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THE NEED FOR ENVISION TM

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.

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THE NEED FOR ENVISION TM

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  1. THE NEED FOR ENVISIONTM August 2012

  2. Resource Depletion

  3. ASCE’s Report Card for America’s Infrastructure • 15 categories rated • Overall grade of D • $2.2 trillion • Ranked 23rdworldwide

  4. America’s Infrastructure Today

  5. Development vs. Impact

  6. The Future of Infrastructure

  7. EnvisionTM Is Uniquely Qualified to Address America’s Infrastructure • Envision™ applies to all civil infrastructure • Addresses design, planning, 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 achanging concept of sustainability

  8. Why Was EnvisionTM Developed? • Current rating systems for infrastructure in the U.S. are sector specific • No U.S. system covers all aspects of infrastructure • Envision™ is designed to fill the gap

  9. Advantages Restore Whole System Design Reduce, reuse, recycle Phased development Adaptive Post-life Sustain Technology Advancement Performance Goals DRIVE TOWARD RESTORATIAVE PERFORMANCE Improve Improve Design Construct O&M Reuse Disassembly Conventional EXTEND THE USEFULNESS OF THE PROJECT Project team Owner organization Team Chartering Understand/Integrate Community Needs Deliver as Part of Owner Organization Partner with Regulators EXTENDPROJECTBOUNDARIES Affected stakeholders Partner organizations Regulatory bodies

  10. www.sustainableinfrastructure.org

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