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THE NEED FOR ENVISION TM. August 2012. Resource Depletion. ASCE’s Report Card for America’s Infrastructure. 15 categories r ated Overall grade of D $2.2 trillion Ranked 23 rd worldwide. America’s Infrastructure Today. Development vs. Impact. The Future of Infrastructure. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Need for Envision
January 2016
ASCE’s Report Card 2013
Today’s Infrastructure
Development vs. Impact
We’re Building 2070 Today!Highways
20-50 years
Bridges30-75 years
Dams50-100 years
Pipelines50-100 years
The Future of Infrastructure
Envision Is Uniquely Qualified to Address America’s Infrastructure
Envision Applies to All Civil Infrastructure Addresses Planning, Design, Construction and
Maintenance Applicable At Any Point in an Infrastructure Project's
Life Cycle Speaks to the Triple Bottom Line: Social, Economic
and Environmental Goals Designed to Keep Pace With the Changing Concept of
Sustainability
Why Was Envision Developed? Current Rating Systems
for Infrastructure Are Sector Specific
No System Covers Entire Life Cycle
Designed to Fill the Gap
Restore
Conventional
Sustain
Improve
DisassemblyDesign Construct O&M Reuse
Project teamOwner organization
Affected stakeholders
Regulatory bodiesPartner organizations
EXTEND THE USEFULNESS OF THE PROJECTDR
IVE
TOW
ARD
REST
ORA
TIAV
E PE
RFO
RMAN
CE
EXTEND PROJECT BOUNDARIES Team CharteringUnderstand/Integrate Community NeedsDeliver as Part of Owner OrganizationPartner with Regulators
Whole System DesignReduce, reuse, recycle
Phased developmentAdaptivePost-life
Technology AdvancementPerformance Goals
Advantages
Improve
Why Use Envision?
Incorporate Sustainable Philosophies
Quantify Soft Benefits
Apply a Consistent, Transparent Approach
Benchmark and Track Infrastructure
Performance
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Envision Helps Decision Makers:
Meet Sustainability Goals
Guide Decisions
Evaluate Environmental Benefits
Address Community Priorities
Demonstrate Good Governance
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