Envision v3Overview & Frequently Asked Questions

2019

• Lessons learned• Advancing the industry• Evolving industry needs• Leading edge

Why Change?

Envision v3: Overview & Frequently Asked Questions

• Timeline: September 2015 - present• 13 Technical Committees

• Review credits• Lay foundation for Envision v3

• Envision Review Board • Industry-leading professionals• Maintain integrity of Envision framework

• ISI Staff• ISI Board of Directors• Public Comment period: September – November

2017

Developing Envision v3

Envision v3: Overview & Frequently Asked Questions

ISI thanks our Envision Leadership Circle members, who sponsored the development and launch of Envision v3.

Envision Leadership Circle

Envision v3: Overview & Frequently Asked Questions

Platinum

Arcadis

Burns & McDonnell

HDR

Greeley and Hansen

Psomas

Stantec

Gold

VHB

Silver

Dewberry

KCI

WSP

Bronze

Hanson Professional Services Inc.

Kennedy/Jenks Consultants

Moffat & NicholMott MacDonald

PennoniSPEC Services, Inc.

Strand Associates, Inc.STV Inc.

Volkert, Inc

1. Basics• What remains the same• Elemental Differences

2. Framework Components• Verification• Credential Maintenance• Manual Formatting

3. Highlights – Guidance Manual• New Credits

Agenda

Envision v3: Overview & Frequently Asked Questions

Basics

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• Envision is a sustainability framework used to assess infrastructure projects of all types and sizes

• Optional verification program to help users calibrate their self-assessments.

• Envision can be used in the early planning and design stages of infrastructure development, or used retroactively (post construction) to validate sustainable performance.

WHAT REMAINS THE SAME

South LA Wetlands Park | Envision Platinum

Elemental DifferencesEnvision v2 Envision v3

Number of credits 60 64

Maximum total points 809 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 Envision Envision is available for free.

Envision is available for free. ISI members can download, nonmembers can also download, 3/2019.

Award Levels (based on % of applicable points earned)

20% - Bronze30% - Silver40% - Gold50% - Platinum

20% - Verified30% - Silver40% - Gold50% - Platinum

Framework Components

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Currently Registered Project

• Envision v2 registered projects may continue to verify under v2.

• Envision v2 registration remained open until December 31st 2018.

• Envision v2 projects must completeverification by December 31, 2020 (unless special permission is given by ISI)

Future Projects

• Beginning January 1, 2019 all new project registrations will be Envision v3.

Verification

Fourth Ward Park | Envision Gold

Verification – Envision v3New Verification PathEnvision v3 will require a post-construction review. Projects may choose one of two verification pathways.

ENV SP Credential MaintenanceMaintenance Requirements

Member (including individuals) Non-Member

Education7 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 “course credit” covering the 2 courses prescribed by ISI plus 3 user’s choice

(5 courses total @ $10 per course)

$80/year

Includes $80 “course credit” covering the 2 courses prescribed by ISI plus 2 user’s choice.

(4 courses total @ $20 per course)

Additional Course Fees $10/course $20/course

Manual FormattingImprovements and new sections for clarity

Envision v3: Overview & Frequently Asked Questions

Highlights –Guidance Manual

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Quality of Life14 Credits

Envision v3 Credit Categories

Leadership12 Credits

Resource Allocation14 Credits

Natural World14 Credits

Climate and Resilience10 Credits

Envision v3: Overview & Frequently Asked Questions

New Credits

Envision v3: Overview & Frequently Asked Questions

Quality of Life

• QL1.3 Improve Construction Safety

• QL1.6 Minimize Construction Impacts

Resource Allocation

• RA1.4 Reduce Construction Waste

• RA2.2 Reduce Construction Energy Use

• RA3.3 Reduce Construction Water Use

New Construction Credits

Fourth Ward Park | Envision GoldGreenough Greenway | Envision Award 

Wellbeing

Mobility

Community

INTENT:Minimize or eliminate the temporary inconveniences associated with construction.

METRIC:Extent of issues addressed through construction management plans

QL1.6 Minimize Construction Impacts

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.

QL3.1 Advance Equity and Social Justice

Leadership

Collaboration

PlanningEconomy

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.

LD 2.2 Plan For Sustainable Communities

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.

LD3.3 Conduct A Lifecycle Economic Evaluation

Resource Allocation

Materials

EnergyWater

INTENT:Divert construction and demolition waste streams from disposal to recycling and reuse.

METRIC:Percentage of total waste diverted from disposal.

RA1.4 Reduce Construction Waste

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.

RA2.2 Reduce Construction Energy Use

Natural World

Siting

ConservationEcology

INTENT:Reduce potable water consumption during construction.

METRIC:The number of strategies implemented during construction that reduce potable water consumption.

NW2.1 Reclaim Brownfields

Risk and Resilience

Emissions

Resilience

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.

CR2.4 Establish Resilience Goals and Strategies

INTENT:Increase resilience, life-cycle system performance, and the ability to withstand hazards by maximizing durability.

METRIC:The degree to which the project incorporates elements that increase durability, the ability to withstand hazards, and extend useful life.

CR2.5 Maximize Resilience

For more information about Envision v3:

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