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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURENew York City I October 26-28, 2017

Sustainable Cities for an Uncertain World

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Organizers American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC)

Objectives The next in the series of ASCE’s International Conferences on Sustainable Infrastructure will take place in New York City from October 26-28, 2017. This gathering of civil engineers, urban architects, policy makers, technology experts, and related professionals will provide a showcase for the latest developments and advancements in design, construction, technology, policy and education related to sustainable infrastructure and offers a forum to discuss and debate future directions for the 21st century.

Conference topics, focusing on sustainable cities for an uncertain world cover a broad array of contemporary issues for professionals involved in the development of sustainable infrastructure. You will have the opportunity to meet like-minded colleagues from all over the world for technical, scientific, and educational discussions about sustainable infrastructure.

Structured to foster interactive discussion, the conference will feature a keynote by a New York based international luminary as well as over half a dozen case studies and workshops focusing on recent innovations and achievements from cities around the U.S. and the world. Concurrent seminars will be organized in tracks including Education, Finance, Methodology, Policy and Technology. Tours will focus on well-known and less-publicized NYC projects, from the High Line to the Third Water Tunnel, the Fulton Center Oculus and the Second Avenue Subway Tunnel.

Top Reasons to Attend■■ Learn from and network with industry leaders and sustainable infrastructure

practitioners from around the world ■■ Learn from successful case studies and examples of sustainable infrastructure ■■ Understand industry trends and policies leading to sustainable development ■■ Share latest advances in sustainable infrastructure planning, design, and

construction ■■ Learn about new tools and latest research to support sustainable infrastructure ■■ Learn how to plan infrastructure for climate change and resiliency ■■ Learn about innovative approaches to infrastructure project financing ■■ Be a contributor to the comprehensive conversation on infrastructure

sustainability and resiliency for an uncertain world

Grand Challenges The International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure 2017 will focus on sustainability in the built environment, presenting relevant engineering research, demonstrations, and applications that contribute to competitiveness and well-being. It will also focus on developing roadmaps to address the UN Sustainability Goals of developing sustainable cities and building resilient infrastructure as well as the NAE Grand Challenge to “restore and improve urban infrastructure,” all while supporting the ASCE Grand Challenge of how “we can work towards the shared goal of reducing infrastructure life cycle costs by 50% by 2025 and foster the optimization of infrastructure for society.”

DDC Guiding Principles The Department of Design and Construction has published Guiding Principles for Design and Construction Excellence 2.0 that address sustainable infrastructure as well as public space characterized by equity, resiliency and healthy living. These principles bring together innovative design and construction strategies and inform ICSI 2017 conference content as a theme and inspiration.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE

Conference TopicsConference papers and presentations will cover all types of horizontal infrastructure: roads, bridges, dams, levees, plazas, buildings and facilities, rail, waterways, transit, water and wastewater, aviation, ports, solid and hazardous waste, telecommunications, and energy. The topics for the conference in past years have included:

METHODOLOGYSituation Analysis: Current and Future Issues■■ Analysis of infrastructure conditions■■ eGlobal infrastructure assessments■■ Infrastructure problems for developing

nations■■ Infrastructure for a sustainable future■■ Conceptual design, implementation and

performance evaluation■■ Complex systems analysis and

management■■ Network analysis of infrastructure issues

Urbanization, Energy Supply and Transportation Construction■■ Sustainable urban transport planning

and infrastructure construction■■ Using EnvisionTM rating system■■ EnvisionTM as a decision framework■■ Sustainable ROI (return on investment)■■ LEED (Leadership in Energy &

Environmental Design)■■ Infrastructure construction and industrial

layout■■ Power supply emergencies

Sustainable Development and Competitiveness■■ Energy saving and renewable energy■■ Emission reduction and environmental

remediation■■ Infrastructure asset management■■ LID (Low Impact Development)■■ Sustainable project management■■ Life-cycle assessments■■ Risk assessments■■ Solid waste treatment and disposal

infrastructure■■ Evaluation of urban ecosystem services■■ Urban green space: recreation and

health benefits■■ Ecological and sustainable development

strategies■■ Performance-based standards

TECHNOLOGYInnovation and Sustainable Infrastructure■■ Smart city and Internet+: Internet of

things, cyber-physical systems■■ Big-data analysis for urban science and

engineering■■ Distributed energy and water

infrastructure■■ 3D printing■■ Autonomous vehicles■■ Design, implementation and

performance evaluation■■ Construction and operation of smart

cities

Sustainable Materials, Tools and Methodologies■■ Sustainable construction materials■■ BIM (Building Information Models) in

sustainable infrastructure projects■■ Applying systems thinking to

infrastructure planning■■ Climate change effects on urbanization

and governance■■ Sponge city construction and storm water

management■■ Big-data based intelligent control of

vehicular traffic■■ Optimization of atmospheric pollution

abatement■■ Self-healing materials

FINANCEFinancing Infrastructure Projects■■ Reducing life-cycle costs 50 percent by

2025■■ Financing large projects: domestic and

global■■ Development banks, climate funds and

other non- traditional sources of financing■■ Life-cycle cost analysis■■ Innovative financing mechanisms■■ Innovative project financing for

sustainability■■ Public-private partnerships (P3 or P4)■■ Business cases for social responsibility

POLICYSustainable Cities, Society and Culture■■ Decision-making under uncertainty■■ Guiding principles for growth, equity,

sustainability, resiliency, and healthy living

■■ Engineering in the developing world■■ Envision™■■ New cities, retrofitting existing cities■■ Project management for international

teams■■ Critical issues in urban planning and

sustainable urban systems■■ Decision-making under uncertainty■■ Sustainable land use and urban farming■■ Sustainability, quality of life and culture■■ Urban tunnels for transit extensions■■ Water quality improvements and urban

water systems infrastructure

Urbanization and Sustainable Construction■■ Policy issues in environmental

development■■ Solid waste treatment and disposal ■■ Climate change effects on construction

and operation■■ Construction monitoring

EDUCATIONSustainable Cities■■ Infrastructure resilience curriculum■■ Sustainability accreditation and

certification■■ Sustainability in engineering education■■ Policies in mitigation and adaption to

climate change■■ Design preparation for recovery from

extreme events■■ Sustainability and resilience optimization

theory■■ Water/energy/resilience/food/

transportation nexus■■ Relation of infrastructure conditions

and sustainability to water, wastewater, transportation and power

Sustainable Cities for an Uncertain World

Sustainable Cities for an Uncertain World Given the global implications of burgeoning urbanization and the stewardship of existing and new public infrastructure, the International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure 2017 will focus on what is known and what is not known about the cities of the future. The Department of Design and Construction of New York will serve as the lead organizer of the conference together with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

ASCE Grand Challenge The conference goals are aligned with the ASCE Grand Challenge and the ASCE Industry Leaders Council (ILC) areas of discussion. Investments needed to improve our infrastructure continue to increase well beyond available funding. How do we close the infrastructure gap? The ASCE Grand Challenge asks all civic engineers to join in the solution to:

■■ Significantly enhance the performance and value of infrastructure projects over their life cycles

■■ Foster the optimization of infrastructure investments for society. The ILC has set a specific goal to reduce the life cycle cost of infrastructure by 50 percent by 2025. These considerations factor into the programmatic intent of the conference.

Who Should Attend The conference is organized to facilitate exchange of information and knowledge among civil infrastructure professionals, practitioners, public infrastructure owners, policy makers, government engineers and planners, technology experts, operations managers and leading applied academics.

Conference Program The conference is planned for October 26-28, 2017 in New York City, NY, U.S. The technical program will include plenary and parallel sessions with keynote speakers, contributed papers poster sessions, and industry showcase opportunities. Workshops on specialized topics will be organized as part of the conference. The social program will consist of a welcome reception and technical and local sightseeing tours.

Invitation and Call for Papers Prospective speakers are invited to submit abstracts. The conference will produce proceedings which will include conference papers. Speakers who wish to submit a paper for inclusion in the conference proceedings should indicate their intention to do so. Abstract submissions should be limited to two pages. Authors should indicate whether they wish to present in a traditional session, a poster session, or are willing to be considered for either. Online submission is required to be considered for acceptance into the program. For more information on the process and requirements for submission go to www.icsiconference.org. Final papers will be peer reviewed and published in the Conference Proceedings. They must be six to 12 pages long.

SponsorshipAs the primary event for all sustainability professionals, the International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure 2017 will attract a large number of attendees from practice, academia, government, technology, industry and allied fields. ASCE encourages you to highlight your company’s commitment and unique contribution to sustainable infrastructure before the industry’s premier leaders, planners, and practitioners by becoming a conference sponsor. Contact Sean Scully, Manager, Advertising Sales, at sscully@asce.org.

The International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure, focusing on the issues of uncertainty in regard to the maintenance, redesign, and replacement of necessary urban infrastructure, brings together experts from the communities of civil engineers, construction managers, financial experts, technology developers, and government decision makers. Utilizing case study presentations and workshop discussion as a mechanism to compare notes and share ideas will allow a more intensely interactive format for the International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure 2017. What works in one urban center may or may not be entirely appropriate or possible for other cities on the same continent, or located in a different cultural and political context. So how do we learn from each other? How do decisions get made on infrastructure investment? What role does life cycle costing and cost of maintenance play in describing economic parameters of sustainability? How do civil engineers take the lead in the worldwide debates which link issues of sustainability and resiliency? What can government do best to utilize advances in technology?

Feniosky Peña-Mora, Sc.D., FCIOB, NAC ,Commissioner, New York City Dept. of Design and Construction; Armstrong Professor of Civil Engineering, Columbia

University; Former Dean, Columbia University Fu School of Engineering and Applied Science

With a $15 billion portfolio, the New York City Department of Design and Construction is the city’s primary capital construction project manager, building many of the civic facilities that New Yorkers and visitors use every day.

New York City I October 26-28, 2017

VENUENew York CityNew York City has been an international center of commerce and exchange of ideas since its founding as an outpost of a European trading company in 1628. Over almost four centuries its continuous population growth has been made possible by infrastructural achievements from the Erie Canal and Croton Aqueduct system to the largest and most utilized subway system in the United States. ASCE, in fact, was founded in 1852 in New York City, as the American Society of Civil Engineers and Architects; the name changed in 1868. The founding meeting took place at the Croton Reservoir in Manhattan at the Office of the Chief Engineer of the municipal agency assuring safe, potable water for the growing city. The International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure 2017 will take place in New York at the New York Marriott at Brooklyn Bridge.

IMPORTANT DATES

Abstracts Due: November 15, 2016

Abstract Acceptance: December 15, 2016

Draft Papers Due: February 1, 2017

Paper Acceptance Date: April 1, 2017

Final Manuscript Deadline: May 1, 2017

The Vision Statement of the ASCE states that “Civil engineers are global leaders building a better quality of life.” The International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure 2017 in NYC will focus on ASCE’s Strategic Initiative with Sustainable Infrastructure to develop sustainable cities in an uncertain world and the ASCE Grand Challenge of reducing infrastructure life cycle costs by 50 percent by 2025.

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Conference Committees CONFERENCE CHAIRFeniosky Peña-Mora, Sc.D., FCIOB, NAC, M.ASCE, Commissioner, NYC DDC

STEERING COMMITTEEFeniosky Peña-Mora, Sc.D., FCIOB, NAC, M.ASCE, Commissioner, NYC DDC Lucio Soibelman, Ph.D., Chair, University of Southern CaliforniaJohn Crittenden, P.E., M.ASCE, Georgia Institute of Technology Bill Wallace, ENV SP, F.ASCE, Wallace Futures Group, LLC Doug J. Sereno, P.E., ENV SP, M.ASCE, Port of Long BeachMichel Khouday, Eng., M.Ing., PMP, Adm.A., M.B.A., SNC Lavalin, Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Katherine Sierra, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institute; Former VP Sustainable Development, The World Bank

ADVISORY COMMITTEEStephen T. Ayres, CCM, Chair-Elect, CMAARick Chandler, P.E., Commissioner, NYC Department of BuildingsKathryn Garcia, Commissioner, NYC Department of SanitationLorraine Grillo, President/CEO, NYC School Construction AuthorityHank Hatch, P.E., Dawson Assoc., Former Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Michael Horodniceanu, Ph.D., President, MTA Capital ConstructionBryan N. Jones, PE, D.PE, D.CE, MPE, ENV-SP, HDR, Northeast Ports & Maritime LeadBenjamin Prosky, Executive Director, American Institute of Architects New YorkVincent Sapienza, P.E., Acting Comm., NYC Dept. of Environmental Protection Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, Commissioner, NYC Dept. of Parks and Recreation Ponisseril Somasundara, Ph.D., Columbia UniversityJames Starace, P.E., Chief Engineer, PANY&NJMaria Torres-Springer, President, NYC Economic Development Corporation Polly Trottenberg, Commissioner, NYC Department of TransportationVilas S. Mujumdar, D.P.A., P.E., F.SEI, Dist.M.ASCE, ASCE At-Large Director

TECHNICAL COMMITTEELucio Soibelman, Ph.D., Chair, University of Southern California Samuel T. Ariaratnam, Ph.D., P.E., P.Eng., F.ASCE, Arizona State UniversityDavid B. Ashley, Ph.D., Dist. M.ASCE, University of Nevada, Las VegasGlen T. Daigger, Ph.D., Univ. of Michigan, former CH2M Hill Chief Tech. Officer Cliff I. Davidson, Ph.D., M.ASCE, Syracuse UniversityReginald DesRoches, Ph.D., M.ASCE, Georgia TechChristine Flaherty, CCM, Assoc. Comm., NYC Dept. of Design and ConstructionJack Fritz, Ph.D., P.E., NAE, M.ASCE, former World Bank, USAID, BechtelTheresa Harrison, P.E., M.ASCE, ENV SP, City of South Bend, IndianaDan Hoornweg, P.E., M.ASCE, Univ. of Ontario Inst. of Tech., formerly with the World BankArpad Horvath, Ph.D., M.ASCE, UC BerkeleyBeatrice E. Hunt, P.E., Principal Hydraulic Engineer, AECOMChris Hendrickson, Ph.D., NAE, M.ASCE, Carnegie Mellon UniversityBill Kelly, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, ENV SPJohn Lazzara, P.E., ENV SP Vice President, HDRAngela Licata, Deputy Commissioner, NYC Dept. of Environmental ProtectionRosa Rijos, P.E., Assistant Commissioner, NYC Department of Transportation

ASCE STAFFRachel Hobbs, Coordinator, Conferences and MeetingsMeredith Johnson, Manager, Conferences and MeetingsAmanda Rushing, CMP, Director, Conferences and MeetingsMichael Sanio, ENV SP, CAE, F.ASCE, Director, SustainabilitySean Scully, Manager, SalesJennifer Upmeyer, Coordinator, Sustainability