DFI Announces New Sustainability Guides
Hawthorne, N.J. (March 5, 2025): DFI’s Sustainability Committee is working with the EFFC (European Federation of Foundation Contractors) Sustainability Working Group to develop guides that are intended to support geotechnical companies with practical suggestions for how they can play their part in enabling some of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which every member country in the United Nations has signed up to achieve by 2030. The guides are not minimum requirements or sector standards, but rather practical support guides sharing good practice. The guides are free and can be downloaded from the DFI Publications Store.
The EFFC/DFI Carbon Reduction Guide is the first guide in the series and focuses on carbon reduction, addressing SDG 13: Climate Action and SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy.
The EFFC/DFI Circular Economy Guide is the second guide in the sustainability guides series. The guide focuses on the circular economy, related to SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production.
“These guides are a great example of the synergy that comes from finding common ground,” says Matthew Glisson, P.E., DFI director of technical activities. “Through our relationship with EFFC, we can leverage the experiences of our European colleagues and provide valuable guidance to the industry in North America, and elsewhere, that is in the early stages of adopting sustainable practices and responding to early legislation around sustainability. At the same time, our international connections help EFFC learn what is going on in other parts of the world that might help their members, too.”
About Deep Foundations Institute (DFI): DFI (www.dfi.org) is an international association of contractors, engineers, manufacturers, suppliers, academics and owners in the deep foundations industry. Our multidisciplinary membership creates a consensus voice and a common vision for continual improvement in the planning, design and construction of deep foundations and excavations. We bring together members for networking, education, communication and collaboration. With our members, we promote the advancement of the deep foundations industry through technical committees, educational programs and conferences, publications, research, government relations and outreach. DFI has more than 4,000 members worldwide.
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Hawthorne, N.J. (March 5, 2025): DFI’s Sustainability Committee is working with the EFFC (European Federation of Foundation Contractors) Sustainability Working Group to develop guides that are intended to support geotechnical companies with practical suggestions for how they can play their part in enabling some of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which every member country…