Technology Evaluation
To develop tools to evaluate the field performance of existing infrastructure systems and to predict the performance of new technologies and materials.
In the next decade, municipalities and other CIS owners will be able to more effectively evaluate proposed new technologies and compare them with their current practice, using a database of accurate information about the in-situ performance of existing products and materials. Once installed, new materials and products will be monitored for their performance over time.
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Major Challenges | Technology Needs |
• The existing technology evaluation mechanisms available to operators of CIS are under-utilized. • Performance requirements are not properly defined. • Assessment and monitoring is required over long time periods, and there is a lack of accelerated laboratory and field-testing capabilities. • Acceptance of a new technology often requires IMBY (in my backyard) proof of performance. • There are no mechanisms to share the risks involved in evaluating or implementing new technologies. | • Evaluation and certification mechanisms of CIS technologies that are widely recognized and used • Benchmarks for assessing new or improved technologies over existing ones, including the development of performance indicators and assessments that can be applied over the life cycle of the technology or product • Accelerated testing procedures to account for the long service life of CIS • National programs of pilot/demonstration projects, including long-term monitoring of performance measures, life-cycle analysis (economic, social and environmental) and risk sharing |
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