{"id":617952,"date":"2023-09-05T06:00:36","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T13:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?post_type=wherenext&p=617952"},"modified":"2024-05-10T05:19:42","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T12:19:42","slug":"underground-heat-rising","status":"publish","type":"wherenext","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/publications\/wherenext\/underground-heat-rising","title":{"rendered":"New Research Spotlights Need to Monitor Heat-Induced Changes Below Buildings"},"author":501,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","castos_file_data":"","podmotor_file_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[471802,482272,26512,160952],"department":[488812],"wherenext-category":[],"industry":[],"class_list":["post-617952","wherenext","type-wherenext","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-esri-insider","tag-aec","tag-built-environment","tag-climate-change","tag-infrastructure","department-emerging-technologies"],"acf":{"short_description":"When researchers start talking about underground climate change, building owners and tenants should take notice.","pdf":{"host_remotely":false,"file":"","file_url":""},"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"For building owners and companies that operate urban quick-service restaurants, bank branches, offices, and other establishments, a silent hazard may be forming underground."},{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","layout":"standard","image_reference":null,"image_reference_figure":"","spotlight_image":null,"section_title":"","spotlight_name":"","position":"Left","content":"Article snapshot:<\/strong>\u00a0Building owners and companies that operate in urban areas have a new climate worry to contend with\u2014a warming underground. Geographic awareness of subterranean infrastructure could help.","snippet":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"A subterranean force that some are calling underground climate change could lead to cracks in foundations and warped subterranean infrastructure like train tracks. So says a civil and environmental engineering researcher at Northwestern University, who studied conditions in the Chicago Loop business district. After gathering data from a network of 150 underground sensors, the researcher\u00a0is raising an alarm about the possible effects of rising subsurface temperatures on parking garages, building basements, and train tunnels, Bloomberg News<\/em><\/a> reports.\r\n\r\nBusiness leaders investing in and occupying these buildings want to know that they won\u2019t suffer disruptions and maintenance issues such as water penetrating the foundation.\u00a0Geographic awareness<\/a> will be key for businesses and researchers monitoring these conditions.\r\n

A Virtual View of Subterranean Infrastructure <\/strong><\/h3>\r\nPeering belowground without breaking asphalt or displacing dirt is made possible through a combination of geographic information system (GIS)<\/a> and 3D technologies. The linchpin of such visibility is a database with the precise location of underground assets.\r\n\r\nMore than six years ago, a cutting-edge water utility in New Jersey paired GIS with augmented reality<\/a> to visualize the precise placement of subterranean infrastructure, helping workers avoid costly digs and inadvertent strikes. With a hands-free headset projecting a holographic view, workers could pinpoint the location and size of wastewater pipes, communication lines, and other subterranean infrastructure.\r\n\r\nMore recently, a startup company<\/a> has been\u00a0using a combination of ground-penetrating radar and GIS tech to see details of what\u2019s below the surface, identifying whether gas, sewer, and electric lines align with recorded plans.\r\n\r\nIn light of the new research on underground heat effects, precisely monitoring the location of subterranean infrastructure is increasingly important. As building projects continue at a rapid pace worldwide, there\u2019s an opportunity to incorporate more underground knowledge from the start. Architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) firms<\/a> can direct the installation of subterranean sensors to monitor changes, visualizing the information through building information modeling (BIM) and GIS software.\r\n\r\nThe information gathered from these sensors could inform a geographically precise digital twin<\/a>\u2014a virtual representation of the location and conditions of real-world physical features. If water penetrates a foundation or a pipe warps due to underground heat, the building\u2019s managers would have a clear view of where they need to make repairs.\r\n

Ensuring that Subterranean Infrastructure Is Sound<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nIn recent years, a proliferation of aerial imagery<\/a>\u2014delivered at low cost from satellites, airplanes, and drones\u2014has revealed changes to conditions on the earth\u2019s surface. With affordable sensor technology, the same could\u00a0be possible for underground views, showing shifts and changes to subterranean\u00a0systems.\r\n\r\nAs utility companies can attest, virtual views of underground pipes and wires can aid strategic planning, boost safety, and yield cost savings. Similarly, property owners and tenants facing underground climate change could rely on subterranean sensors, monitored in GIS, to alert them if cracks begin to form."}],"references":null},"yoast_head":"\nSubterranean Infrastructure and the Risk of Rising Heat<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rising underground temperatures could prove disruptive to subterranean infrastructure. 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