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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Open Session Meeting Agendas." National Research Council. 2013. Underground Engineering for Sustainable Urban Development. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/14670.
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Open Session Meeting Agendas

MEETING 1

Committee on Underground Engineering for Sustainable Development

National Research Council of the National Academies

Meeting, June 1, 2010

AGENDA

The Keck Center of the National Academies, 500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, D.C.

9:30 a.m.   Welcome, Introductions, Paul Gilbert, NAE, Committee Chair

9:35           Discussion: The Definition of “Sustainability”

10:00          Features, Functions, and Characteristics of Underground Spaces: Large Occupancy Underground Environments in Europe, Asia and the U.S.
Mr. Kevin Peterson, Architect, Peterson Design

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Open Session Meeting Agendas." National Research Council. 2013. Underground Engineering for Sustainable Urban Development. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/14670.
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11:00          Attributed 3D Geologic Models in the UK and their Application to Planning and the Sustainable Development of Underground Space
Dr. Helen Reeves, British Geological Survey

12:00 pm   Working Lunch in meeting room Continuation of Discussion

1:00           Sustainability Issues for Underground Space in Urban Areas
Dr. Ray Sterling, Louisiana Technical University (by phone) (Note: Paper included in briefing materials; please be prepared to discuss)

2:00           Break

2:20           Lifecycle Costs and Benefits Issues with Urban Underground Facilities
Dr. Harvey Parker, Harvey Parker and Associates, Inc.

3:20           Materials Issues for Underground Construction
Dr. Edward Garboczi, National Institute for Standards and Technology

4:00 pm   Adjourn Open Session

Remainder of meeting held in closed session.

MEETING 2

Committee on Underground Engineering for Sustainable Development

National Research Council of the National Academies

July 27, 2010

AGENDA

Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center of the National Academies 100 Academy Drive, Irvine, CA

Objective: Gather information through panel discussions on issues associated with 3D planning and zoning and with operations and maintenance of underground infrastructure.

12:45 p.m.   Welcome and Introductions, Paul Gilbert (NAE), Committee Chair

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Open Session Meeting Agendas." National Research Council. 2013. Underground Engineering for Sustainable Urban Development. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/14670.
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Format of panel discussions:

The panel discussions will each last approximately 2 hours. Each speaker will have approximately 15 minutes to speak followed by 5 minutes of questions and answers directed at that speaker. Following the last speaker, the table will be open for roundtable discussion. All present are invited to participate in discussion.

12:50 p.m.   Panel 1—Three-Dimensional Urban Planning Moderator: Priscilla Nelson, PhD, Committee Member

Panelists:

Richard Little, Director, Keston Institute for Public Finance and Infrastructure Policy, University of Southern California

Gordon Feller, Director, Internet Business Solutions Group, Cisco Systems

Benedict Schwegler, Jr., PhD, Vice President and Chief Scientist, Walt Disney Imagineering Research and Development

2:45           Break

3:00           Panel 2—Operating and Managing Underground Space Moderator: Samuel Ariaratnam, PhD, Committee Member

Panelists:

F. G. Wyman Jones, Manager and Supervising Engineer, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority

Henry A. Russell, Vice President, Parsons Brinkerhoff, Inc., Boston

Razmik Manoukian, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

5:00           Reception for committee and guests on the Dining Terrace

5:30           Working dinner for committee and guests in the Executive Dining Room Discussion over dinner regarding the day’s panel sessions

7:00 p.m.   Adjourn

Remainder of meting held in closed session.

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For thousands of years, the underground has provided humans refuge, useful resources, physical support for surface structures, and a place for spiritual or artistic expression. More recently, many urban services have been placed underground. Over this time, humans have rarely considered how underground space can contribute to or be engineered to maximize its contribution to the sustainability of society. As human activities begin to change the planet and population struggle to maintain satisfactory standards of living, placing new infrastructure and related facilities underground may be the most successful way to encourage or support the redirection of urban development into sustainable patterns. Well maintained, resilient, and adequately performing underground infrastructure, therefore, becomes an essential part of sustainability, but much remains to be learned about improving the sustainability of underground infrastructure itself.

At the request of the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Research Council (NRC) conducted a study to consider sustainable underground development in the urban environment, to identify research needed to maximize opportunities for using underground space, and to enhance understanding among the public and technical communities of the role of underground engineering in urban sustainability.

Underground Engineering for Sustainable Urban Development explains the findings of researchers and practitioners with expertise in geotechnical engineering, underground design and construction, trenchless technologies, risk assessment, visualization techniques for geotechnical applications, sustainable infrastructure development, life cycle assessment, infrastructure policy and planning, and fire prevention, safety and ventilation in the underground. This report is intended to inform a future research track and will be of interest to a broad audience including those in the private and public sectors engaged in urban and facility planning and design, underground construction, and safety and security.

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