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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