SE 2050: Our Strategy for a Sustainable Future
Embodied Carbon Action Plan
Building a Low Carbon Future
- 10%Building construction and renovation account for 10% of global carbon emission
- 2%reduction goal per year
- 25%reduction goal in 5 years
SE 2050: Our Strategy for a Sustainable Future
Bennett & Pless is proud to be a signatory of the SE 2050 Commitment Program, a national effort to eliminate embodied carbon in buildings and infrastructure by the year 2050. This commitment aligns with our belief that structural engineers play a vital role in creating a more sustainable built environment.
What We’re Doing
We’ve developed a firmwide Embodied Carbon Action Plan (ECAP) that outlines how we’re making meaningful progress:
- Educating our team through onboarding, webinars, and professional engagement.
- Tracking embodied carbon using tools like Tally and Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs).
- Reporting data and trends to benchmark our progress and guide future designs.
- Advocating for sustainability internally and across the industry.
From our project workflows to client conversations, we are integrating embodied carbon considerations into every phase of our work.
Explore the Details
Our full 2025 ECAP outlines short- and long-term goals, including specific reduction targets and strategies to help our industry reach net-zero embodied carbon.
