Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI)

The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) is the organization that developed and manages Envision, a framework that encourages systemic changes in the planning, design, and delivery of sustainable, resilient, and equitable civil infrastructure through education, training, and third-party project verification.

OUR MISSION

• Help communities around the world build sustainable, resilient, and equitable civil infrastructure.
• Train and credential Envision® sustainability professionals and verify projects using Envision®.
• Protect the environment, enhance human health and well-being, and bolster economic prosperity.

OUR VISION
At ISI, we imagine a world where all infrastructure is sustainable, resilient, and equitable. To ensure that happens, we provide people with the tools, resources, and roadmaps needed to succeed. For us, better infrastructure equals a better world and working in partnership with our members and ENV SPs, we help communities thrive and prosper while restoring and healing the planet.

To learn more about ISI’s goals and objectives, please read and download the ISI brochure.

Based in Washington, DC, ISI is an education and research nonprofit (a 501c3) that was established in 2010 by the American Public Works Association (APWA), the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). ISI collaborated with the Zofnass Program for Sustainable Infrastructure at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design to develop Envision.