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SEI at ASCE2027
SEI is joining ASCE’s other institutes to create a new conference experience that preserves the strengths of Structures Congress while adding new ways to engage across disciplines. At ASCE2027, you’ll find the high‑quality technical content, meaningful recognition, and strong peer connections you expect along with broader collaboration on forward‑looking topics shaping the built environment. SEI is curating a focused structural engineering program featuring sessions on buildings, bridges, structural codes and standards, professional practice, innovative research, and more.
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Structures Congress 2026
Join us in Boston, Massachusetts from April 29 – May 1, 2026, to learn, engage, and network with your structural engineering community as we work together to advance the structural engineering profession for a better future.
Towards Zero Carbon 2026: Embodied Carbon Bootcamp
Join us June 11–12, 2026 for the 2026 SEI Embodied Carbon Boot Camp — a one‑and‑a‑half‑day, in‑person program designed to help structural engineers build practical fluency in assessing and reducing embodied carbon in building structural systems. Led by Jay Arehart, PhD, the boot camp focuses on moving from awareness to real‑world application. Through structured instruction and applied discussion, participants will gain a shared foundation in embodied carbon concepts, current tools, and emerging standards shaping structural engineering practice.
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Sustainable Structures of the Future: Innovation and Impact
IStructE and SEI will host a future‑focused global symposium showcasing the innovations, technologies, and best practices transforming structural engineering. World‑leading practitioners will share practical insights and real‑world case studies that empower engineers to drive sustainability, shape strategic decisions, and create meaningful impact across the built environment. Join us on Nov. 5, 2026 for a day of collaboration and forward‑looking discussion.
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Overhead Power Line Structures Conference 2028
Overhead Power Line Structures (OPS) Conference 2028 marks the next evolution of the ETS Conference. Join us Oct. 1-5, 2028, for the must-attend triennial conference on the analysis, design, construction, and maintenance of electrical transmission lines, and substation structures and foundations.
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Peer-to-Peer Standards Exchange Forum
Come join the discussion about ASCE Standards! The Peer-to-Peer Standards Exchange is a new ASCE Collaborate forum to discuss technical issues about ASCE standards. Dive into your technical area with questions and issues with your community. Members can ask and answer questions. Nonmembers will have view-only capability.
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Structural Earthquake Engineering for Buildings Certificate Program
Gain in-demand skills used in the field of seismic engineering through self-paced online courses. Learn the fundamental concepts of earthquake engineering, seismic analysis of buildings, and design and detailing of steel and concrete structures.
Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures US
CROSS-US was established by SEI in 2019, as a new region in a growing international network of CROSS regions. CROSS-US helps professionals to make structures safer by publishing safety information based on reports that we receive and information in the public domain. Our secure and confidential safety reporting system allows professionals to share their experiences to help others. Learn more and sign up for the CROSS-US Newsletter.
SE 2050
In December 2019 the SEI Board of Governors endorsed the vision of the SE 2050 Challenge by stating:
"We, the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), support the vision and ambition of the SE 2050 Challenge. We, as a leading structural engineering organization in the United States, recognize the need for coordinated action across our profession to achieve the globally stated goal of net-zero carbon by 2050."
The mission of the SE 2050 Commitment is to support the SE 2050 Challenge and transform the practice of structural engineering in a way that is holistic, firm-wide, project-based, and data-driven. By prioritizing the reduction of embodied carbon, through the use of less and/or less impactful structural materials, participating firms can more easily work toward net-zero embodied carbon structural systems by 2050.
