Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1 INTRODUCTION TO THE GUIDELINE
2 INTRODUCTION TO PERMAFROST
3 CHANGES TO THE OCCURRENCE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF PERMAFROST
  DUE TO CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE
4 NORTHERN INFRASTRUCTURE FOUNDATIONS
5 SUMMARY OF PAST AND FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE IN NORTHERN CANADA
6 TRENDS IN PERMAFROST CONDITIONS
7 ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE IN SITE SELECTION AND THE DESIGN OF
  FOUNDATIONS
Appendix 1 - MEMBERS OF THE WORKING GROUP
Appendix 2 - GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Appendix 3 - REFERENCES
Appendix 4 - PARTICIPANTS AT THE THREE NORTHERN INPUT SESSIONS

Abstract

Specifies contextual material and guidance on the following: 1. Permafrost as an environmental variable, and its response to climate and other environmental change; 2. Foundation types for community infrastructure in permafrost; 3. Trends in climate and permafrost conditions across northern Canada; and 4. A process for ensuring that climate change is incorporated into: (a) the siting, and (b) the design of foundation systems in permafrost terrain.

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Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Canadian Standards Association
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