Hugo Neu Corporation Sustainability Seminar Series: Use of the Envision Sustainability Rating System on Transportation Projects
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Ocean Engineering
Speaker: James D. Heeren, PE, ENV SP, Associate Vice President, Department Manager, Dewberry
ABSTRACT
Transportation infrastructure projects are increasingly evaluated using structured sustainability frameworks. One such framework is the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure’s Envision Sustainability Rating System, which provides criteria for assessing sustainability performance across infrastructure projects. This presentation will provide an overview of the Envision system, discuss experiences applying the 64 Envision credits to transportation projects, and highlight challenges associated with specific credits.
BIOGRAPHY
James Heeren, PE, ENV SP, is an Associate Vice President with Dewberry. He has experience as a project manager and engineer for a wide range of environmental services. He is knowledgeable in Environmental Management System (EMS) development and auditing, regulatory compliance including NEPA, environmental planning, permitting, and site investigation and remediation. He is particularly practiced in managing projects that require extensive coordination with stakeholders and environmental regulatory agencies.
Mr. Heeren’s EMS experience includes development, implementation, and assessment of corporate EMS programs and procedures. He is the author of numerous papers and presentations on Environmental Management and Life Cycle Assessment, brownfields redevelopment and sustainable reuse of contaminated properties, and the utilization of passive and active mechanical dewatering technologies to process navigational dredged material.
Since 1990, Mr. Heeren has supported both public and private clients with environmental matters; he has extensive project experience with transportation agencies in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. He is past President of both the ASCE New Jersey Section and North Jersey Branch.
A Professional Engineer in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Georgia, Mr. Heeren has an MS degree in Environmental Engineering and a BS degree in Civil Engineering, both from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He is a certified Envision Sustainability Professional through the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure since 2012.
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HUGO NEU Corporation
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