THE ENVISION RATING SYSTEM®

ENVISIONing Resilient Design in a Changing

World

2018 Headlines:

Station Fire, 160,577 acres burned (photo from https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA12190

2009 (& 2018) Headlines:

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters (2018). https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/billions/

Each year, the United States averages• 10,000 thunderstorms• 5,000 floods• 1,300 tornadoes • 2 Atlantic hurricanes• widespread droughts and wildfires.

Weather, water and climate events, cause an average of approximately 650 deaths and $15 billion in damage per year and are responsible for some 90 percent of all presidentially-declared disasters. About one-third of the U.S. economy –some $3 trillion – is sensitive to weather and climate.

America’s Infrastructure Today

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The Future of Infrastructure Sustainability = Resiliency

•Yes, I've heard about it and use it.

•Yes, I've heard about it but haven't used it yet.

•It sounds familiar....

•No, I have not heard of it.

Have you heard about/used ISI Envision v.2 or the new v.3?

QUESTION:

• Envision is a sustainability framework

• Verification program with award levels

(optional)

• Envision can be used

o ALL Infrastructure

o ALL phases of project

ENVISION

Fourth Ward Park | Envision Gold

•Identify project elements that will increase resiliency and sustainability under Envision V3.

•Use Envision checklist tools for self-assessment of projects’ sustainability.

•Design projects in accordance with the new 2018 Envision V3 framework to achieve maximum points towards project awards.

Objectives

Why Was EnvisionTM Developed?

Current rating systems for infrastructure in the U.S. are sector specific

No U.S. system covers all aspects of infrastructure

Envision™ is designed to fill the gap

Collaborators

ISI Founders (2010)

ENERGYGeothermal

Hydroelectric

Nuclear

Coal

Natural Gas

Oil/Refinery

Wind

Solar

Biomass

WATER

Potable water distribution

Capture/Storage

Water Reuse

Storm Water

Management

Flood Control

WASTESolid waste

Recycling

Hazardous Waste

Collection & Transfer

TRANSPORTAirports

Roads

Highways

Bikes

Pedestrians

Railways

Public Transit

Ports

Waterways

LANDSCAPEPublic Realm

Parks

Ecosystem Services

INFORMATIONTelecommunications

Internet

Phones

Satellites

Data Centers

Sensors

What Types Of Infrastructure Will EnvisionTM Rate?

Credits in 5 Categories

Purpose, Community, Wellbeing

Siting, Land & Water, Biodiversity

Materials, Energy, Water

Collaboration, Management, Planning

Emission, Resilience

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Levels of Achievement

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Improved Enhanced Superior Conserving Restorative

Po

ints

QL1.1 IMPROVE COMMUNITY QUALITY OF LIFE

No Negative Impact

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Envision Components

◾ Guidance Manual

◾ Pre-Assessment Checklist

◾ Online Scoresheet

◾ Verification and Award Program

◾ Professional Credential

Are we Building the project

right?

ARE we building the RIGHT

PROJECT?

ENVISION

THE ENVISION RATING SYSTEM®

Looking Forward: Envision v3 – Highlights

• Lessons learned

• Advancing industry

• Evolving industry needs

• Leading edge

Why Change?

South LA Wetlands Park | Envision Platinum

Developing Envision v3

• Timeline: September 2015 – early 2018

• 13 Technical Committees

o Review credits

• Envision Review Board

o Industry-leading professionals

o maintain integrity of Envision Framework

• ISI Staff & Board of Directors

• Public Comment period: September – November 2017

• Roll out: 2018

Agenda

Highlights

Boston Landing | Envision Silver

Major Changes

Basics • What remains the same

• Elemental Differences

• Verification

• Credential Maintenance

• New Credits

What Remains The Same

• Assess infrastructure projects of all types

and sizes

• Optional verification program to help

users calibrate their self-assessments

• Envision can be used to validate

sustainable performance

Elemental Differences

Envision v2 Envision v3

Number of credits 60 64

Maximum total points in the

framework809 1000

Credit categories

Five (5): Quality of Life,

Leadership, Resource Allocation,

Natural World, Climate and Risk.

Five (5): Quality of Life,

Leadership, Resource Allocation,

Natural World, Climate and

Resilience.

Cost of EnvisionThe Envision sustainability

framework is available for free.

The Envision sustainability

framework will continue to be

free for all ISI members.

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MAJOR CHANGES

• Can still verify under Envision v2.

• Required to complete verification by December 31, 2020 (unless special permission has been granted by ISI).

• Beginning January 1, 2019 all projects will be Envision v3.

• Envision v3 will require a post-construction review.

VERIFICATION

New Verification Path

Future Projects

Currently Registered

Projects

Greenough Greenway | Envision Award

Verification – Envision v3

Path A: Verification at or after 95% Design Completion

Created Registered In Verification First ReviewSecond Review

AwardPost-

Construction Review

Complete

Path B: Verification after 95% Construction Completion

Created RegisteredIn

VerificationFirst Review

Post-Construction

ReviewAward Complete

ENV SP Credential Maintenance

Maintenance Requirements

Member (incl. individual) Non-Member

Education 7 hours per year

• 2 prescribed by ISI

• 5 user’s choice

7 hours per year

• 2 prescribed by ISI

• 5 user’s choice

Fee $50/year

• Includes $50 “store credit”

for education courses

• Additional courses: $10

$80/year

• Includes $80 “store credit”

for education courses

• Additional courses: $20

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HIGHLIGHTS

New Credits (11)Quality of Life

• Improve Construction Safety

• Minimize Construction Impacts

• Advance Equity and Social Justice

Leadership

• Plan for Sustainable Communities

• Conduct a Lifecycle Economic Evaluation

Resource Allocation

• Reduce Construction Waste

• Reduce Construction Energy Use

• Reduce Construction Water Use

Natural World

• Reclaim Brownfields

Climate & Resilience

• Avoid Unsuitable Development

• Establish Resilience Goals and Strategies

Quality of Life

• Improve Construction Safety

• Minimize Construction Impacts

Resource Allocation

• Reduce Construction Waste

• Reduce Construction Energy Use

• Reduce Construction Water Use

NEW CONSTRUCTION

CREDITS

Kunia Country Farms | Envision Gold

QL1.3 IMPROVE CONSTRUCTION SAFETY

INTENT:

Enhance public and worker safety during construction.

METRIC:

Commitments and measures taken during construction to monitor safety, provide feedback mechanisms, train personnel, establish security plans, and make health programs available.

QL1.6 MINIMIZE CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS

INTENT:

Minimize or eliminate the

temporary inconveniences

associated with construction.

METRIC:

Extent of issues addressed

through construction

management plans.

QL3.1 ADVANCE EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

INTENT:

Ensure that equity and social justice are fundamental considerations within project processes and decision making.

METRIC:

Degree to which equity and social justice are included in stakeholder engagement, project team commitments, and decision making.

LD 2.2 PLAN FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES

INTENT:

Incorporate sustainability principles into project selection/identification in order to develop the most sustainable project for the community.

METRIC:

The degree to which project selection/identification includes sustainability performance assessments in considering alternatives and is part of a larger sustainable development plan.

LD3.3 CONDUCT A LIFECYCLE ECONOMIC

EVALUATION

INTENT:

Utilize economic analyses to identify the full economic

implications and the broader social and environmental

benefits of the projects.

METRIC:

The comprehensiveness of the economic analyses used

to determine the net impacts of the project, and their use

in assessing alternatives to inform decision making.

RA1.4 REDUCE

CONSTRUCTION WASTE

INTENT:

Divert construction and demolition

waste streams from disposal to

recycling and reuse.

METRIC:

Percentage of total waste diverted

from disposal.

RA2.2 REDUCE CONSTRUCTION ENERGY USE

INTENT:

Conserve resources and reduce greenhouse gases and air pollutant emissions by reducing energy consumption during construction.

METRIC:

The number of strategies implemented on the project during construction that reduce energy consumption and emissions.

RA3.3 REDUCE CONSTRUCTION WATER USE

INTENT:

Reduce potable water consumption during

construction.

METRIC:

The number of strategies implemented during

construction that reduce potable water consumption.

NW2.1 RECLAIM BROWNFIELDS

INTENT:

Locate projects on sites

classified as brownfields.

METRIC:

The degree of remediation

of the brownfield site.

CR2.1 AVOID UNSUITABLE DEVELOPMENT

INTENT:

Minimize or avoid development on sites prone to hazards.

METRIC:

The degree to which the project is designed and/or sited to avoid or mitigate site related risks.

CR2.4 ESTABLISH RESILIENCE GOALS AND

STRATEGIES

INTENT:

To support increased project and community resilience

through the establishment of clear objectives and goals.

METRIC:

The degree to which resilience goals expand from initial

commitments to quantifiable project objectives, long-term

operating plans, and community-wide development plans.

Using the Manual Improvements and new sections

•Yes, definitely

•Sounds Interesting

•Maybe, I'm not sure

•No, I don't think so

Has this talk made you want to learn more about/use Envision?

QUESTION:

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INFORMATION

ABOUT

ENVISION

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Thank you!

Selena Gonzalez, Environmental SpecialistQSP, QISP, CESSWI, ENV SP

selena@keish-environmental.com

(925) 642-6505

Rachael Keish, CEOPE, QSD/P, QISP, CGP & IGP ToR, ENV SP, ISI Verifier

rachael@keish-environmental.com

(408) 592-0223www.keish-environmental.comDBE, WBE, SBE (Micro)