%0 Book %E Spillinger, Ralph S. %T Adding Value to the Facility Acquisition Process: Best Practices for Reviewing Facility Designs %@ 978-0-309-06894-9 %D 2000 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9769/adding-value-to-the-facility-acquisition-process-best-practices-for %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9769/adding-value-to-the-facility-acquisition-process-best-practices-for %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Engineering and Technology %P 88 %X The federal government, like private corporations and other organizations, acquires buildings and other facilities to support specific functions and missions and the general conduct of its business. The federal government is, in fact, the nation's largest owner of buildings and spends more than $20 billion per year for facility design and construction. Adding Value to the Facility Acquisition Processidentifies a range of best practices and technologies that can be used by federal agencies and other owners to provide adequate management and oversight of design reviews throughout the facility acquisition process. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Ray, Brian L. %E Steyn, Hermanus J. %E Knudsen, Julia K. %E Musselman, Jennifer R. %E Stamatiadis, Nikiforos %E Kirk, Adam J. %T Aligning Geometric Design with Roadway Context %D 2022 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26535/aligning-geometric-design-with-roadway-context %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26535/aligning-geometric-design-with-roadway-context %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 236 %X Since 1984, AASHTO’s “Green Book” and other roadway design criteria have been primarily based on a functional classification system of a hierarchical network composed of arterials, collector, and local roads. However, this hierarchical functional classification system is in lack of flexibility in design, especially for a modern multimodal roadway system.The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Web-Only Document 320: Aligning Geometric Design with Roadway Context drafts the Facility Design in Context portion of a proposed Green Book 8, using a consistent structure for the context chapters and drawing content from the Green Book and research-based sources to support a flexible, multimodal, performance-based, and context-sensitive design process. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Watkins, Kari Edison %E Clark, Calvin %E Mokhtarian, Patricia %E Circella, Giovanni %E Handy, Susan %E Kendall, Alison %T Bicyclist Facility Preferences and Effects on Increasing Bicycle Trips %D 2020 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25792/bicyclist-facility-preferences-and-effects-on-increasing-bicycle-trips %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25792/bicyclist-facility-preferences-and-effects-on-increasing-bicycle-trips %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 144 %X Cyclists and noncyclists have a wide range of perceptions of on-street bicycling facility designs — including sharrows, bike lanes, and buffered bike lanes — along a variety of roadway types, with and without curbside automobile parking.The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Research Report 941: Bicyclist Facility Preferences and Effects on Increasing Bicycle Trips provides insights from communities where on-road cycling for transportation is less common, particularly in the Southeast U.S.The report is accompanied by a poster presentation and a set of presentation slides that summarize the project. %0 Book %A National Research Council %E Case, Sarah C. %T Proliferation Risk in Nuclear Fuel Cycles: Workshop Summary %@ 978-0-309-22049-1 %D 2011 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/13259/proliferation-risk-in-nuclear-fuel-cycles-workshop-summary %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/13259/proliferation-risk-in-nuclear-fuel-cycles-workshop-summary %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Conflict and Security Issues %P 110 %X The worldwide expansion of nuclear energy has been accompanied by concerns about nuclear weapons proliferation. If sited in states that do not possess nuclear weapons technology, some civilian nuclear technologies could provide a route for states or other organizations to acquire nuclear weapons. Metrics for assessing the resistance of a nuclear technology to diversion for non-peaceful uses-proliferation resistance-have been developed, but at present there is no clear consensus on whether and how these metrics are useful to policy decision makers. In 2011, the U.S. Department of Energy asked the National Academies to convene a public workshop addressing the capability of current and potential methodologies for assessing host state proliferation risk and resistance to meet the needs of decision makers. Proliferation Risk in Nuclear Fuel Cycles is a summary of presentations and discussions that transpired at the workshop-held on August 1-2, 2011-prepared by a designated rapporteur following the workshop. It does not provide findings and recommendations or represent a consensus reached by the symposium participants or the workshop planning committee. However, several themes emerged through the workshop: nonproliferation and new technologies, separate policy and technical cultures, value of proliferation resistance analysis, usefulness of social science approaches. The workshop was organized as part of a larger project undertaken by the NRC, the next phase of which (following the workshop) will be a consensus study on improving the assessment of proliferation risks associated with nuclear fuel cycles. This study will culminate in a report prepared by a committee of experts with expertise in risk assessment and communication, proliferation metrics and research, nuclear fuel cycle facility design and engineering, international nuclear nonproliferation and national security policy, and nuclear weapons design. This report is planned for completion in the spring of 2013. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Marsh, M. Lee %E Stringer, Stuart J. %T Performance-Based Seismic Bridge Design %D 2013 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22632/performance-based-seismic-bridge-design %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22632/performance-based-seismic-bridge-design %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 126 %X TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 440, Performance-Based Seismic Bridge Design (PBSD) summarizes the current state of knowledge and practice for PBSD. PBSD is the process that links decision making for facility design with seismic input, facility response, and potential facility damage.The goal of PBSD is to provide decision makers and stakeholders with data that will enable them to allocate resources for construction based on levels of desired seismic performance. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Multimodal Level of Service Analysis for Urban Streets: Users Guide %D 2008 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23086/multimodal-level-of-service-analysis-for-urban-streets-users-guide %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23086/multimodal-level-of-service-analysis-for-urban-streets-users-guide %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 0 %X TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 128, Multimodal Level of Service Analysis for Urban Streets: Users Guide explores a set of procedures for predicting traveler perceptions of quality of service and performance measures for urban streets. Quality of service and performance are considered in terms of the needs of auto drivers, bus passengers, bicyclists, and pedestrians. The final report on development of the multimodal level of service analysis for unban streets was published by TRB as NCHRP Report 616. %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Disposal of Activated Carbon from Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities %@ 978-0-309-13818-5 %D 2009 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12646/disposal-of-activated-carbon-from-chemical-agent-disposal-facilities %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12646/disposal-of-activated-carbon-from-chemical-agent-disposal-facilities %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Environment and Environmental Studies %P 86 %X For the last two decades, the United States has been destroying its entire stockpile of chemical agents. At the facilities where these agents are being destroyed, effluent gas streams pass through large activated carbon filters before venting to ensure that any residual trace vapors of chemical agents and other pollutants do not escape into the atmosphere in exceedance of regulatory limits. All the carbon will have to be disposed of for final closure of these facilities to take place. In March 2008, the Chemical Materials Agency asked the National Research Council to study, evaluate, and recommend the best methods for proper and safe disposal of the used carbon from the operational disposal facilities. This volume examines various approaches to handling carbon waste streams from the four operating chemical agent disposal facilities. The approaches that will be used at each facility will ultimately be chosen bearing in mind local regulatory practices, facility design and operations, and the characteristics of agent inventories, along with other factors such as public involvement regarding facility operations. %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Underground Engineering for Sustainable Urban Development %@ 978-0-309-27824-9 %D 2013 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/14670/underground-engineering-for-sustainable-urban-development %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/14670/underground-engineering-for-sustainable-urban-development %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Engineering and Technology %P 246 %X 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. %0 Book %A Transportation Research Board %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Associates, Inc. Ricondo & %E Associates, Inc. Kimley-Horn and %E Group, Inc. Airport Development %E Training, LLC Aviation Safety and Security Education %E Hundred, Inc. Two %T Apron Planning and Design Guidebook %D 2013 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22460/apron-planning-and-design-guidebook %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22460/apron-planning-and-design-guidebook %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Transportation and Infrastructure %P 157 %X TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 96: Apron Planning and Design Guidebook addresses best practices for planning, designing, and marking apron areas for all sizes and types of airports in the United States.The apron planning and design considerations include facility geometrics, aircraft maneuvering, apron/airfield access points, operational characteristics, markings, lighting, and aircraft fleets. In addition, the types of aprons include terminal area, deicing, general aviation, cargo, maintenance, and remote aprons and helipads.A powerpoint presentation, which summarized the research and best practices described in the guidebook, is available online. %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Review and Assessment of the Proposals for Design and Operation of Designated Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants (DCAPP-Pueblo): Letter Report %D 2006 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11714/review-and-assessment-of-the-proposals-for-design-and-operation-of-designated-chemical-agent-destruction-pilot-plants-dcapp-pueblo %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11714/review-and-assessment-of-the-proposals-for-design-and-operation-of-designated-chemical-agent-destruction-pilot-plants-dcapp-pueblo %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %P 17 %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Assessment of the Army Plan for the Pine Bluff Non-Stockpile Facility %@ 978-0-309-09138-1 %D 2004 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10930/assessment-of-the-army-plan-for-the-pine-bluff-non-stockpile-facility %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10930/assessment-of-the-army-plan-for-the-pine-bluff-non-stockpile-facility %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Conflict and Security Issues %P 98 %X The U.S. Army is in the process of destroying its chemical weapons stockpile and related, non-stockpile chemical materiel. At the request of the Army, the National Research Council (NRC) has published a number of studies over the last 16 years providing scientific and technical advice on that disposal effort. For this study, the NRC was asked to assess the design of the facility at the Pine Bluff (Arkansas) Arsenal intended to dispose of a large amount of non-stockpile materiel, including 1250 recovered old chemical weapons. This is the first of a series of studies directed at reviewing and assessing the Product Manager for Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel initiatives for destruction of this materiel. The report provides the results of the Pine Bluff assessment. It includes a description of the Pine Bluff facility; a discussion of worker and public safety; management issues; regulatory, permitting, and public involvement; and the role of alternative destruction technologies currently residing at the facility. %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Letter Report of Review and Assessment of the Proposals for Design and Operation of Designated Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants (DCAPP-Blue Grass) %D 2006 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11694/letter-report-of-review-and-assessment-of-the-proposals-for-design-and-operation-of-designated-chemical-agent-destruction-pilot-plants-dcapp-blue-grass %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11694/letter-report-of-review-and-assessment-of-the-proposals-for-design-and-operation-of-designated-chemical-agent-destruction-pilot-plants-dcapp-blue-grass %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %P 13 %X In 2002, the Army asked for proposals for a full-scale pilot plant to destroy chemical weapons at the Pueblo Chemical Depot and, in 2003, for a similar plant for the Blue Grass Army Depot. In both cases, the initial designs proved to be too costly, and redesigns were requested. At the same time, the Army asked the NRC to form committees to review and assess these proposals. This report focuses on the technical aspects, maturity, and schedule of the proposed modified design for the Pueblo facility. %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Review of the Design of the Dynasafe Static Detonation Chamber (SDC) System for the Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility: Letter Report %D 2010 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12971/review-of-the-design-of-the-dynasafe-static-detonation-chamber-sdc-system-for-the-anniston-chemical-agent-disposal-facility %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12971/review-of-the-design-of-the-dynasafe-static-detonation-chamber-sdc-system-for-the-anniston-chemical-agent-disposal-facility %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Environment and Environmental Studies %K Conflict and Security Issues %P 38 %X The Army is in the process of destroying projectiles and mortars that contain the chemical agent mustard at the Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (ANCDF) located on the Anniston Army Depot (ANAD) in Anniston, Alabama. Were the faulty devices to eventually be processed through the ANCDF, it would require that they be disassembled manually by workers wearing personnel protective equipment known as demilitarization protective ensemble suits. This operation nonetheless would expose the operators to a high safety risk. Rather than exposing the workers to this additional risk, the Army will use an explosive detonation technology (EDT) to destroy the munitions without disassembling them. The particular EDT system that the Army plans to use is a static detonation chamber (SDC) system manufactured by the Swedish company, Dynasafe AB. In response to a request from the Army, the present report reviews the design of the Dynasafe Static Detonation Chamber (SDC) system for the Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility. %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Strategies That Influence Cost Containment in Animal Research Facilities %@ 978-0-309-07261-8 %D 2000 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10006/strategies-that-influence-cost-containment-in-animal-research-facilities %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10006/strategies-that-influence-cost-containment-in-animal-research-facilities %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Engineering and Technology %K Biology and Life Sciences %P 163 %X Care and use of animals in research are expensive, prompting efforts to contain or reduce costs. Components of those costs are personnel, regulatory compliance, veterinary medical care, and laboratory animal management, equipment, and procedures. Many efforts have been made to control and reduce personnel costs, the largest contributing factor to cost, through better facility and equipment design, more efficient use of personnel, and automation of many routine operations. However, there has been no comprehensive, recent analysis of the various cost components or examination of the strategies that have been proven or are purported to decrease the cost of animal facility operation. Strategies that Influence Cost Containment in Animal Research Facilities examines the current interpretation of governmental policy (Office of Management and Budget Circular A-21) concerning institutional reimbursement for overhead costs of an animal research facility and describes methods for economically operating an animal research facility. This report develops recommendations by which federal auditors and research institutions can establish what cost components of research animal facilities should be charged to institutions' indirect cost pool and what animal research facility cost components should be included in the per diem charges to investigators, and assesses the financial and scientific ramifications that these criteria would have among federally funded institutions. Further, the report determines the cost components of laboratory animal care and use in biomedical research and assesses and recommends methods of cost containment for institutions maintaining animals for biomedical research. %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Laboratory Design, Construction, and Renovation: Participants, Process, and Product %@ 978-0-309-06633-4 %D 2000 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9799/laboratory-design-construction-and-renovation-participants-process-and-product %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9799/laboratory-design-construction-and-renovation-participants-process-and-product %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Engineering and Technology %K Space and Aeronautics %P 176 %X Laboratory facilities are complex, technically sophisticated, and mechanically intensive structures that are expensive to build and to maintain. Hundreds of decisions must be made before and during new construction or renovation that will determine how successfully the facility will function when completed and how successfully it can be maintained once put into service. This book provides guidance on effective approaches for building laboratory facilities in the chemical and biochemical sciences. It contains both basic and laboratory-specific information addressed to the user community—the scientists and administrators who contract with design and construction experts. The book will also be important to the design and construction communities—the architects, laboratory designers, and engineers who will design the facility and the construction personnel who will build it—to help them communicate with the scientific community for whom they build laboratory facilities. %0 Book %T Education of Architects and Engineers for Careers in Facility Design and Construction %D 1995 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9201/education-of-architects-and-engineers-for-careers-in-facility-design-and-construction %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9201/education-of-architects-and-engineers-for-careers-in-facility-design-and-construction %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K %P 88 %0 Book %T Laboratory Animal Housing %D 1978 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/20017/laboratory-animal-housing %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/20017/laboratory-animal-housing %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K %K Biology and Life Sciences %P 228 %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Fourth Dimension in Building: Strategies for Avoiding Obsolescence %@ 978-0-309-04842-2 %D 1993 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2124/fourth-dimension-in-building-strategies-for-avoiding-obsolescence %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2124/fourth-dimension-in-building-strategies-for-avoiding-obsolescence %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Engineering and Technology %P 126 %X Public facilities are valuable assets that can provide decades of high quality of service if they are effectively utilized. Despite effective planning, design, and management, sometimes users or owners change and have requirements different from those that the facility was initially intended to fulfill. In addition, the technologies sometimes change, making facilities obsolete before they have worn out or otherwise failed. This book explores the meaning of obsolescence as the term applies to buildings. It discusses the functional, economic, technological, social, legal, political, and cultural factors that can influence when obsolescence will occur and considers what design professional and building owners and users can do to delay and minimize the costs of obsolescence. The analyses apply to all buildings, but public facilities are given added attention because of their special management problems. %0 Book %T Human Performance Models for Computer-Aided Engineering %D 1989 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/19056/human-performance-models-for-computer-aided-engineering %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/19056/human-performance-models-for-computer-aided-engineering %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K %K Conflict and Security Issues %P 329 %0 Book %A National Research Council %T Using Supercritical Water Oxidation to Treat Hydrolysate from VX Neutralization %@ 978-0-309-06043-1 %D 1998 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/6150/using-supercritical-water-oxidation-to-treat-hydrolysate-from-vx-neutralization %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/6150/using-supercritical-water-oxidation-to-treat-hydrolysate-from-vx-neutralization %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Environment and Environmental Studies %K Engineering and Technology %P 82 %X The U.S. Army has asked the National Research Council (NRC) to evaluate whether supercritical water oxidation (SCWO) is an effective and appropriate means of eliminating hazardous or toxic organic constituents in VX hydrolysate for ultimate disposition. The NRC was not asked to conduct an in-depth analysis of the entire integrated VX bulk agent destruction and disposal process for the Newport Chemical Agent Disposal Facility. As the facility design is being finalized (March 1999-April 2000), the NRC will probably be asked to assess all aspects of the facility design, including monitoring, containment, process control, and redundancy, as well as the quantitative risk assessment (QRA). This report outlines the elements of the proposed neutralization/SCWO technology, evaluates the results of ongoing SCWO tests, and makes recommendations concerning aspects of the technology that require further development. The scope of this evaluation did not include evaluations of other potential technologies or management options for the treatment of VX hydrolysate.