systems, City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering, and Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, LA Sanitation and Environment.
And a special thanks to our Sustainable Infrastructure Advisory Board for supporting this event: HNTB, NV5, Stantec, Bentley Systems, En3 Sustainability Solutions, and Greenprint Partners.
ISI was also honored to host a delegation from China during the workshop. This group included sustainable development experts and representatives from engineering consulting companies across China, many of whom are ENV SPs actively working on Envision-supported projects in China. Learn more about the China delegation visit.
Session Recordings
In case you had planned to be in LA for the Spring 2025 Zofnass Research Workshop but were not able to attend, session recordings are available to users in their ISI accounts, under Education > All Courses.
Chinese ENV SP Delegation Visits US to Promote International Cooperation
18-June-2025
In May 2025, ISI was excited to welcome and host the first Chinese ENV SP delegation visiting the United States to promote international cooperation on sustainable infrastructure. The delegation included more than 30 sustainable development experts and representatives from engineering consulting companies from more than a dozen provinces and cities across China.
The delegation began their 10-day visit in Las Vegas, where ISI President and CEO Anthony Kane joined them for tours to the Hoover Dam, Hoover Bridge, Tesla Boring Tunnel, and the Grand Canyon.
Zofnass Research Program Spring 2025 Workshop
From Las Vegas, the group traveled to Los Angeles for three days of meetings and site tours. ISI hosted the delegation for a discussion session in which delegation members were able to ask questions of the ISI Program Directors. During this session, the Director of the ISI China Representative Preparatory Office, Tang Ping, announced that the Chinese version of the Envision Manual (Original Book 3rd Edition) won the “Excellent Technology Management Book Award” in the 2025 “Golden Gear Award for Mechanical Engineering Technology Books.” The award, sponsored by the Machinery Industry Press, recognizes outstanding contributions to China’s scientific and technological progress and talent training in the field of core engineering technology books. Tang Ping presented Anthony with an award certificate. The session was followed by a welcome reception and dinner.
“On behalf of all the members of the SP delegation, I would like to express my sincere thanks to the ISI staff for the successful arrangements and your warm hospitality during the delegation’s visit to the United States! The delegation learned a lot from the meetings with ISI staff, the workshops, the project field visits, the meeting with ASCE and the site visits to the Hoover Dam, the Bridge and the Western Canyon, and all members agreed that it was an unforgettable learning experience.”
— Tang Ping, Director of the ISI China Representative Preparatory Office
On Thursday, May 15th, the delegation attended the Zofnass Research Program Spring 2025 Workshop to learn about the recent LA wildfires, resilience and reconstruction, as well as to hear examples of practical application of the Envision framework on projects in the Los Angeles area.
On Friday, the group took part in a full-day itinerary of project visits, including and LA Metro station, Franklin D. Roosevelt Park Stormwater Capture Project, and several projects at LAX airport, including the Hyperion Wastewater Treatment Plant and Central Utility Plant.
After leaving Los Angeles, the delegation traveled to Washington DC, where they met with ASCE leadership, including CEO Tom Smith and Senior Manager of Global Programs Nives McLarty, and toured museums and monuments.
A Chinese article summarizing the trip noted that “delegation members said that this was an unforgettable learning experience, and they would apply the advanced sustainable development concepts and practical experience learned in this event to their future work and contribute to promoting the high-quality and sustainable development of China’s infrastructure.”
Several ISI Members Among Winners at EA Summit
17-June-2025
ISI’s President & CEO picked up a ‘Highly Commended’ award in the category of Sustainability Leader of the Year (CSO or equivalent) at Environment Analyst’s Sustainability Delivery Awards in Chicago (June 10–11, 2025). The event also underlined that the past year was also an outstanding one for the broader Envision community in that the awardees included many longtime ISI member organizations. The following ISI Member firms received awards:
- AECOM
- Bentley Systems
- Dar Al-Handasah Consultants
- ECOncrete
- Exo
- Gateway Development Commission
- GHD
- Jacobs
- New York City Economic Development Corporation
- Ramboll
- RPS
- WSP
AWARD DETAILS
Digital Innovation Award
Joint winner – Bentley Systems for their project Carbon Analysis Tool
Joint winner – Ramboll for their project Galago by Ramboll
Highly commended – Dar Al-Handasah Consultants for their project PARA OS
Circularity Award
Winner – New York City Economic Development Corporation and Jacobs for their project Clean and Circular: Design and Construction Guidelines
Highly commended – WSP for their project Coach Circularity Product Impact Calculator
Transformational Partnership Award
Winner – AECOM and the Gateway Development Commission for the Hudson Tunnel Project
Sustainability Impact Award
Winner – AECOM for AECOM is on a Transformational Sustainability Impact Journey to Create Sustainable Legacies
Highly commended – AECOM, IEMA, RPS, SocEnv and WSP for their project Pledge to Net Zero
Nature Positive Award
Joint winner – ECOncrete for their project Bio-Enhancing Concrete Solutions For Coastal & Marine Infrastructure
Joint winner – WSP for their project Abbotts Meadow Restoration
Highly commended – Ramboll for their project Empowering global specialists to be positive about biodiversity
Creating Resilient & Sustainable Communities Award
Joint winner – WSP for their project Attawapiskat First Nation Water Shortage Emergency
Transportation Project of the Year Award
Joint winner – Port of Cleveland and Jacobs for their project Charting a Path Toward a Decarbonized Future for the Port of Cleveland
Highly commended – AECOM and Greater Toronto Airports Authority for their project Toronto Pearson Airport: Making Air Travel More Sustainable (GTAA)
Energy Project of the Year Award
Winner – GHD and Evolve Power for their project Tent Mountain Pumped Hydro Energy Storage
Highly commended – Exo and Bentley Systems for their project Evergy Power Transmission Structure Stabilization
Water Project of the Year Award
Joint winner – SABESP and Bentley Systems for their project INTEGRA 4.0 Cultural Transformation Through Digitalization
Joint winner – VCS Denmark and Jacobs for their project VCS Denmark’s Beyond Energy Neutrality Program
Remediation Project of the Year Award
Highly commended – WSP, DEME and ESSO for their project Former Bowling Terminal Remediation
Taxiway L at Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE) Is Awarded Envision Silver
13-June-2025
The improvements help meet anticipated capacity requirements and flight activity and put sustainability at the core of the project.Read more
Anthony Kane receives ‘Highly Commended’ Award from Environment Analyst
11-June-2025
Anthony Kane, President & CEO of ISI, received a ‘Highly Commended’ award at the Sustainability Delivery Awards in Chicago last week. Anthony was recognized in the category Sustainability Leader of the Year (CSO or equivalent) in recognition of his contributions to the growth of ISI and the Envision community in 2024, which supported the efforts of more organizations and civil infrastructure projects to reach their sustainability goals. ISI’s awards submission emphasized Anthony’s dedicated leadership, highlighting themes of operational resilience and future-readiness, more intensive international engagement, and greater impact for ISI.
These awards are organized by Environment Analyst as part of the Sustainability Delivery Summit to recognize and celebrate industry excellence in the sector, and applaud those organizations who have made significant advances in both their own and their clients’ sustainability journeys. View all the winners here, who included many ISI member organizations.
Congratulations as well to Kailey Eldredge, Verification Director at ISI, and Jennifer Ninete, Director of Engagement at ISI, for their presentations at the Sustainability Delivery Summit. They led an interactive workshop, titled “Implementing the Envision Framework for Sustainable Infrastructure.” Ninete was also a panelist for a featured discussion on Making the Business Case for Sustainability in 2025.
Guichon Creek Restoration Earns Envision Platinum
5-June-2025
BCIT turned the occasion of critically needed remediation works into an opportunity to restore part of the nearby creek system. Read more
