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INSTRUCTOR: 
Fariborz M. Tehrani, Ph.D., PE, ENV SP, PMP, SAP, F.ASCE

Course Length: 1 hour

Purpose and Background

This techsession will only award PDHs for completion.

The field of sustainable and resilient structural engineering, mechanics, and materials (SR-SEMM) incorporates cross-disciplinary concerns with natural resources and objective approaches to mitigate climate-related disasters. This presentation introduces fundamental motivations, key concepts, and a brief review of selected applications of SR-SEMM, from lightweight materials to seismic isolation systems for sustainable and resilient infrastructure. Discussions include the technical, environmental, and societal performance of applications using standard practices and guidelines for assessing safety, sustainability, and resilience in various civil engineering domains such as buildings, roadways, embankments, and marine environments. Outcomes provide a roadmap for planning, management, design, and construction professionals to adopt SR-SEMM solutions in practice.

Benefits and Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Identify and explain three principles of sustainability and resilience and apply them to selected SR-SEMM solutions in civil engineering projects following ISI Envision Framework and UN SDGs.
• Analyze five domains of sustainable and four domains of resilient performances for selected SR-SEMM solutions in complex civil engineering projects following ISI Envision and EMI ORC MOP.
• Comprehend, analyze, develop, and assess PCR, EPD, and LCA documents for selected SR-SEMM practices across three Net Zero concepts following EPA’s Initiative and ASCE COS Standard.

Outline

• Significance and Definitions
• Sustainable Development and Resilient Infrastructure
• Climate Change and Human Development
• Framework and System
• ISI ENVISION Rating System
• UN Sustainability Development Goals
• Managing Sustainability and Resilience
• Lifecycle Adoption of Management Processes
• Environmental Declarations and Net Zero Concepts
• Brief Project Examples
• Structural Engineering, Mechanics, and Materials
• Application and Assessment of Projects and Case Studies
• Outcomes
• Conclusions and Recommendations
• Resources and Future Developments

Who Should Attend?

• Structural Engineers
• Geotechnical Engineers
• Construction Engineers
• Environmental Engineers
• Architectural Engineers
• Those interested in sustainability, resilience, materials, and infrastructure policy and planning

How to Earn your CEUs/PDHs and Receive Your Certificate of Completion

To receive your certificate of completion, you will need to complete a short on-line post-test and receive a passing score of 70% or higher within 1 year of purchasing the course.