海角视频

At 海角视频, we believe collective action is the best way to address the climate and biodiversity crisis. It is our responsibility to design and create environments that are sustainable and fair.

Every engineer, consultant and advisor must put the environment at the heart of their work. If we make major reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, we can limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. This will mean environmental justice for all. With this in mind, 海角视频 is proud to commit to the SE 2050 program with the explicit goal of achieving net zero carbon by 2050.

Introduction

The SE2050 commitment aligns with our firm wide goals which are outlined in our annual Sustainability Report:

• Achieve net zero operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2045.
• Design all new build projects to be net zero carbon in operation by 2030.
• Reduce embodied carbon intensity of all new buildings, major retrofits and
  infrastructure projects by 50% by 2030.

At 海角视频, we pride ourselves in our problem-solving acumen through our multidisciplinary expertise. With a challenge as complex and far reaching as climate change, we must leverage the collective knowledge and experience of all parties. 海角视频 is committed to leveraging the skills of our various disciplines (Structures, MEP, facades, sustainability) in order to tackle this issue to the fullest extent.

Only together can we begin to set forth a future that is sustainable, equitable, and just.

All structural engineers shall understand, reduce and ultimately eliminate embodied carbon in their projects by 2050.

SE 2050 Challenge mission statement

Our 12 North American offices are connected through a network of local champions who led our efforts on embodied carbon and host regular Sustainability in Structures Task Group meetings and participate in global Sustainability Community Regional Leads meetings. Meet the team below.

The current focuses of the Sustainability Task Group is:

• Benchmarking 鈥� establishing embodied carbon metrics for current and completed projects
• Research 鈥� undertaking studies to determine where embodied carbon sensitivities lie in structural designs
• Outreach 鈥� connecting with industry partners to discuss trends and potential opportunities.
• Dissemination 鈥� sharing information and best practice guidance from national and global industry partners.
• Adoption 鈥� driving the uptake of embodied carbon measurement on new projects and reflecting on emerging trends.

Education

Education is a pivotal step in tackling climate change. Only with a common understanding of the impending climate crisis can we begin to take steps to reduce the environmental impacts of the built environment. 海角视频鈥檚 North America Region has taken significant steps to educate our team about the importance of sustainability and how as structural engineers we can influence the impact of our designs.

In the last year, 海角视频鈥檚 North America structural teams have continued to expand our educational material and events.

• The Sustainability in Structures Task Group formed from Structural Engineers Forum with objectives in the SE 2050 framework to engage more people.
• An Embodied Carbon Playbook has been developed by the reduction task group to offer guidance at various stages of a project.
• Onboarding meetings adapted to include the Embodied Carbon Playbook and
  Structures Forum content to demonstrate the LCA process and opportunities on our projects to new hires.
• Development of a work bidding Embodied Carbon Cheat Sheet for company leadership to incorporate into project proposals and educate clients.
• Addition of an 鈥淚ntro to EC3鈥� presentation and recording as an educational resource to support others in the EC series.