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Framework · COSI Research Team · 2026

Key Performance Indicators

COSI's KPI framework links threats to measurable, implementable outcomes across four categories.

KPI Framework

COSI’s KPI architecture provides the measurable backbone for all research, policy, and investment recommendations. Each KPI is designed to have a commercial assessment component, enabling real market valuation of sustainable infrastructure benefits.

Environment, Resilience & Climate

9 indicators

  • 01Air Quality
  • 02Water Quality
  • 03Urban Heat Islands
  • 04Biodiversity
  • 05Wildfire
  • 06Seismic
  • 07Flood / Storms
  • 08Sea Level Rise
  • 09Infrastructure Age

Governance

5 indicators

  • 01Agency Silos (by purpose)
  • 02Procurement Streamlining
  • 03Permitting & Environmental Clearance
  • 04Stakeholder Engagement & Oversight
  • 05Policies

Economic

4 indicators

  • 01Power / Grid Stability
  • 02Tax Burden
  • 03Small / Local Business
  • 04Local Workforce

Societal

4 indicators

  • 01Health / Healthcare
  • 02Education
  • 03Public Spaces (Centers, Parks, etc.)
  • 04Disadvantaged / Underrepresented Communities

Intellectual Property

Value Proposition and Intellectual Property

COSI’s Resilience Value Engine™ and Adaptive Resilience Recalibration Engine™ turn real-world resilience outcomes—such as groundwater recharge, environmental quality, flood risk reduction, urban heat mitigation, wildfire risk reduction, and equity gains—into verified, location- and equity-weighted KPI assets that can be priced, traded, and retired by public agencies, investors, and insurers. Patent pending.

“Resilience Value Engine™” and “Adaptive Resilience Recalibration Engine™” are trademarks of the Center for Optimized Sustainable Infrastructure. Patent pending.