We are pleased to present our 2025 SE 2050 Embodied Carbon Action Plan!
For more than 65 years, SK&A Structural Engineers has been dedicated to engineering solutions that balance creativity, practicality, and responsibility. As part of this ongoing commitment, we joined the SE 2050 Challenge in August 2022, recognizing the structural engineering profession’s role in reducing embodied carbon in the built environment. Our firm established an in-house Embodied Carbon Committee earlier that year to study the program, educate our team, and implement strategies that align with the initiative’s goals.
Since becoming a signatory, we have actively incorporated embodied carbon considerations into our design discussions, specifications, and client collaborations. We continue to refine our approach through internal education, research on material impacts, and participation in regional and national industry dialogues. Our projects, including those in Washington, DC’s Navy Yard and the Pike & Rose development in North Bethesda, MD, reflect our ability to integrate sustainability principles into practical, high-performance structural solutions.
SK&A remains committed to knowledge-sharing and industry collaboration, engaging with professional organizations, clients, and design teams to advance best practices. Through ongoing research, advocacy, and project-based implementation, we aim to contribute meaningfully to the profession’s collective efforts toward responsible, forward-thinking design.
We look forward to continuing this journey with our industry peers—advancing both our technical expertise and our responsibility to the communities we serve.
