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Proceeding the 6th Civil Engineering Conferenc e in Asia Region: Embracing the Future through Sustainability ISBN 978-602-8605-08-3 LIVABLE COMMUNITIES: CAN CIVIL ENGINEERS BE LEADERS OF A NEW FUTURE? Gregory E. DiLoreto President, American Society of Civil Engineers 1801 Alexander Bell Drive Reston, VA 20190 United States [email protected] ABSTRACT Sustainability is the k ey to responsible future growth and progress. By collaborating w ith countries around the globe to share best practices, we can all help create a more sustainable world. Members of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) are taking a leadership role in engineering a sustainable future by creating innovative solutions to improve aging infrastructure and developing new tools to assess the current and future sustainability of projects. Keywords: Sustainability, Infrastructure, Civil Engineering, Envision, Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure What are the challenges facing civil engineers in the globally interconnected world of today and what challenges will we face tomorrow? How do the needs of our individual nations impact each other? What role does the impact of climate change play? Can members of our profession become effective leaders in our society and influence change? As civil engineers attending CECAR6, we have gathered to discuss how our industry can impact the future. Our goal is to draw upon the ear th’s resources in a consistently responsible and efficient way to create infrastructure that will be more efficient to maintain and more resilient to the forces of nature and man and fit its intended purpose in a way that allows it to be repurposed or deconstructed for reconstruction somewhere else where it can continue to serve another intended purpose. With growing economies and populations, we are the role models for smaller nations who expect us to find solutions they can emulate. This is a challenge we must accept. If we can identify the challenges that lie ahead and find ways to repair and build our infrastructure while balancing the economic, environmental and social needs of our communities, we will have made great progress. If we can share our best practices with each other, we will have succeeded in creating a foundation that will carry all of us efficiently and effectively into the future CHALLENGES Shifting demographics and growing population continues to strain infrastructure and overburden financing. In the developed world, infrastructure is aging an d maintenance or replacemen t has not kept pace with its deterioration. In the developing world, the need for new infrastructure outstrips society’s ability to put it into service. Climate change has become a growing factor in managing our infrastructure. From melting glaciers to warming trends around the globe, our environment is changing. Extreme events are the infrequent conditions for which we need to design infrastructure: heavy precipitation, flooding, storm surge, heat waves, high winds, droughts, wildfires, etc. Adaptation and mitigation are essential to maintaining sustainable existing infrastructure and planning, siting, and designing sustainable future infrastructure. STRATEGIES AND TACTICS The American Society of Civil Engineers leadership looked at the changes ahead and created a plan of action called the Vision for Civil Engineering 2025 which calls upon civil engineers to become leaders in society. As leaders, we need to embrace our role as: master planners, designers and operators of th e built environment; stewards of the natural environment; innovators and integrators of ideas and technology;
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Proceeding the 6th Civil Engineering Conference in Asia Region: Embracing the Future through
Sustainability
ISBN 978-602-8605-08-3
LIVABLE COMMUNITIES:CAN CIVIL ENGINEERS BE LEADERS OF A NEW FUTURE?
Gregory E. DiLoreto
President, American Society of Civil Engineers
1801 Alexander Bell Drive
Reston, VA 20190
United States
ABSTRACT
Sustainability is the key to responsible future growth and progress. By collaborating with countriesaround the globe to share best practices, we can all help create a more sustainable world. Members of the
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) are taking a leadership role in engineering a sustainable
future by creating innovative solutions to improve aging infrastructure and developing new tools to assessthe current and future sustainability of projects.
Keywords: Sustainability, Infrastructure, Civil Engineering, Envision, Institute for Sustainable
Infrastructure
What are the challenges facing civil engineers in the globally interconnected world of today and what
challenges will we face tomorrow? How do the needs of our individual nations impact each other? What
role does the impact of climate change play? Can members of our profession become effective leaders in
our society and influence change?
As civil engineers attending CECAR6, we have gathered to discuss how our industry can impact the
future. Our goal is to draw upon the ear th’s resources in a consistently responsible and efficient way tocreate infrastructure that will be more efficient to maintain and more resilient to the forces of nature and
man and fit its intended purpose in a way that allows it to be repurposed or deconstructed for reconstruction somewhere else where it can continue to serve another intended purpose. With growing
economies and populations, we are the role models for smaller nations who expect us to find solutions
they can emulate. This is a challenge we must accept.
If we can identify the challenges that lie ahead and find ways to repair and build our infrastructure while balancing the economic, environmental and social needs of our communities, we will have made great
progress. If we can share our best practices with each other, we will have succeeded in creating a
foundation that will carry all of us efficiently and effectively into the future
CHALLENGES
Shifting demographics and growing population continues to strain infrastructure and overburden
financing. In the developed world, infrastructure is aging and maintenance or replacement has not kept
pace with its deterioration. In the developing world, the need for new infrastructure outstrips society’sability to put it into service.
Climate change has become a growing factor in managing our infrastructure. From melting glaciers to
warming trends around the globe, our environment is changing. Extreme events are the infrequent
conditions for which we need to design infrastructure: heavy precipitation, flooding, storm surge, heat
waves, high winds, droughts, wildfires, etc. Adaptation and mitigation are essential to maintaining
sustainable existing infrastructure and planning, siting, and designing sustainable future infrastructure.
STRATEGIES AND TACTICS
The American Society of Civil Engineers leadership looked at the changes ahead and created a plan of
action called the Vision for Civil Engineering 2025 which calls upon civil engineers to become leaders in
society. As leaders, we need to embrace our role as: master planners, designers and operators of the built
environment; stewards of the natural environment; innovators and integrators of ideas and technology;
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managers of risk and uncertainty; and leaders in shaping public environmental and infrastructure policy.
To achieve that vision, sustainability must be a strategic priority for society.
ASCE believes that achieving leadership in sustainability requires a multi-level and multi-faceted
approach. A system of measurement to verify the sustainability of our infrastructure became available in
2010 with the development of Envision, a product of the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure and
Zofnass Program at Harvard Graduate School of Design. Defining and following guidelines for managingcritical infrastructure enables better protection of the health and safety of our citizens. Educational
courses and resources provide knowledge and training on new breakthroughs enabled by technologicaladvances. Encouraging infrastructure owners and engineers to showcase their sustainable projects through
awards and project profiles promotes the sharing of best practices. Inspiring future engineers through
competitions in sustainable design and incorporating principles of sustainability in engaging educational
games for younger audiences are essential for attracting and retaining talented engineers needed for the
future workforce of society.
COLLABORATION
In a global world, all of society is interdependent. Civil engineers working together to share strategies
and tactics can develop the solutions needed to ensure resilient infrastructure for a stronger, more
sustainable world. We civil engineers at the American Society of Civil Engineers invite each of youattending CECAR 6 to join us in forging a more sustainable future together.
