WEBINAR: ISI’s NEW Guide to Procuring Sustainable Infrastructure Services
October 16, 2024 | 2:00pm – 3:00pm ET
Since the Envision framework was launched in 2012, over 400 projects have registered to use ISI’s Envision verification process and ISI has announced 158 Envision-verified projects. Growing use and recognition of the need for guidance on early integration motivated ISI to work with the Envision Review Board (ERB) to develop a resource to assist infrastructure owners in procuring Envision-related services.
This session will provide an overview of the new resource, and include a panel of ERB members and ISI verification staff to provide insight into what prompted development of the “Guide to Procuring Sustainable Infrastructure Services,” answer questions about best practices for procurement and project delivery, and provide examples of how Envision is being referenced during procurement.
*Participation in this webinar will satisfy one prescribed hour toward ENV SP credential maintenance.
Learning Objectives:
- – Explain how the Envision framework integrates throughout the project lifecycle.
- – Share examples of how Envision has been included in the procurement process.
- – Evaluate how sustainability requirements can enhance your procurement process and project outcomes.
Webinar Presenters:
Michael Bloom | Sustainability Practice Manager (5engineering, LLC) and Envision Review Board Member (ISI)
Michael provides sustainability consulting services. Since 1991 he has helped restore environmentally impacted sites, plan and design resilient public infrastructure facilities, and helped communities deliver projects with enhanced economic, social, and environmental project outcomes. He became an Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP) in 2013, an Envision Verifier in 2014, and an Envision Trainer in 2019. Since the spring of 2019 Michael, along with Liz Parent of 5engineering, has provided ENV SP credentialing training to over 200 professionals in the Harris County / Houston region of Texas, after Harris County officials decided to move forward with the use of Envision. As a consultant for the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure, Michael verified five projects under Envision Version 3.0. He is currently serving as the project ENV SP for two public sector project owners pursuing Envision verification. Michael is a Certified Floodplain Manager, a Board-Certified Environmental Engineer, and a Professional Engineer in Texas and seven other states.
Jennifer Ninete | Director of Engagement (ISI)
Jennifer Ninete is the Director of Engagement at ISI. In this role, Jennifer leads the Engagement Program, which encompasses all communications, marketing, and business development activities. She is an Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP) and ISI approved Envision Trainer. Jennifer has worked in the AEC industry for nearly 25 years. She was previously a senior sustainability consultant and Professional Associate at HDR where she was the primary knowledge manager for the Envision® sustainable infrastructure framework, which included ENV SP training, leading a team conducting project verifications, and managing Envision projects. During that time, she worked on more than 50 projects using the Envision framework, including 25 verified projects such as the Historic Fourth Ward Park in Atlanta, Georgia; Kansas City Streetcar in Kansas City, Missouri; and the Ship Canal Water Quality Project in Seattle, Washington. Prior to that she worked for both architecture and construction firms in marketing, business development, and communications roles across a range of market sectors. Jennifer has a bachelor of business administration degree in marketing from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Kristi Wamstad | Verification Director (ISI)
Kristi Wamstad is the Envision Verification director at ISI. In this role, Kristi maintains the verification process, ensures consistency in project reviews, and provides technical assistance. Prior to ISI, Kristi was the technical director for USGBC’s LEED for Cities and Communities and STAR Communities, a comprehensive sustainability rating system for jurisdictions. Additional experience includes being sustainability coordinator for the city of Omaha and sustainable solutions program coordinator at HDR. In 2005, Kristi worked with the Oregon Bridge Delivery Partners to develop the Context Sensitive and Sustainable Solutions (CS3) program, a first-of-its-kind framework for applying sustainability to transportation infrastructure. Kristi holds a master’s degree in community and regional planning from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and bachelors’ degrees in biology and environmental science from the University of Colorado-Boulder. She lives in Lincoln, Nebraska, where she enjoys biking, gardening, and spending time with her kids, cats, guinea pigs, and chickens.
Justin Waples | Infrastructure Strategic Planning Engineer (Central Contra Costa Sanitary District) and Envision Review Board Member (ISI)
Justin is a Professional Civil Engineer in the San Francisco Bay Area, specializing in Water Resources and Environmental endeavors, and has 30 years of experience spanning public, private and defense sectors. Justin is a graduate of the Water Environment Federation’s (WEF) Water Leadership Institute, a member of the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure’s Outreach Taskforce, the Chair of the American Society of Civil Engineer’s San Francisco Section Sustainability Committee and an active member of the Institute of Asset Management and the Water Environment Federation. Justin is a past Chair of the Bay Area Clean Water Association’s (BACWA) Collection System Committee and past Co-Chair of the BACWA Recycled Water Committee. He is a veteran submariner, and graduate from Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia, with an Environmental Engineering (Honors) degree.
Sofía Zuberbühler-Yafar | Assistant Commissioner (New York City Department of Design and Construction) and Envision Review Board Member (ISI)
Sofía Zuberbühler-Yafar, RLA, ENV SP is Assistant Commissioner in New York City Department of Design and Construction’s Infrastructure Division. She manages design contracts and ensures the on-time delivery of NYC’s Department Environmental Protection’s various multi-million-dollar city-wide green infrastructure contracts. As well as integrating sustainable design measures and goals within the agency standards and contracts that respond to current on-going discussions regarding climate change and adaptability. Sofia is a certified Envision Trainer and is preparing fellow colleagues to become ENV SPs. Sofia and her team will help us lead those conversations as we are becoming aware that all projects need to be viewed through the lenses of sustainability. Mrs. Zuberbuhler-Yafar is a licensed Landscape Architect with a graduate degree in Urban Design and over 23 years of varied experience including urban planning and design with the NYC Department of City Planning and landscape architecture design in the private realm. She resides in New York City with her family and enjoys traveling.
