[Themaintainers] National Academiesinitiative: "Renewing U.S. Infrastructure for Resilience and Equity"

[Varun Adibhatla]

Hi Mark,

Varun here. Thank you for sharing this!
Would you know if this Infrastructure Investment Prioritization Initiative
program is a call for papers or does it represent a broader funding program
for applied research?

I ask because this initiative aligns really well with Groundwork-an applied
research initiative <https://www.energytransitionumass.org/groundwork>,
that I am part of.
We work with cities to develop bottom-up tools to address top-down
decarbonization goals through integrated capital planning. An engagement
involves:

   - Aggregating good-enough data across multiple assets (sewer, water,
   gas, electric, roads, buildings) through primary and secondary sources.
   - Right-sizing capital intensive interventions to align with current
   state and future needs.
   - Identifying opportunities to coordinate expensive capital projects
   such as water / sewer main replacements with undergrounding electric lines
   in areas committed to deep decarbonization or improved reliability.
   - Improving evidence for costs & benefits for capital intensive local
   energy projects.
   - Establishing software-defined integrated planning processes at the
   distribution level.
   - Advocating for "Dig Once" policies to steer communities towards
   climate, resiliency, and equity goals.

If anyone is interested in this work or knows of someone or a program like
Mark just shared that is operating in this space, please do let me know!

Thanks and hope everyone is well!

Varun Adibhatla


On Tue, Jul 19, 2022 at 10:29 PM Mark DeLong <mark.delong at duke.edu> wrote:

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> https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/2022/07/renewing-u-s-infrastructure-for-resilience-and-equity
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> <https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/2022/07/renewing-u-s-infrastructure-for-resilience-and-equity>
> Renewing U.S. Infrastructure for Resilience and Equity
> <https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/2022/07/renewing-u-s-infrastructure-for-resilience-and-equity>
> By Sara Frueh. A new National Academies initiative aims to help regions,
> states, and cities in the U.S. make the most of new infrastructure
> investments . The bipartisan infrastructure law passed by Congress is
> poised to infuse $1.2 trillion over the next decade into a vast array of
> projects, from mending bridges and replacing lead water pipes to expanding
> broadband and deploying electric ...
> www.nationalacademies.org
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Thanks,
Varun
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