Amlan Mukherjee has extensive background in life cycle assessment for construction materials and has been involved with the development and implementation of the Emerald Eco Label program for the North American asphalt industry since its inception. In his current role he leads the development and execution of a national strategic initiative that promotes the sustainable attributes of asphalt pavements and strategizes efforts towards industry decarbonization. He also manages NAPA’s efforts in intelligent construction space which include but are not limited to e-ticketing, digital twins, and innovations in intelligent construction. He serves NAPA membership by furthering innovative engineering practices that enhance industry performance.
Amlan has experience across academia, agency and consulting. He started as an Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering at Michigan Tech where he served for 18 years through tenure and promotion to Professor. During that time, he served as a Life Cycle Assessment Specialist at the Federal Highways Administration (FHWA) for two years supporting the Climate Challenge team and various efforts related to the implementation of sustainable public procurement. He also founded Trisight, LLC in 2013 that pioneered EPD software tools for the construction materials industry, implementing platforms such as the Emerald Eco Label EPD tool. Trisight was eventually acquired by WAP Sustainability Consulting where he served for a year and a half as Director of Sustainability before coming to NAPA. In his consulting role he worked with various sectors of the construction industry including the asphalt recycling and preservation, aggregate, flooring and concrete industries. He has also served as a subject matter expert for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Minnesota Buy Clean Task Force.
Amlan has been involved in various service roles. He served on the Acquisition Policy Federal Advisory Committee for the General Services Administration (2022 – 2024). He has also been a member of the FHWA Sustainable Pavements Technical Working Group since its inception and represented FHWA at the Federal LCA Commons in developing a repository for background data and data quality assessments. He serves on the TRB Standing Committee on Construction Management and has served as a co-chair for the Sub-Committee on Information Systems in Construction Management. In addition, he served on the Board of the Green Building Initiative (GBI) (2017 – 2024), presiding as the Chair of the Board in 2023.
Amlan currently holds professional memberships with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Michigan. He has over fifty publications in peer reviewed journals and conferences, has advised 7 PhD students and has twenty years of experience teaching university and graduate level engineering classes.