The reports of the event which involved PII at several links below

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/habibierazak_engineer2024-iem-aseanengineers-activity-7243109660889620480-xZAT?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/habibierazak_engineer2024-iem-aseanengineers-activity-7242804037060861952-Mk46?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7243223163839381504

Thanks to BINUS Civil Engineering Students Union and The Institute of Civil Engineers UK, BINUS Chapter for the invitation on “The Civil on Duty, International Seminar”

I was glad to deliver engineering contemporary issues with topic “Enhancing Indonesia’s Infrastructure Sustainability, Strategy to Reduce Embodied Carbon in Indonesia Construction Industry”.

Thanks to Mbak Putri Arumsari for being a moderator, Dr Riza Suwondo as Steering Committee and Dr Oki Setyandito as our host.

Sebagai Civil Engineer or any discipline engineers, satu hal yang menarik adalah bagaimana Insinyur Indonesia mampu berkontribusi pada pengurangan emisi CO2 dari kegiatan-kegiatan keinsinyuran yang kita lakukan semisal di sektor konstruksi. Diambil dari berbagai sumber, sektor building & construction di Indonesia memberikan kontribusi sekitar 37% emisi CO2equivalent yang merupakan kombinasi dari 2 jenis emisi CO2 yakni embodied carbon dan operational carbon.

Embodied carbon—also known as embodied greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions—refers to the amount of GHG emissions associated with upstream—extraction, production, transport, and manufacturing or construction—stages of a product’s life. Sementara Operational carbon refers to ‘the emissions associated with energy used to operate the building or in the operation of infrastructure’, including heating, hot water, cooling, ventilation, lighting systems, equipment and lifts.

Dalam konteks kota besar seperti Jakarta, embodied carbon yang berasal dari aktivitas kegiatan konstruksi suatu proyek infrastruktur memberikan kontribusi negatif 10,000 (sepuluh ribu) ton CO2equivalent. Bagaimana Insinyur Indonesia bisa mengurangi setidaknya 20% saja dari CO2 footprint ini?

Strategi seperti apa yang Insinyur kita mesti lakukan untuk mengurangi emisi dan mengadopsi sustainable construction practices sebagai bagian dari long term strategy for low carbon and climate resilience 2050? PII mengangkat isu kontemporer seperti ini, hendaknya menjadi bahan kontemplasi kita bersama-sama sebagai insan aktivis Persatuan Insinyur Indonesia (PII).