The Structural Engineers 2050 Commitment Program (SE 2050) was developed in response to the SE 2050 Challenge issued in 2019 by the Carbon Leadership Forum (CLF):
All structural engineers shall understand, reduce and ultimately eliminate embodied carbon in their projects by 2050.
Originally developed by the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) Sustainability Committee, SE 2050 is now operated and maintained by SEI and the SEI SE 2050 Committee
In December 2019 the SEI Board of Governors endorsed the vision of the SE 2050 Challenge by stating:
We, the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), support the vision and ambition of the SE 2050 Challenge. We, as a leading structural engineering organization in the United States, recognize the need for coordinated action across our profession to achieve the globally stated goal of net zero carbon by 2050.
To support the SE 2050 Challenge by providing SE 2050 Signatory Firms and the broader industry with structural embodied carbon benchmarking and reduction targets, resources and education, advocacy, and community.
To transform the structural engineering practice in the United States toward net zero embodied carbon by 2050.
The Operations Manual describes the policies and procedures of the SE 2050 Committee.
2026 SE 2050 Operations Manual
The Strategic Plan is a forward-looking document to outline the long-term strategy of the SE 2050 Commitment Program.
