WEBINAR: Envision Protocol and European Regulation: Exploring Connections and Investment Opportunities in Highway Infrastructure

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 | 11:00am – 12:00pm ET

Promoting sustainable infrastructure means moving towards a more responsible and respectful future for the environment and communities, and the first step to finance and build sustainable works is to approach design in a holistic way. Tecne – Gruppo Autostrade per l’Italia started on this path a few years ago using the Envision protocol, promoted and spread in Italy by ICMQ Società benefit, for the evaluation of its projects and as a guideline for future projects. This approach also takes into account the Do No Significant Harm (DNSH) objectives set out in the European Taxonomy, which today guides investments and sustainable finance in Europe. There is, in fact, a close correlation between the credits of the Envision protocol and the DNSH environmental objectives, and both ICMQ and Tecne will give some examples of these connections by presenting the Envsion/DNSH correlation document and the Tecne projects certified to date.

*Participation in this webinar will satisfy one elective hour toward ENV SP credential maintenance.

Webinar Presenters:

 

Anna Brambilla | Technical Leader – Environmental Sustainability (Tecne – Gruppo Autostrade per l’Italia)

Anna is an architect with extensive expertise in sustainability and landscape design. She earned her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Architecture and Sustainability with Honours from IUAV University in Venice. With a background in both architecture and urban research, she studied and worked in the Netherlands before gaining experience at some of the largest international landscape architecture firms in Italy (Milan) and in the Middle East (Dubai). Throughout her career, Anna has honed her skills in architectural and sustainable design, visual and graphic communication, master planning, concept design, detailed design, tender documentation, and supporting site engineers during construction.

In 2017, she joined Autostrade per l’Italia Group in the Architecture and Landscape Design department at Tecne – Sustainable Engineering. Since then, she has effectively contributed to various infrastructure projects, managing large-scale changes and developing sensitive and successful designs that are responsive to their environments. She communicates with clients, coordinates with multidisciplinary consultant teams, and fosters the creative collaboration needed between communities and engineers. In 2022, she was appointed as Chairwoman of Tecne’s ESG Committee and named one of the Autostrade per l’Italia Group’s ESG Ambassadors. She is responsible for overseeing the company’s sustainability plan and its outcomes, addressing social, environmental, and economic issues related to business design and daily operations, while ensuring compliance with international frameworks and standards. Since becoming an ENV SP (Envision Sustainability Professional) in 2019, she actively oversees and contributes to the certification process for Tecne’s projects and realizations. Currently, she manages the Environmental Sustainability department within the Technical Authority Environment at Tecne.

 

Silvia Ciraci | Infrastructure and Building Sustainability Manager (ICMQ)

Silvia serves as Infrastructure and Building Sustainability Manager in ICMQ Società Benefit S.p.A., a Certification Body in the management systems sectors, products, infrastructure and building sustainability, and mandatory certifications of construction products (e.g.  Concrete Factory Production Control and CE Marking), based in Milan (Italy). Since 2014, ICMQ has had an agreement with ISI to develop Envision Protocol in Italy and Europe, that allows ICMQ as Certification Body for training and qualification of Envision Sustainability Professionals (ENV SPs), and for managing the certification process of Envision projects in Italy and Europe. Graduated in Building Engineering-Architecture in 2008 at the Polytechnic of Bari, after an initial experience in a consultancy company in the safety and quality field, in 2013 Silvia joined ICMQ as Project Manager for Management Systems and CE Marking. Since 2014, after having obtained the qualification as ENV SP and LEED Green Associate (LEED GA), she has been involved in sustainability as Project Manager for Envision, LEED and Itaca certification support services. In 2015 she became an Envision Verifier and Trainer, while since 2020 she is a member of the Envision Review Board of ISI. For the Italian Envision projects, she also has the role of “Reviewer” for managing all the certification processes of the projects. She also has national and international experience as lecturer for training courses, seminars and conferences, mostly related to the Envision Protocol.

 

Sara Frisiani | Technical Director of the Environmental Department (Tecne – Gruppo Autostrade per l’Italia)

Sara is an environmental engineer with over 20 years of experience and a Master’s degree in Environmental Management and Control. She began her career at an international environmental consultancy, where she primarily focused on environmental impact studies and permitting procedures for industrial facilities. After spending more than ten years in that role, she joined Autostrade per l’Italia Group in 2010, where she gained extensive knowledge in the road sector. Her work involved addressing all environmental aspects related to transport infrastructure, aiding designers in developing the most sustainable projects throughout their life cycles, from design to construction and operation, and facilitating vital communication between engineers and local communities.

Throughout her career, Sara has concentrated on assessing the environmental impacts of different kinds of projects, working on a wide range of infrastructure projects, managing large-scale changes and creating sensitive developments that harmonize with their surroundings. Currently, she holds a significant managerial position as the Technical Director of the Environmental Department at Tecne, the engineering company of Autostrade per l’Italia Group. In this role, she coordinates a multidisciplinary team focused on mitigating the environmental impacts of road infrastructure, including air pollution, noise pollution, biodiversity, wildlife, and landscape integration. In 2021, Sara became an ENV SP (Envision Sustainability Professional) and actively supports the certification process for Tecne’s projects. With her strong background in environmental impact assessment, she was appointed President of the Italian PIARC (Permanent International Association of Road Congresses) Technical Committee on “Environmental Impacts of Road Infrastructure and Transport” for the term from 2024 to 2027.