ASCE Sustainability Policies

ASCE Sustainability policies

To promote the goals of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the ASCE Board of Direction has adopted official Policy Statements on major technical, professional, and educational issues of interest to the civil engineering community and the nation.

The following policy statements relate to sustainability, climate, and resilience:

Sustainability policies

Resilience policies

Policy Statement 518 - Unified Definitions for Critical Infrastructure Resilience

Climate change policies

Other policy statements are available on ASCE’s public policy web page.

Sustainability & Resilience

ASCE/COS 73

Call for public propoals for ASCE/COS 73 revision

The Committee on Sustainability (COS) of ASCE is seeking members to modify the current version of this standard to define performance objectives specific to sustainability applicable across all infrastructure sectors; the accompanying commentary provides guidance on how the objectives can be achieved.

The deadline to apply for this committee is September 30, 2024. Apply now by selecting “Committee on Sustainability (COS)” and then choose “Standard Practice for Sustainable Infrastructure (ASCE/COS 73)”.