MPAC Lunch:
Implementation of Envision and LEED on Sound Transit’s Federal Way Link Extension Project
February 4, 2026
11:30 – 12:00pm Check-In /Lunch Service
12:00 – 1:00pm Presentation and Q&A
1:00 pm Adjourn
This presentation will highlight how Sound Transit applies the Envision and LEED frameworks—using the Federal Way Link Extension (FWLE) project as a case study—to integrate sustainability into project delivery, align with agency standards, measure performance, and identify lessons for future transit infrastructure projects.
After an introduction to Envision and LEED, Sound Transit will explain how they have been applied to Sound Transit projects, provide a summary of achievements to date, and discuss plans for integration of the rating systems into future projects. Parsons, the designer and sustainability manager for the FWLE project, will explore how the combination of sustainability requirements from LEED, Envision, and Sound Transit’s Design Criteria Manual (DCM) informed design and construction decision-making and influenced LEED and Envision scoring outcomes. Finally, key lessons will be shared, such as the value of initiating rating system efforts early in project development, strategies for integrating performance expectations into contract documents and management processes, and the advantages and challenges of using multiple rating systems simultaneously.
SPEAKERS:
Sonja O’Claire is a Sustainable Planner and Designer at Sound Transit. Previously, she was the Program Manager of Built Green, the leading green home certification program in Washington State. She authored updates to the Built Green certification checklists, instituting new equity and social justice and embodied carbon requirements. She earned an MBA in Sustainable Management from Presidio Graduate School and is a LEED AP BD+C, Envision SP, and Certified Sustainable Building Advisor.
Catherine (Cat) Sheane is a Vice President for ESG and Sustainability at Parsons Corporation. She is a passionate sustainability champion with 24 years of experience leading sustainability strategy development, action planning, and execution at the corporate and project levels. She is responsible for Parson’s enterprise-wide ESG strategy and leads the client-facing Sustainability and Resilience team in North America. Among her specialties, is guiding interdisciplinary teams through third-party sustainability certifications for large and complex civil infrastructure projects. She earned a BSE from Princeton University and an MS from Carnegie Mellon University (both in Civil and Environmental Engineering), holds a PE license and Envision SP and LEED AP BD+C credentials.
COST (includes lunch)
$25 APWA Members
$35 Non APWA Members
$15 Students
The Washington State legislature recently enacted new legislation that will require collection of state and local retail sales tax (10.5% for Seattle) for live and virtual events. This new sales tax will be applied to this event.
LOCATION
Rosa Parks Conference Room, First Floor of the 705 Union Station Building
705 Fifth Ave S
Seattle, WA 98101