We help clients incorporate sustainability, resiliency, and community equity into infrastructure project planning and construction, providing full support to become Envision verified.
Sustainable Infrastructure Advisory
We apply the Envision framework to evaluate the sustainability and resilience of site and infrastructure systems that support affordable housing. Our process assesses utilities, transportation access, stormwater management, and community impacts. We provide cost-effective strategies that reduce environmental burdens, improve long-term performance, and maximize benefits for the project operations and the surrounding community.
Project-Level Consulting:
Sustainability Management Plans
Support during project planning and design phase
Master planning for EV infrastructure
Sustainability assessment of project
Alignment with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Sustainability Management Planning
We create actionable plans for design and construction that establish performance benchmarks, align stakeholders, and embed sustainable practices throughout project lifecycles.
Envision-Verified Project Support
Using Envision helps increase the resiliency of your infrastructure project, lower management costs, gain public credibility and stakeholder support, and objectively measure sustainability performance.
KERAMIDA is an Envision Qualified Company with certified Envision Sustainability Professionals (ENV-SP) who provide comprehensive support for sustainable infrastructure projects to achieve Envision-Verified status. Our ENV SP-certified staff are uniquely qualified to help project teams plan, design, and build sustainable infrastructure. Following Envision guidance, we take a collaborative approach with all project stakeholders to innovate new ways to advance sustainability, resiliency, and community equity.
How does Envision work?
Envision is a sustainability framework and rating system created by the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure to help infrastructure be more sustainable, resilient, and equitable. Envision is designed for use across a range of civil infrastructure sectors and project types. Unlike LEED, which focuses primarily on buildings, Envision is specifically designed for infrastructure projects, addressing their broader impacts on communities and the environment. Envision is utilized by project owners, designers, constructors, and operators worldwide, helping to address the impacts of climate change and promote environmental justice in the modern world.
Envision takes a collaborative and systems approach to infrastructure planning, construction, and operations by focusing on five categories:
Quality of Life focuses on the project's impacts on the surrounding community’s well-being, mobility, and unique features.
Leadership focuses on team collaboration, long-term planning, and economic impact on the community.
Resource Allocation examines the materials, energy use, and water use during project construction and operation.
Natural World investigates the impacts of project siting, conservation, and ecology of the land around the project.
Climate and Resilience focuses on the carbon and air pollutant emissions and the long-term resilience of the project.
Projects that have completed the Envision verification receive an Envision sustainability award based on their sustainability performance: Verified, Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum.
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KERAMIDA helps cities and educational institutions identify and implement forward-thinking sustainability strategies that create thriving communities and campuses that work for everyone. Our professionals evaluate your operations to develop methods to reduce your carbon footprint and draft a Climate Action Plan to effectively guide the implementation of emissions reduction strategies.
