SGH Releases 2025-2026 Embodied Carbon Action Plan for the SE 2050 Commitment
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) released its 2025-2026 Embodied Carbon Action Plan (ECAP) as part of our ongoing participation in the Structural Engineering Institute’s SE 2050 Commitment Program.
“In our fifth year of SE 2050 participation, SGH continues to lead with purpose, embedding sustainability into our engineering practice while advancing the SE 2050 pillars of Education, Reporting, Advocacy, and Reduction,” said SGH Senior Consulting Engineer Julia Hogroian, who serves as SGH’s Embodied Carbon Reduction Co-champion.
This latest ECAP summarizes our commitment and shares highlights and lessons learned from the program to date. Since our previous ECAP, SGH has reported ten new projects, updated structural specifications to include embodied carbon reduction language and project-specific EPDs, expanded internal and external education and training resources, and engaged clients and industry partners in embodied carbon strategies to advance research on carbon-negative building systems.
Looking ahead, SGH aims to calculate embodied carbon for at least half of qualifying projects, grow firmwide carbon literacy, refine reporting processes, collaborate on material testing, and support policy and standards development.
“The industry is open and ready to implement strategic changes to improve the built environment by reducing embodied carbon,” said SGH Associate Principal Mike Tecci, who also serves as an Embodied Carbon Reduction Co-champion. “SGH is committed to engineering excellence and sustainability, and continuing to drive innovation toward a low-carbon future.”
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