SUSTAINABLE

INFRASTRUCTURE
BY ADAM JOSHUA
CONTENTS

1. What do you mean by sustainability

2. What do you mean by sustainable infrastructure
3. Why is it important to have sustainable infrastructure
4. Resiliency of Sustainable Infrastructure
5. Examples of Sustainable infrastructure
SUSTAINABILITY

What does sustainability mean ?

Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs
It also refers to the ability to be sustained, supported, upheld, or confirmed. Environmental
Science. the quality of not being harmful to the environment or depleting natural resources,
and thereby supporting long-term ecological balance
IMPORTANCE OF SUSTAINABILITY

As we know that the population of humans has been increasing in a rapid way where the
resources are getting depleted due to increase in needs due to population. This is where
sustainability comes in , Sustainability helps in preserving resources from getting depleted ,
when the resource gets preserved , These saved resources can be used for future without
wasting them for some other purpose
At the same time when we look at the engineering perspective , We engineers can get a lot of
benefits from being sustainable. Being sustainable means that you can save the cost as well
as the resources which can be a benefit for both the engineers as well as the environment
SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE

• Sustainable infrastructure refers
to the designing, building, and
operating of these structural
elements in ways that do not
diminish the social, economic and
ecological processes required to
maintain human equity, diversity,
and the functionality of natural
systems.
WHY SHOULD THE INFRASTRUCTURE BE
SUSTAINABLE
• Infrastructure services, such as the supply of drinking water and electricity, the disposal and treatment of waste water, the
mobility of people and goods, and the provision of information and communication technologies, are the backbone for
economic development we need to be sustainable in order to decrease the infrastructure gap , The gap can be reduced by
spending more on roads, power plants, and water sewage systems, but also spending differently by transforming the way
infrastructure is planned, developed and operated Infrastructure plays an important role in atmosphere as Infrastructure that is
built now will determine our climate future.
• It is estimated that globally, 60% of carbon emissions arise from the construction and operation of the existing infrastructure
stock and a further 35–60% of the future carbon budget will be taken up by infrastructure In cities Extreme weather from
climate change and growing urbanization are making cities more vulnerable to loss of electric power and damage to energy
infrastructure
• Main Aim of Sustainable Infrastructure is to set a responsible standard of sustainable design in both the short and the long
term
PROCESS OF SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE

• Sustainable infrastructure design is not just about new infrastructure. It is about rehabilitation, reuse
or optimization of existing infrastructure, which is consistent with the principles of urban
sustainability and global sustainable development. This encompasses infrastructure renewal,
• long-term economic analysis of infrastructure, energy use and reduced infrastructure costs,
• the protection of existing infrastructure from environmental degradation, material selection for
sustainability, quality, durability and energy conservation, minimizing waste and materials
• the redesign of infrastructure based on global climate change and the remediation of
environmentally damaged soils and water. Clearly sustainable infrastructure should lead to improve
socio-economics. Responsible design needs to balance social, economic and environmental issues.
RESILIENCY & SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE

• resilience is usually connected to the occurrence of extreme events during the life cycle of
structures and infrastructures
• In the last decade, it has been used to minimize specifically direct and indirect losses
from hazards through enhanced resistance and robustness to extreme events, as well as
more effective recovery strategies
EXAMPLES OF SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE

• The "zero-carbon" desert city of Masdar

• Masdar is a planned city just south of Abu
Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, that's
billed itself as a zero-carbon response to the
region's large fossil fuel footprint. Buildings
will be wrapped in solar panels and angled to
capture wind energy. The transport system,
anchored around personal rapid transit pods,
will be electric. Water will be recycled and
waste re-purposed as fertilizer and power
sources. 
EXAMPLES OF SUSTAINABLE
INFRASTRUCTURE
• Vaxjo
• Vaxjo, a city of 82,000 in the south of
Sweden, began a Fossil Fuel Free
program back in 1996 whose target is
now to decrease emissions 100 percent
by 2030. The initiative has achieved
its biggest success in the area of home
heating: for years the city subsidized
the conversion of old buildings from
oil to biomass heat
CURITIBA

• The Brazilian city of Curitiba is well-known for its 

bus-rapid transit system, but some of its most
impressive sustainability measures have come through
waste management programs. Much of this success has
come from providing the community incentives to
recycle. Officials have offered bus passes in exchange
for bags of waste, and also given residents free local
produce for recyclable materials. By focusing publicity
campaigns on children, the city hopes to encourage
conservation in the future