Oregon APWA Sustainability Committee

The mission of the Sustainability Committee is to inform, educate and support APWA members in implementation of sustainable design, construction, management and operation of public works. 

Current News

• Next Meeting:  Wednesday, April 12th from 7:30 - 8:30 AM, at the Spring APWA conference in Seaside, Oregon 
• Oregon's first Envision Award goes to the Tualatin Valley Water District's Ridgewood View Park Reservoir and Pump Station! (September 2016)
• ASCE Interchange Education Videos with episodes centering on Creating Sustainable Communites: The Role of the Civil Engineer
• Congratulations to Mike Faha on winning the 2016 National Sustainability Practices Individual Award!
• Center for Sustainability releases new C4S Sustainaiblity Toolkit  (September 2016)
• Sustainability Committee's first tour featured in newsletter article!  A big thank you to the participants, sponsors and Metro for hosting!

Education and Training Opportunities

• Click Listen and Learn Archived Webinars (Must be an APWA Member to View)
• Resilient Cities – A Discussion with Chief Resilience Officers, April 16, 2015 at 8:00am Pacific Time
• Envision: The Sustainability Rating System for All Infrastructure 
• Sustainable City Network Archived Webinars

Blogs and On-line Communities

• APWA National Center for Sustainability Blog
• APWA InfoNOW Sustainability Community -Browse to Sustainability Community, must login to APWA site to participate - March 2013
• Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure: blog- LinkedIn Group 

Infrastructure Sustainability Links

• APWA Center For Sustainability
• Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) - Founded by APWA, ACEC, ASCE in collaboration with Harvard University
• ODOT Sustainability Program
• FHWA Sustainable Highways Initiative
• Center for Environmental Excellence by AASHTO
• Sustainable City Network
• The Security and Sustainability Forum

Infrastructure Sustainability Rating Tools

• ISI Envision Sustainable Infrastructure Rating System- Envision™ provides a holistic framework for evaluating and rating the community, environmental, and economic benefits of all types and sizes of infrastructure projects.
•  Envision Rating System Checklist - A simplified form of the Envision Rating System (Excel based)
• Case Study: Applying the Envision Checklist - Alder Street Active Transportation Corridor (City of Eugene)
• Case Study:Application of the Envision Rating System Checklist  to Enhance the Upper Truckee River Restoration Strategy
• FHWA INVEST - Sustainable Highways Self-Evaluation Tool
• Greenroads - The Greenroads Rating System is a third-party, points-based system available to certify sustainable roadway and transportation infrastructure projects
• STARS (Sustainable Transportation Analysis & Rating System) - An integrated planning framework for transportation plans and projects. Based on sustainability principles, STARS gives planners, citizens and decision-makers the ability to evaluate the full life cycle of transportation plans and projects, identifying innovative options, and improving decision-making. 

 Sustainability Practices Awards

• Past Sustainability Practices Award Winners

 Committee Documents

• Sustainability Committee Proposal to the Oregon APWA Board - September 2012
• Sustainability Committee Mission Statement & Goals - September 2016
• 2014-2015 Sustainability Committee Work Plan - June 2014
• 2016-2017 Sustainability Committee Work Plan - September 2016
• Sustainability Committee Meeting Minutes
• Minutes February 15, 2013
• Minutes May 17, 2013
• Minutes January 17, 2014
• Minutes May 30, 2014
• Minutes September 9, 2016

Committee Contacts

• Allison Pyrch
• Steve Adams
• Lieden Cook, 541-966-0245(Board Liaison)