The XIII International Forum

December 7-8, 2023, St.Petersburg

Arctic: today and the future

HISTORY: 2017 - VII INTERNATIONAL FORUM «ARCTIC: THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE»

Information about report: Features of construction in polar conditions

Working session

Features of construction in polar conditions

Project*

 


Climate change, the melting of permafrost soils and the impact of man-made factors adversely affect the infrastructure and stability of the foundations of buildings and structures in the Far North. For this reason, the Ministry of Construction of Russia plans to develop new regulations for construction in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation by 2020.

The working session will be devoted to discussing the reasons for the degradation of the permafrost zone, the most promising solutions in the field of construction in permafrost conditions, the development and implementation of new construction materials, and the regulation of their application.

Issues for discussion:

  • Features of construction and operation of buildings and structures, and also transport infrastructure in the Arctic
  • Application of new building materials with high performance properties
  • Introduction of new rules for the operation of buildings in permafrost areas
  • Global warming and permafrost thawing: risk assessment for construction sites

Moderator:

IGOR SHPEKTOR

President of the Union of Arctic Circle and High North Towns, Chairman of the Commission on Housing and Public Utilities, Construction and Roads of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation

Disputants:

ELENA SIERRA*

Deputy Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation

ALIGIUSHAD KERIMOV

Director of the Science and Research of Permafrost Center “EcoFudament”

M. RYBIN

Advisor of Office on Building Defense Objects of Construction Department of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation

ANDREI ALEKSEEV

Head of the Mechanics of Frozen Soil and Foundation Analysis Laboratory of N.M. Gersevanov Research Institute of Bases and Underground Structures (NIIOSP) of JSC Research Center of Construction

IURII ZAKHARINSKII

Acting Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Krasnoyarsk Region

ALEKSANDR PESTRIAKOV

Chairman of the Norilsk City Council

VLADIMIR PROKOPEV

Chairman of the Standing Committee on Land Matters, Natural Resources and Ecology of the State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha Yakutia Republic

VLADIMIR KONUSEVICH

Head of Building Projects Department of the JSC “NIIgrafit”

SERGEI AMELCHUGOV

FSAEI HE Siberian Federal University, School of Engineering and Construction

 

* Changes in the draft program are possible