Sustainability
Our Commitment to Sustainability is Practical and Meaningful
Delve Underground's policy is that our business operations implement sustainable practices, and that our project delivery to clients meets their sustainability aspirations for design, construction, and operation.
We define sustainability as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs. This is best accomplished through simultaneous environmental, social, and economic improvement.
Services
- Integrated design & engineering
- Risk management
- Alternatives analysis
- Envision & LEED project certification
- Tunnel rehabilitation
- Seismic resilience
- Structural resilience
We seek to accomplish the following:
- Promote a company culture of shared responsibility for sustainability outcomes and improve the knowledge, awareness, and skills of employees related to sustainability.
- Integrate consideration of environmentally and socially responsible sourcing and governance factors into operating and procurement processes, while maintaining economic viability.
- Drive the efficient use of resources and continual innovation.
- Enhance resilience to climate change, and where possible, reduce carbon footprints and emissions on projects where we have influence.
- Achieve net positive benefits for the environment and community. Encourage initiatives and successfully deliver projects that meet client expectations, provide value for money, and leave positive legacies for our team, clients, users, and communities.
- Where desired by clients, efficiently adopt, embed, and deliver appropriate industry rating schemes and standards that measure and drive sustainability outcomes.
"Sustainability is a part of how we operate our business, and not just part of our projects when our clients request it.” Delve Underground President/CEO Victor Romero outlines the sustainable practices Delve Underground is implementing in tunnel and underground projects, and how these efforts align with our clients' sustainability goals for design, construction, and operation.
