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Infrastructure 2050: Our Mission
By developing guidance and standards, the design and construction industry can more consciously design, build, and maintain infrastructure systems while reducing emissions and resource use within our communities.
Professionals across the built environment – including designers, owners, contractors, manufacturers, researchers, innovators, and policymakers – are working together to analyze embodied carbon across various infrastructure systems.
By centralizing resources and exploring innovative design and construction solutions, Infrastructure 2050 is working to advance embodied carbon reduction strategies.
The infrastructure systems we’re currently focused on include bridges, tunnels, ports, roadways, aviation, and utility distribution systems.
Embodied Carbon of Infrastructure Systems
Embodied carbon references the greenhouse gas emissions generated across the entire life span of infrastructure systems; not only are they released when construction materials are produced, but also throughout transportation, construction, maintenance, repair, and demolition efforts. Infrastructure 2050 is working to centralize resources, guidance, and industry best practices that help designers make more informed, environmentally conscious design decisions.
The Challenge
Infrastructure professionals shall understand, reduce, and ultimately work to eliminate embodied carbon within infrastructure projects by 2050. Infrastructure professionals will collectively identify and communicate effective embodied carbon reduction strategies for infrastructure projects.
We are working towards industry advancements with goals of:
Centralizing carbon reduction strategies.
Collaborate across the industry to identify and implement effective carbon reduction strategies within our daily practices.
Streamlining carbon calculations.
Identify key variables and trends that significantly contribute to the carbon footprints of infrastructure projects, ensuring that the most impactful project data is collected and analyzed.
Informing carbon reduction targets and goals.
Industry professionals can explore embodied carbon impacts across infrastructure projects by comparing designs against standardized industry data.
Our Supporters
The ASCE Infrastructure 2050 Commitment brings together organizations across our industry, from design firms and contractors to public agencies and suppliers. By joining, your organization helps lead the shift toward low-carbon design, transforms supply chain practices, and advances carbon education across the workforce.
Signatory Organizations
Your organization can:
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Issue a public statement of support and publicize ASCE Infrastructure 2050 to your employees.
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Participate in monthly Signatory meetings to collaborate across the sector.
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Develop an Embodied Carbon Action Plan (ECAP) and evaluate lessons learned to maintain industry-standard progress with peers.
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Share embodied carbon case study findings, methodologies, and project challenges.
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Promote educational content and advocate for the advancement of embodied carbon reduction strategies.
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Engage with asset owners, contractors, and supply chain partners on the benefits of low-carbon infrastructure.
Founding Signatories:
Supporting Organizations
Your organization can:
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Issue a public statement of support and publicize ASCE Infrastructure 2050 within your broader network.
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Participate in quarterly industry forums.
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Develop an Embodied Carbon Action Plan (ECAP) tailored to your organization.
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Share embodied carbon case studies and real-world insights.
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Promote educational content and advocate for carbon reduction strategies.
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Share best practices and advocate for low-carbon policies and practices industry-wide.
Commitment Statements
by Stakeholder Group
We invite organizations to join us in this industry shift and work towards our collective 2050 goal. By signing the commitment letter, your organization demonstrates its leadership in building a more sustainable future for infrastructure.
Please identify your organization's stakeholder group below:
