We're excited to welcome you to Convention 2025: this year we're building upon the Convention that you've always known, adding new technical content from our Center for Technical Advancement, and looking toward the future, ASCE2027 and beyond.
In 2021, Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena opened its doors as the world's first zero carbon certified arena in the world. The origins of Climate Pledge Arena begin at the 1962 World's Fair and the Seattle Coliseum: this revolutionary building contains features such as an ice rink made from roof-harvested rainwater. Hear this story of true innovation, how Seattle looked at the past with a goal of creating a brighter future.
Join Menzer Pehlivan, star of ASCE's Dream Big, and representatives from the City of Seattle, NHL's Seattle Kraken, and an engineering partner as they share the inspiring journey behind this iconic structure. Their account may just transform how you think about the built environment—and what’s possible when sustainability leads the way.
