\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nI speak for my structural peers at IMEG when I say that our firm\u2019s commitment to the SE 2050 Program is an expression of our sense of duty to take responsibility for reducing our profession\u2019s contribution to carbon emissions. We want to be able to design a better built environment that serves the surrounding community in healthy and sustainable ways; joining the SE 2050 Program is one way we can keep ourselves and the broader industry accountable for what we now know are essential tasks to preserving our planet for the future.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWe\u2019re excited about the way SE 2050 is bringing firms together to impart real change and evolution in the way structural engineers design buildings. Leveraging the power of a firm-led initiative is a smart path to take to stimulate considerable progress in areas like material specifications, framing choices, etc. Structural engineers serve a critical role in the built environment, and we have the opportunity to reduce embodied carbon in our designs in an effort to care for our communities and our planet. SE 2050 provides the resources needed as we continue in this journey.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nAs more firms join the SE 2050, we see how critical it is as a stepping-stone to a healthier planet. When we join together, we augment our ability to change the way designs typically come to fruition. Right now, it\u2019s imperative that we chart a responsible and feasible course of action to pursue reduced embodied carbon in the structural systems we design.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nIt\u2019s now our time, as structural engineers, to collectively take action and help the world become a more sustainable, healthy, and safe place for both the present and the future.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nListen to a related podcast:\u00a0<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n