We’ve been asked about recommended reading. While there are over 50 references embedded in our Top 10 articles these are ones we agreed likeminded structural engineers should turn to first. Enjoy!
Anderson, J., Silman, R. (2009) “A Life Cycle Inventory of Structural Engineering Design Strategies for Greenhouse Gas Reduction,” Structural Engineering International, March 2009 Issue.
Arup (2010) “Embodied Carbon Study: Study of Commercial Office, Hospital and School buildings,” The Concrete Centre,...
Sustainability Guidelines
Thermal Bridging Solutions in MSC
Carbon Working Group White Paper
Top 10 FAQs Answered
Sustainability Guidelines for the Structural Engineer
Learn strategies for integrating sustainability into structural design. More
Thermal Bridging Solutions in MSC
April 2012 Issue of MSC: "Thermal Bridging Solutions: Minimizing Structural Steel's Impact on Building Envelope Energy Transfer." More
Carbon Working Group White Paper
Structures and Carbon: How Materials Affect the Climate. More info.
Top 10 Structural Sustainability FAQs
The LCA working group provides answers to 10 FAQs asked by conscientious structural engineers, more
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Sunday, September 14, 2014
ASCE International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure 2014
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For those of you who do engineering for infrastructure, the International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure is in Long Beach, California, November 6-8, 2014. It is hosted by ASCE.www.asce.org/icsi2014This is the first international conference of its kind. The call for papers has closed.Buzzwords from the program include: climate change, extreme events, risk, resiliency, adaptation, envision rating system.
More from the program:
This conference is not about how to be sustainable....
Monday, July 28, 2014
Q10: What is greener, building reuse or new construction?
Reusing existing buildings has many potential benefits, but might constructing new buildings offer greater life-cycle environmental advantages?
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Thursday, February 13, 2014
Reporting from Greenbuild
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Events . Greenbuild . wood
The green building community gathers annual to share ideas and promote new innovation at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo. The 2013 conference was held in Philadelphia, PA, November 20th through the 22nd. New SEI Sustainability Committee member Lori Koch was there to inspire attendees to "reThink Wood."
(Lori Koch, November 25, 2013) I had a great time at Greenbuild. I was working the reThink Wood Pavilion in the expo hall, and got to spend a good deal of time talking to attendees...
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Learn to Design Thermal Breaks at the 2014 Structures Congress
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Many of a structural engineer's common design tasks may affect the energy efficiency and environmental performance of a building. Designing exposed projections of the supersturcture, supporting enveloping facades, and attaching exterior equipment can create a conduit for thermal bridges between the outside and conditioned envelope of a building.
A preconference workshiop titled Design of Sustainable...
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