Engineers Forum on Sustainability

Welcome to the Forum!

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and the IEEE (IEEE) have joined together to co-sponsor "The Engineers Forum on Sustainability." The mission of the Forum is to help promote the principles and practice of sustainability by:

1. providing a meeting place for interdisciplinary discussion and exchange of information;
2. identifying and distributing information on engineering education programs that incorporate sustainability;
3. encouraging practicing engineers to apply the principles of sustainability and participate in sustainability programs and activities at local, regional and national levels, and
4. keeping abreast of and sharing information on international developments that can contribute to global sustainability.

The Forum meets three times yearly at the National Academy of Engineering in Washington, D.C., and a periodic newsletter is prepared highlighting the issues, activities, and developments discussed at the meetings.

We hope that you will find our newsletter interesting and useful in keeping abreast of current sustainable development programs and activities. We have tried to provide a contact name and number for each article so that you can pursue items of particular interest in greater detail.

GOVERNMENT

DOE Sustainable Development Center Offers Tool Kit (10/97)
Commerce Department Promotes U.S. Trade in Environmental Technologies (10/97)
PCSD Meets in Tulsa (10/97)
U.S. Government-NGO Meeting Held on U.S. Implementation of Agenda 21 (10/97)

Congressional Caucus on Sustainable Development Formed (2/98)
White House Conference Held on Corporate Environmental Monitoring (2/98)
PCSD Hosts Community Forum in Atlanta (2/98)

Navy Developing Resource for High Quality, Sustainable Facilities (5/98)
Environmental Technology Verification Program Workshop Held (5/98)
PCSD Calls for National Summit (5/98)

EPA Coordinating Smart Growth Network (9/98)
DOE Publication "The Energy Yardstick" Available (9/98)
Chattanooga "Smart Park" Project Presented at Forum (9/98)
Update on EPA Environmental Accounting Project (9/98)
NSF/DOE Workshop Scheduled on the Carbon Problem (9/98)
GSA Invites Participation in Planet GSA Events (9/98)

Successful Town Meeting Held in Detroit by PCSD (5/99)
Administration Pursues "Livability Agenda" (5/99)
National Assessment on Climate Change Initiated (5/99)

PCSD Issues Final Report (7/99)

Federal Transportation Management Strategy Proposed (2/00)
COG Telework Resource Center Promotes Air Quality (2/00)
U.S. Forest Service to Use Sustainability Indicators (2/00)

BFRL Focusing on Metrology for Sustainable Development (5/00)
Maryland Invests in Smart Growth/Smart Transportation Program (5/00)
EPA Promotes Environmental Purchasing Practices (5/00)

Maryland DNR Practices Sustainability (1/01)
Congressional Briefing Held on Smart Growth Policy Agenda (1/01)
NAE Hosts Symposium on Earth Systems Engineering (1/01)

"USACE" Environmental Strategy" by Robert Flowers (5/01)
Metropolitan East Coast Region Does Climate Change Assessment (5/01)
Summit Held on "Sustainable Federal Facilities (5/01)
Energy Star Program Gains Momentum in Energy Crisis (5/01)
EPA Defines Green Engineering (5/01)

"Sustainability and Environment: Art vs. Science" by Dennis Treacy (12/01)
Sustainable Federal Facilities Report Available (12/01)
Fort Bragg Sets Goals for Long-term Sustainability Planning (12/01)
Briefing on Wind Power Held (12/01)
Legislative Proposals on Renewable Energy Sources Discussed (12/01)

High Performance School Buildings Promoted (4/02)
Congressional Briefing Held on Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) (4/02)

ACADEMIA

Sustainability a High Priority at Georgia Tech (10/97)

International Conference Underscores Need for Sustainable Education (2/98)
SUNY's EFS Program Has a Strong Focus on Sustainability (2/98)
Environmental Engineering Sciences Expanded at University of Florida (2/98)
Georgia Tech Committed to Creating a Sustainable Society (2/98

Sustainability Being Addressed in Engineering Education (9/98)

Virginia Tech Expands Green Engineering Program (7/99)
Cooper Union Offers Globetech Simulation Project (7/99)
NJIT Sustainability Initiative Presented at Forum (7/99)

Georgia Tech Undertakes Sustainable Housing Initiative (2/00)
McGill School of Environment Created (2/00)

Forum Briefed on Environmental Careers Organization (5/00)

Campuses Move Toward Sustainability (1/01)
Georgia Tech Offers Sustainable Facilities and Infrastructure Program (1/01)

VA Tech "Green" Engineering Conference Planned (5/01)

Guide to Green Engineering of Chemical Processes Published (12/01)

GW's Environmental/Energy Management Program focuses on Sustainability (4/02)

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

AAES Represents U.S. in WFEO (10/97)
ASCE to Develop Guidelines for Sustainable Development Practice (10/97)
CERF Continues to Promote Global Research Agenda (10/97)
RNRF Planning Congress on Human Population Growth (10/97)
FMS Holds Workshop on Sustainable Materials (10/97)
Public Works Professionals Weigh in on Sustainable Development (10/97)

AAES Participates in WFEO General Assembly (2/98)
Sustainability Highlighted at ASCE Convention (2/98)
CERF Moves Toward Implementing Global Research Agenda (2/98)
FMS Holds Second Workshop on Materials and Sustainability (2/98)
RNRF Updates Policy Principles for Renewable Natural Resources (2/98)
TRB Publishes Report on Sustainable Transportation (2/98)

FMS Issues Workshop Report on Materials and Sustainability (5/98)
RNRF Congress on Human Population Growth Scheduled (5/98)
ASCE Updating Policy Statements to Reflect Sustainable Development (5/98)
CIB/CERF 1998 International Sustainable Development Forum Set (5/98)
APWA Includes Sustainable Development in Strategic Plan (5/98)

EPRI Offers "Smart Places" Planning Tool (9/98)
APA Publishes Planners Guide to Sustainable Development (9/98)
RNRF Addresses Impact of Population Growth (9/98)
APWA Launches Sustainable Development Web Site (9/98)
Update on AAAS Population and Sustainable Development Program (9/98)

ASEE Developing Policy on Sustainability in Engineering Education (5/99)
CERF to Host Symposium, Showcase in 2000 (5/99)
AAES Earth Charter Task Force Studies Current Drafts (5/99)

ASEE Adopts Statement on Sustainable Development Education (7/99)
Engineers Sponsor Sustainability Panel at United Nations (7/99)
NACRE Announces Solar Stewardship Initiative (7/99)
RNRF Planning 2000 Sustainability Congress (7/99)

TRB Holds Symposium on Transportation and Sustainability (2/00)
Engineering Input to Earth Charter Continues (2/00)
NACRE Solar Stewardship Initiative Progresses (2/00)

ANS Publishes Brochure on Sustainable Development (5/00)

RNRF Congress Held on Promoting Sustainability (1/01)
ASCE Planning World Congress on Disaster Reduction (1/01)

New ASCE Group to Promote Sustainable Development (5/01)

Nuclear Power as a Sustainable Energy Source (12/01)
AECP Promotes Energy Conservation (12/01)

CERF and IIEC Create Center for Sustainable Infrastructure (4/02)

INTERNATIONAL

World Bank Holds Fifth Conference on Sustainable Development (10/97)
WEPSD to Conduct Project on Recycling Waste for Agriculture (10/97)

WEPSD Reports Initial Findings on Recycling Waste for Agriculture (2/98)
World Bank Conference Focuses on Sustainable Development (2/98)

WFEO/COMTECH and AAES Sponsor Panel on Freshwater Issue (5/98)
UNESCO Web Site Being Developed on Sustainable Development (5/98)
The U.S. and China Cooperating on Energy Futures (5/98)
WEPSD Completes Phase I Study on "Recycling Waste for Agriculture (5/98)
WB Roundtable Discussion Held on the Evolution of the Earth Charter (5/98)

Earth Charter to be Discussed at Next Forum Meeting (9/98)
WFEO Working Toward a Single Global Code of Ethics (9/98)
WEPSD Plans Future Activities (9/98)

ICIS Conference Addresses Infrastructure and Sustainability (5/99)

GEF Promotes Technology Transfer and Training (7/99)

WFEO General Assembly Meets in Madrid (2/00)
UNEP Meeting Held on Assessment of Sustainable Projects (2/00)
GEF Seeks to Expand Private Sector Engagement (2/00)

Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Planned (5/00)
Earth Charter Initiative Advances (5/00)
Follow-up on UNEP Meeting on Investment for Sustainable Development (5/00)
Environmental Dialogue Between Religion and Science Published (5/00)
WBSD and World Bank to Promote Sustainable Business Ethics (5/00)
ComTech Presents Engineering Panel at UNCSD (5/00)

Critical Ecosystem Partnership Launched (1/01)
Virtual Library Planned for Sustainable Development (1/01)

AAES and WFEO Sponsor U.N. Panel on Energy Efficiency (5/01)

Overview of World Water Forum Presented (5/01)

How to Market Sustainability (12/01)
Update on WFEO ComTech Activities (12/01)
World Scientists' Warning to Humanity - Revisited (12/01)

The Role and Contributions of Science & Engineering to Sustainability (4/02)
Eno Publishes Report on Global Climate Change and Transportation (4/02)
WBCSD Report on Mobility & Sustainability Available (4/02)
WFEO & FDIC Partner in Sustainable Alternatives Network (4/02)
Organization of American States Addresses Sustainability (4/02)

OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS

NAE Partners in Planet Neighborhood Project (10/97)
NRC Board Conducting Sustainable Transition Study (10/97)
New Reports on Materials and Energy Flows Due in November (10/97)
JCSD Publishes First Edition of Newsletter (10/97)
RAND Issues Sourcebook on Sustainable Communities (10/97)
Renew America Initiates Monitoring and Awards Projects (10/97)
NEETF to Host Corporate Environmental Monitoring Conference (10/97)

National Town Meeting Teleconference on Climate Change (2/98)
NGOs Continue Dialog with Clinton Administration (2/98)

Renew America Hosts National Town Meeting (5/98)
NAS Holds Symposium on Transition to Sustainability (5/98)

IBM Eco-Industrial Alliance Highlights AAES Affiliated Event (5/99)
Networks Supporting Sustainable Development Multiply (5/99)
"The Bridge" Features Sustainability and Environmental Issues (5/99)
Foundations Launch Finders' Network on Smart Growth and Sustainability (5/99)
Environmental Alliance for Senior Involvement (EASI) Growing (5/99)
2000 Dubai Award for Best Practices Announced (5/99)

GETF to Build Sustainable USA Network (7/99)
Professionals' Alliance for Sustainable Development Being Created (7/99)
NEETF Survey Identifies Environmental "Myths" (7/99)
Environmental/Sustainability Grants Announced (7/99)
Allenby Authors New Textbook on Industrial Ecology (7/99)

NRC Report on Transition to Sustainability Released (2/00)
Environmental Literacy Council Formed (2/00)

Women's Network for a Sustainable Future Organized (2/00)
New Environmental Health Grantmaker Network Launched (2/00)

"Sustainable Consumption" by Norman Myers (5/00)
Forum on Religion and Ecology Organized (5/00)
Report Designed on State of Nation's Ecosystems (5/00)
RAND Publishes "Technology Forces at Work (5/00)

"Sustainable Engineering for Cities," by William J. Carroll (1/01)

CBF's New Environmental Center Reduces Energy Costs by 70% (5/01)

For further information about the Forum, contact Al Grant (AAES) (phone: 301-340-8082; fax: 301-340-8431; e-mail: aagrant@prodigy.net) or William Kelly (ASEE) (phone: (202) 331-3537; fax: 202-265-8504; e-mail: publicaffairs@asee.org)