Hugo Neu Corporation Sustainability Seminar Series: Sustainable Mass Transit
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Ocean Engineering
Speaker: Thomas Abdallah, P.E. LEED AP, ENV SP
Vice President & Chief Environmental Engineer, MTA
ABSTRACT
Mass transit has become more sustainable in design and construction in the past three decades. This presentation will focus on environmentally sustainable initiatives included in train and bus capital projects and look at the many ways they reduce their emissions and carbon footprint through sustainable design. These sustainability initiatives are included to maximize energy efficiency, improve the indoor environment, use recycled, reusable and low-carbon materials, achieve waste reduction by diverting construction and demolition debris from landfills, prevent pollution, conserve water, save natural resources, and provide climate adaptation measures.
BIOGRAPHY
Thomas Abdallah, P.E. LEED AP, ENV SP is the Vice President and Chief Environmental Engineer for the MTA’s Construction and Development (MTA C&D) agency. Thomas holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Rutgers University. Thomas is also an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University in the Sustainability Management graduate program and Transportation curriculum lead for the CCNY Charles B. Rangel Work Force Initiative.
As Vice President and Chief Environmental Engineer for MTA Construction and Development Agency, he is responsible for providing expert environmental engineering services for all MTA capital projects and ensuring that all design and construction projects meet environmental requirements including the National Environmental Policy Act and the NY State Environmental Quality Review Act.
Thomas Abdallah is the author of “Sustainable Mass Transit: Challenges and Opportunities in Urban Public Transportation.” Thomas has appeared on Discovery Channel, PBS, NPR, numerous environmental podcasts including Environmental Professional Radio, and appeared in an episode of History Channel’s Modern Marvels – Moving America, which focused on Transportation.
Zoom Link:
https://stevens.zoom.us/j/95230825698
Website:
https://www.stevens.edu/sustainability-seminar-series
Jointly Sponsored by:
HUGO NEU Corporation
Geosyntec Consultants
WSP
Brown and Caldwell
H2M Architects and Engineers
Catalyst Group
Lozier Inc.
Dewberry