Technical Assessment of the Capital Facility Needs of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Webinar

Technical Assessment of the Capital Facility Needs of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Report Release Webinar

February 7, 2023

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)

Past

Materials

Technical Assessment of the Capital Facility Needs of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Report Release Webinar Slideshow PDF

About

The National Academies' Committee on the Technical Assessment of Capital Facility Needs of the National Institute of Standards and Technology is holding a webinar to provide an overview of the committee's consensus report, Technical Assessment of the Capital Facility Needs of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, detailing it's assessment of the capital facilities at the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Gaithersburg, MD and Boulder, CO campuses.

The details of the assessment address the statement of task:

At the request of the NIST Office of Facilities and Property Management, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine shall convene an ad hoc study committee that shall investigate the following (4) focus areas:

(1) identifying the NIST facilities and utilities infrastructure in greatest need of recapitalization, of repair, and of those most impacting the research mission's implementation;

(2) assessing the composition of individual capital and repair projects to bring the NIST Gaithersburg, MD and Boulder, CO campuses' research and support facilities and utilities infrastructure up to current standards of acceptable operational performance to meet their assigned mission objectives;

(3) evaluating at a high level the completeness, accuracy, and relevance of cost estimates (already developed by/for NIST) for proposed individual capital and repair projects; and

(4) identifying potential factors and approaches that NIST should consider in developing a comprehensive capital strategy for its two campuses' portfolio of facilities and utilities infrastructure.

The study shall consider and identify approaches based on five (5), ten (10), fifteen (15), and twenty (20) year prioritization outlooks.

In addition, to better inform capital facility planning and operational sustainment of NIST's two campuses, the ad hoc study committee shall review comparable available facility condition methodologies and metrics of other historically designated federal agencies at an overall portfolio level, and provide recommendations in determining the minimum levels of funding (two components – for individual building and utility infrastructure capitalization/re-capitalization and for the campuses' overall annual operations/maintenance/repair (OMR) needs) required to sustain NIST's assets at an overall portfolio level.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Not Closed

Contact

Jim Myska

jmyska@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Technical Assessment of the Capital Facility Needs of the National Institute of Standards and Technology meeting 10 (remote)

August 5, 2022

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (ET)

Past

About

The goal of this meeting it to resolve all final issues with the draft report.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Ross Corotis, chair
Doug Aldrich
Jim Clayton
Jack Dempsey
Eric Dillinger
Virginia Holtzman-Bell
Steven McKnight
Kent Rochford
David Turner
Jorge Urrutia
Mark Weatherly

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee deliberated on the report draft, plotted a path forward for quick action, and came to provisional concurrence on the bulk of the report while awaiting the development of the final chapters.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

None

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

August 05, 2022

Contact

Jim Myska

jmyska@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Technical Assessment of the Capital Facility Needs of the National Institute of Standards and Technology meeting 9 (remote)

July 11, 2022

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This meeting is for the committee to resolve any final issues with the report draft and arrive at concurrence.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

Contact

Jim Myska

jmyska@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Technical Assessment of the Capital Facility Needs of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Meeting with the Department of the Interior

June 30, 2022

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

Members of the committee will meet with the Department of the Interior (DOI) to discuss the DOI's asset management practices.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Not Closed

Contact

Jim Myska

jmyska@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Technical Assessment of the Capital Facility Needs of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Meeting 8

June 13 - 15, 2022

Past

About

This meeting is a committee working meeting and will be closed in its entirety. The meeting goal is to advance the report draft to as close to final as possible.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

Contact

Jim Myska

jmyska@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Technical Assessment of the Capital Facility Needs of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Meeting with Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU APL)

June 8, 2022

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (ET)

Past

Agenda

Download the Agenda

About

This will be a data-gathering meeting to learn about facilities issues and facilities management at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU APL).

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Not Closed

Contact

Jim Myska

jmyska@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Technical Assessment of the Capital Facility Needs of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Meeting 7

May 25, 2022

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This meeting will be entirely closed. The committee will deliberate and develop the report draft.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Ross Corotis, chair
Jim Clayton
Jack Dempsey
Virginia Holtzman-Bell
Steven Knight
Christine Merdon
Kent Rochford
David Turner
Mark Weatherly

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee deliberated on the report draft.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Report draft chapters

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

June 01, 2022

Contact

Jim Myska

jmyska@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Technical Assessment of the Capital Facility Needs of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Meeting with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)

May 24, 2022

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM (ET)

Past

Agenda

Download the Agenda

About

At this meeting, the committee will discuss ERDC's answers to previously-submitted questions and explore the answers to any other questions that arise during the meeting.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Not Closed

Contact

Jim Myska

jmyska@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Technical Assessment of the Capital Facility Needs of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Meeting 6

May 19, 2022

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This meeting will be entirely closed. The committee will deliberate and develop the report draft.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Ross Corotis, chair
Douglas Aldrich
James Clayton
Jack Dempsey
Virginia Holtzman-Bell
Steven McKnight
Christine Merdon
Kent Rochford

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Deliberations about the report draft.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Report draft materials

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

May 19, 2022

Contact

Jim Myska

jmyska@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Technical Assessment of the Capital Facility Needs of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Meeting 5

May 3, 2022

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

This will be an entirely closed meeting for the committee to deliberate and develop the report draft.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Ross Corotis, chair
Doug Aldrich
Jim Clayton
Jack Dempsey
Virginia Holtzman-Bell
Christine Merdon
Kent Rochford
David Turner
Jorge Urrutia
Mark Weatherly

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee discussed the Chapter 1 and 5 drafts and matters of overall report content and organization.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Chapter 1 and 5 drafts

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

May 03, 2022

Contact

Jim Myska

jmyska@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Technical Assessment of the Capital Facility Needs of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Meeting 4

March 22 - 24, 2022

Past

About

This meeting will be used to conduct any remaining data gathering, engage in deliberations, and engage in report drafting. Most sessions will be closed.

On March 24, the committee will conduct a site visit to the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Gaithersburg, MD campus. The site visit will be open to the public.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Both dates:
Ross Corotis, chair
Doug Aldrich
James Clayton
Jack Dempsey
Eric Dillinger
Virginia Holtzman-Bell
Steven Knight
Christine Merdon
Kent Rochford
David Turner
Jorge Urrutia
Mark Weatherly

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Both days:
The committee deliberated extensively on report structure and content and held breakout sessions to focus their future work. A data gathering and report drafting schedule were set.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Report draft

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

April 01, 2022

Contact

Jim Myska

jmyska@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Technical Assessment of the Capital Facility Needs of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Site Visit: Boulder campus

March 9, 2022

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (ET)

Past

Agenda

Download the Agenda

About

The committee will conduct a site visit to the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Boulder, Colorado campus. The committee will tour the campus and engage in closed deliberations.

All committee discussions will be closed and it is not possible to have a remote connection for the tour.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Ross Corotis, chair
Doug Aldrich
James Clayton
Jack Dempsey
Eric Dillinger
Virginia Holtzman-Bell
Kent Rochford
David Turner

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee deliberated on report structure and content and the information needed to draft the report.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Graphic of report flow and structure

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

April 01, 2022

Contact

Jim Myska

jmyska@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Technical Assessment of the Capital Facility Needs of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Meeting 3

February 15 - 17, 2022

Past

Agenda

Download the Agenda

About

This meeting will principally be to receive a presentation from the National Institute of Standards and Technology on the condition of their facilities in Boulder, CO, and Gaithersburg, MD. There will also be time for closed committee deliberations. This meeting will be entirely remote.

Open public sessions will be on February 15 and 16. The session on February 17 will be entirely closed.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

February 16, 2022
Ross Corotis, chair
Doug Aldrich
Jm Clayton
Jack Dempsey
Eric Dillinger
Christine Merdon
Kent Rochford
David Turner
Jorge Urrutia

February 17, 2022
Ross Corotis, chair
Doug Aldrich
Jm Clayton
Jack Dempsey
Eric Dillinger
Christine Merdon
Kent Rochford
David Turner
Jorge Urrutia

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

February 16, 2022
The committee discussed what it had learned during the open data-gathering sessions, considered the statement of task, and discussed further data-gathering needs.

February 17, 2022
The committee discussed the report outline, plan of attack, and further data-gathering activities.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

February 16, 2022
None

February 17, 2022
None

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

February 22, 2022

Contact

Jim Myska

jmyska@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Technical Assessment of the Capital Facility Needs of the National Institute of Standards and Technology: Meeting with National Institutes of Health

February 14, 2022

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)

Past

Agenda

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About

This meeting is to learn about the National Institutes of Health's implementation of the recommendations in the 2019 the National Academies report Managing the NIH Bethesda Campus Capital Assets for Success in a Highly Competitive Global Biomedical Research Environment.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Not Closed

Contact

Jim Myska

jmyska@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Technical Assessment of the Capital Facility Needs of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Meeting 2

January 26, 2022

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (ET)

Past

Agenda

Download the Agenda

About

This meeting will be used to discuss the committee's tasking with the sponsor and to engage in closed deliberations on the project, plan of attack, the report outline, etc. The discussion with the sponsor will be open to the public. This meeting will be entirely remote.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Ross Corotis, chair
Doug Aldrich
James Clayton
Jack Dempsey
Eric Dillinger
Steven McKnight
Christine Merdon
Sarah Rice
Teena Shouse
Dave Turner
Jorge Urrutia
Mark Weatherly

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Committee deliberations, meeting planning, report outline, work plan

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

None

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

January 27, 2022

Contact

Jim Myska

jmyska@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Technical Assessment of the Capital Facility Needs of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Meeting 1

January 10, 2022

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

The committee will meet to conduct its bias and conflict discussion.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Ross Corotis, chair
Doug Aldrich
James Clayton
Jack Dempsey
Steven McKnight
Christine Merdon
Sarah Rice
Kent Rochford
Athena Shouse
C. David Turner
Jorge Urrutia
Mark Weatherly

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Bias, conflict, and committee composition

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

None

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

January 12, 2022

Contact

Jim Myska

jmyska@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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