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March 24-25, 1980, Porlland, Oregon. Going
<br />Under to Stay on Top-Housing. Sponsored
<br />by the Underground Space Center, the con-
<br />ference will introduce the practical aspects
<br />of earth-sheltered housing, including philoso-
<br />phy, design and construction issues; energy,
<br />life cycle costs; and financing, codes and
<br />zoning issues. Cost: $95 pre-registration;
<br />$115 at door. For further information:
<br />Underground Space Center, 11 Mines and
<br />Metallurgy, 221 Church St. S.E., University
<br />of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455;
<br />phone (612) 376-5341.
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<br />April 9,11, 1980, Minneapolis, Minneso tn.
<br />Earth-Sheltered Housing Conference and
<br />Exhibition. Sponsored by the University of
<br />Minnesota's Underground Space Center; co-
<br />sponsored by the American Underground-
<br />Space Association, the Minnesota Society-
<br />American Instituto of Architects, and the
<br />Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers.
<br />Conference topics will cover practical, tach-
<br />nical, financial, legal, psychological, public
<br />policy, design, conslruction, and materials
<br />aspects of earth-sheltered housing. Exhibi-
<br />t/on will feature products and services of
<br />special interest to the earth-sheltered housing
<br />industry. Cost: $95 before April 8; $125 at
<br />door (daily, student, and senior citizen rates
<br />also available). For further information:
<br />Underground Space Center {see address
<br />above).
<br />
<br />April 16- 17, 1980, San Francisco, California.
<br />American Underground-Space Association
<br />(AUA) Annual Meeting and Technical Con-
<br />ference. This conference will give special
<br />consideration to underground and earth-
<br />sheltered construction issues of concern to
<br />planners. Major earth-shohered projects from
<br />around the country will be highlighted, with
<br />special emphasis on West Coast projects. For
<br />more information: Thomas C. Atchison,
<br />Executive Director, American Underground~
<br />Space Association, 221 Church St.S.E., Un/-
<br />varsity of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
<br />55455; phone (612) 376-5580.
<br />
<br />Upcoming Events
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<br /> April 18.19, 1980. Oklahoma City, Okla.
<br /> homa. Earth Sheltered Building Design Inno-
<br /> vations. Sponsored by the Architectural
<br /> Extension division of Oklahoma State Uni-
<br /> versity in cooperation with Earth Shelter
<br /> Digest. magazine, this conference will feature
<br /> presentations on design innovations, livabil-
<br /> ity parameters, consumer acceptance, and
<br /> energy performance in earth-sheltered build-
<br /> ings. Tutorial sessions, panels, exhibitions of
<br /> models, and tours are included. For more
<br /> information: Dr. l_ester Boyer, School of
<br /> Architecture, Oklahoma State University,
<br /> Stillwater, Oklahoma 74074; phone (405)
<br /> 624-6266.
<br />
<br /> May 27-30, 1980, Rolla, Missouri. 21st U.S.
<br /> Symposium on Rock Mechanics. This
<br /> symposium will cover broad interests of the
<br /> rock mechanics community, including: rock
<br /> fragmentation; ground support; coal mining;
<br /> in-situ methods; rock property measure-
<br /> ments; rock instrumentation, modeling and
<br /> analysis; explosives; geothermal conditions;
<br /> underground storage; tunneling; drilling; sub-
<br /> sidence. For more information: David A.
<br /> Summers, University of Missouri-Rolla, Rock
<br /> Mechanics and Explosives Research Center,
<br /> Rolla Missouri 64501.
<br />
<br /> June 23-27, 1980, Stockholm, Sweden.
<br /> Rockstore 80: Subsurface Space, Rockstore
<br /> 80 will bring together more than 1,500 dele-
<br /> gates from throughout the world to discuss
<br /> the potential of subsurface space use for
<br /> environmental protection, energy savings,
<br /> and Iow-cost storage. An exhibition on sub-
<br /> surface construction and subsurface space
<br /> use will be held in conjunction with the
<br /> symposium; technical excursions in the
<br /> Stockholm area and throughout Sweden,
<br /> Finland, and Norway are planned. For more
<br /> information: Secretary General, Rockstore
<br /> 80, c/o Stockholm Convention Bureau,
<br /> Jakobs Torg 3, S-111 52 Stockholm,
<br /> Sweden.
<br />
<br />Center Plans
<br />New Publications
<br />
<br /> During the next 12-18 months, the
<br />Underground Space Center plans to
<br />add the following four books to its
<br />series of publications (see Under-
<br />line,Vol. 1, Numbers 1 and 2 for list
<br />of current publications):
<br />
<br /> Earth-Sheltered House Designs.
<br />Reference book of information on
<br />approximately 30 earth-sheltered
<br />homes. Will include exterior and in-
<br />terior pictures, floor plans, sections,
<br />detail drawings of finished homes,
<br />energy use data. Available fa// 1980.
<br /> Going Under to Stay on Top--
<br />Housing: 1978-79 Earth-Sheltered Con-
<br />ference Series. Selected transcripts
<br />from Underground Space Center-
<br />sponsored conferences. Currently avail-
<br />able, Cost: $8.00 + $1.00 for handling.
<br /> Earth-Sheltered Housing Guidelines
<br />for Multiple Residential Units. Pr/nc/-
<br />pies of earth-sheltered design in all
<br />types of hous)ng developments--
<br />individual units, townhouses, condo-
<br />miniums, and apartments. Information
<br />on costs, densities possible, optimizing
<br />development layouts, site selection.
<br />Illustrative designs. Available winter
<br />1980.'
<br /> Underground Facilities Design
<br />Study. Guidelines for large-scale under-
<br />ground building design with sections
<br />on site selection, architectural design,
<br />energy use, structure, waterproofing
<br />and insulation, public policy. Illustra-
<br />tive designs. Available summer 1981.
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