ASCE Sustainability in Civil Engineering Conference

The conference aims to highlight the importance of sustainability and climate change adaptation in the present and future of the civil engineering industry. 3-day series of panels, presentations, and networking events from Thursday, May 13 to Saturday, May 15, 2021. It will be a remote event hosted on Zoom. This conference is intended for the civil engineering community at Columbia (students, faculty, alumni) and in New York City (industry engineers and consultants, public agency, employees). Additionally, any engineering students, faculty, alumni, and professionals with interests in sustainability in the built environment.

Dates and Zoom Links

Note: All times are in Eastern Daylight Time

Thursday, May 13 

• Welcome and Introduction to ASCE Met Section Sustainability Committee (10:30 AM- 11:00 AM)

  Columbia ASCE
  Radhi Majmudar, ASCE Met Section Sustainability Committee Chair

• Presentation: Coastal Resiliency (11:00 AM - 12:00 PM)

  Eric Ilijevich, Deputy Director of Coastal Resiliency at NYC Department of Design and Construction (NYC DDC)

• Break (12:00 - 1:00 PM)

• Panel: Sustainability Enforcement (1:00 PM - 2:00 PM)

  Holly Savoia, Director of Sustainability Enforcement at NYC DOB

  Thomas Abdallah, Deputy Vice President and Chief Environmental Engineer at MTA

  Karema Seliem, LEED Specialist at US Green Building Council

  Ronnen Levinson, Leader of Heat Island Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

  Julia Casagrande, Policy Advisor at NYC Mayor's Office of Sustainability

  Sarah Schneider, Deputy Director at Cool Roof Rating Council

• Presentation: Envision (2:15 PM - 2:45 PM)

  Professor Julius Chang, Columbia University

• Presentation: Javits Center (3:00 PM - 3:45 PM)

  Jacqueline Tran, Energy and Sustainability Manager at the Javits Center

• Networking Session(4:00 PM - 5:00 PM)

  All attendees welcome

Friday, May 14 

• Panel: Construction Materials and Techniques (11:00 AM- 12:00 PM)

  Wendi Shafran, Principal at FXCollaborative

  Aman Singhvi, High Performance Design Specialist at AECOM

  Yonelle Baptiste, Senior Project Manager at MTA LIRR

  Carolyn Caranante, Senior Project Manager at AECOM Tishman

  Professor Adrian Brügger, Columbia University

  Jennifer Urrutia, Sustainability Project Manager at JRM Construction Management

• Break (12:00 - 1:00 PM)

• Panel: Civil Engineering for Climate Resilience (1:00 PM - 2:00 PM)

  Professor George Deodatis, Columbia University

  Valentina Paiva-Acosta, Water Resources Engineer at Arcadis

  Tyler Carson, Water Resources Engineer at Arcadis

  Charlotte Broadbent, Structural Engineer at Arcadis

  Alex Lin, Water/Wastewater Resources Engineer at AECOM

  Professor Eric Rosenberg, Columbia University

• Presentation: Moynihan Train Hall & Sustainability (2:15 PM - 3:00 PM Concurrent events)

  Juan Gabriel, Quality Engineer at Skanska

• Presentation: Brooklyn Grange (2:15 PM - 3:00 PM Concurrent events)

  Cecilia de Corral, Director of Design/Build at Brooklyn Grange

• Presentation: Benefits of Incorporating Green Infrastructure on Municipal projects (3:15 PM - 4:00 PM Concurrent events)

  Sofia Zuberbuhler-Yafar, RLA, ENV SP, Program Director for Sustainable Infrastructure at NYC Department of Design and Construction (NYC DDC)

• Presentation: NYC Department of Environmental Protection's Sustainability Program (3:15 PM - 4:00 PM Concurrent events)

  Angelo Falabella, Sustainability Analyst at NYC Department of Environmental Protection (NYC DEP)

Saturday, May 15

• Panel: Future Ready Planning, Design, and Implementation - Integrating Sustainability + Resilience(12:00 PM - 12:45 PM)

  Teresa Vangeli, PE, LEED AP BD+C, ENV SP, Lead Structural Engineer and Senior Technical Principal - Transportation & Infrastructure at WSP USA

  Khamini Persaud, EIT, Environmental Engineer - Air & Noise at WSP USA

  Alyssa Curran, AICP, ENV SP, Senior Consultant - Sustainability, Energy & Climate Change at WSP USA

• Presentation: Post-Sandy Resiliency of 32 Old Slip in Downtown Manhattan (1:00 PM - 2:00 PM)

  Joseph Lieber, Principal at Active Design Group Engineering (ADG)

• Closing Remarks (2:00 PM - 2:15 PM)

  Columbia ASCE