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.”
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 
