Animator: Jan K. G. Rohde (Norway)
Vice-Animator: Nikolai Bobylev (Russia)
Tutor: Anna Lewandowska (Poland)
Meetings 24,25 May
8 members present (one participation via skype)
representing 7 nations: Norway, Poland, Taiwan, Russia, USA, Japan and Switzerland.
Agenda/Questions discussed:
- Report on Excavated material from Tunnels and Underground Caverns (the final draft was distributed, the report is due by end 2015)
- Report on Noise and Vibrations (the work has been started, contributors identified)
- WG contributions to San Francisco 2016
- Forward looking agenda/emerging issues
Highlights for further work:
- Review of water quality issues
- Review of approaches for voluntary sustainability targets during underground works (materials + environmental management)
- Brief on the emerging issues in the environmental component of sustainability related global development agenda (climate change adaptation, mitigation, urban resiliency)