Join host Jeanne Acutanza as she chats with Dr. Jeralee Anderson, CEO and Co-Founder of Greenroads International, a globally recognized independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization leading the green and equitable transformation of the transportation industry and infrastructure through education and the independent third-party sustainability certification of transportation projects.
You can find out more about Greenroads at https://www.greenroads.org/ and check if there are projects in your area that meet the certification at https://www.greenroads.org/portfolio
Find out more about Dr. Anderson here: https://www.greenroads.org/1622/ops-team.html.
Dr. Anderson talks about a different but similar certification tool developed for FHWA that she worked on called INVEST. INVEST (Infrastructure Voluntary Evaluation Sustainability Tool) is a web-based self-evaluation tool comprised of voluntary sustainability best practices, called criteria, which cover the full lifecycle of transportation services, including system planning, project planning, design, and construction, and continuing through operations and maintenance. Find about it at https://www.sustainablehighways.org/
These sustainability certifications for transportation infrastructure are voluntary and not currently required for infrastructure investments; however, these projects are often cost saving and contribute to a more sustainable future. These certifications are similar to the certification system developed by the US Green Building Council https://www.usgbc.org/ for sustainability called LEED. (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) You can learn more about that at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadership_in_Energy_and_Environmental_Design

You can watch the Ted Talk that Dr. Anderson mentions at: https://www.ted.com/talks/jeralee_anderson_how_can_we_build_greener_roads