Sustainable Infrastructure Projects

This page is being updated as background for a special event at the UN on 3 May 2023; the draft concept note is here. The intent is demonstrate how science, technology, innovation, and engineering underpins achievement of the SDGs in this case SDG 6,7, 9 &11 through sustainable infrastructure. Please send suggestions to acecc-tc14@googlegroups.com

Think of projects that exemplify doing the right project (roadmap pillar 1) and doing the project right (road map pillar 2) and best support achievement of the SDGs.  Please send URLs of actual projects,  and case histories where possible.  

Australia

• Best Project, Rail: Sydney Metro Northwest

• ISCA - The Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia

• Sydney Metro Northwest SVC Contract

Bangladesh 

• Bangladesh: Sustainable Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project  

India

• 5 Keys to Sustainable Development in Indian Cities

• Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, Infrastructure 

• Making India's urban boom inclusive and sustainable 

Indonesia 

• Accelerating Sustainable Infrastructure Development 

• G20, Indonesia and the Quest for Parameters of Sustainable Infrastructure 

• Jabodebek Light Rail Transit (LRT)

• KPMG Indonesia's Bold Infrastructure Plan 

Japan 

• Infrastructure with Japan

• Sustainable Building Database

• Toward Implementation of Green Infrastructure in Japan

Korea 

• AIIB Highlights Urgency for Sustainable Infrastructure 

• Seonyudo Park

Mongolia

• Sustainable Infrastructure Development in Mongolia supported by Germany

Myanmar

• Oxford Business Group  https://oxfordbusinessgroup.com/overview/taking-big-steps-large-scale-projects-aim-address-infrastructure-gap

Nepal

• Sustainable Infrastructure Foundation 

New Zealand

• How infrastructure links can shape urban development in New Zealand 

• Kaikōura earthquake recovery wins prestigious global engineering award

https://nzta.govt.nz/media-releases/kaikoura-earthquake-recovery-wins-prestigious-global-engineering-award/

• City Rail Link (CRL) project 2018 Winner of the Sustainable Business Network’s Supreme Award - the NZI Transforming New Zealand Award - The City Rail Link (CRL) project has proven the infrastructure industry can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and its environmental impact while developing Auckland’s much-needed public transport infrastructure. This will result in ongoing reduction in both congestion and carbon

https://sustainable.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Media-release-New-Zealands-largest-infrastructure-project-takes-out-Supreme-Sustainability-Award.pdf

• The People’s Report on the 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals An alternate report for Aotearoa New Zealand (2019I.

  • This report has New Zealand case studies although a bit light on infrastructure projects. It does consider all the SDGs.

  • https://www.sdg.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Final_PeopleReport-2019-Dec-2019_for-web.pdf

  • From this website https://www.sdg.org.nz/ 

Pakistan

• Karachi, Pakistan Uses Envision to Plan New City 

• Sustainable DHA City, Karachi, PK | Prof. Dr. S.N. Pollalis Inc

• Transforming Karachi, Pakistan into a livable and competitive megacity 

Philippines

• Philippines Infrastructure 

Singapore

• Singapore Water Story

Taiwan

• Anshou to Caopu Section Provincial Highway Number 9

• Forward-looking water infrastructure

• Taichung Gateway Park 

United States

• East Side Coastal Resilience Project Sustainable Design 

In Engineering for Sustainable Communities: Principles and Practices 

• Cambridge Alewife Stormwater Wetland 

• Center for Sustainable Landscapes (CSL) at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens 

• Poplar Island 

• Save the Rain in Onondaga County NY 

Some ISI Envision Projects 

• Big Dry Creek WWTF

• Buffalo Sewer Authority’s Willert Park Green Infrastructure Project 

• Santa Clara Valley Berryessa Transit Center

• CalTrans 101 Project 

• City of Deer Creek Water Treatment Plant Residuals Management Facility (Canada) 

• LA Asphalt Plant No. 1

• LaGuardia Airport Central Terminal Building Replacement Project 

  • PANYNJ Press Release 

• Oxford Retention Basin

  • Website

• PORT OF PORTLAND’S RENTAL CAR QUICK TURNAROUND FACILITY

• Westside Subway Extension (Purple Line), Section 1 

  • LA METRO Purple Line website 

Vietnam

• Vietnam Coastal Cities Sustainable Environment Project