Sustainability Index

The 2030 Challenge for Embodied Carbon addresses emissions associated with buildings' manufacturing and transportation of products by setting reduction targets for embodied carbon and thereby allows architects to make informed decisions when specifying building materials.

SE 2050 stands for the Structural Engineers 2050 Commitment Program that is in response to the SE 2050 Challenge issued in 2019 by the Carbon Leadership Forum (CLF) and the SE 2050 Commitment Program developed by the Sustainability Committee of the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
"All structural engineers shall understand, reduce and ultimately eliminate embodied carbon in their projects by 2050."

Climate Commitment Act (Washington State): The CCA directs WA Department of Ecology to develop and fully implement the cap-and-invest program by January 2023. It is WA law.

Not a formal acronym, but used in the build industry to represent Architecture, Engineering, and Construction

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals is a set of 17 goals adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The UNSDGs are designed to address the most pressing economic, social, and environmental challenges facing the world, including poverty, hunger, inequality, climate change, and environmental degradation.

The 2030 Challenge for Embodied Carbon addresses emissions associated with buildings' manufacturing and transportation of products by setting reduction targets for embodied carbon and thereby allows architects to make informed decisions when specifying building materials.

SE 2050 stands for the Structural Engineers 2050 Commitment Program that is in response to the SE 2050 Challenge issued in 2019 by the Carbon Leadership Forum (CLF) and the SE 2050 Commitment Program developed by the Sustainability Committee of the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
"All structural engineers shall understand, reduce and ultimately eliminate embodied carbon in their projects by 2050."

Climate Commitment Act (Washington State): The CCA directs WA Department of Ecology to develop and fully implement the cap-and-invest program by January 2023. It is WA law.

Not a formal acronym, but used in the build industry to represent Architecture, Engineering, and Construction

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals is a set of 17 goals adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The UNSDGs are designed to address the most pressing economic, social, and environmental challenges facing the world, including poverty, hunger, inequality, climate change, and environmental degradation.