NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION SAFETY TEAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE (NCSTAC) MEETING
November 8, 2021
Web Conference
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS & TECHNOLOGY (NIST)
100 BUREAU DRIVE, GAITHERSBURG, MD 20899
MEETING GOALS:
● Review the status of the NCST investigation of Hurricane Maria’s effects on Puerto Rico,
● Review the establishment of the NCST investigation of the partial collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida,
● Review Disaster and Failure Studies Program Scoring of Events and Readiness of Teams, and
● Finalize Committee’s annual report to Congress.
| November 8, 2021 | ||
| Opening Remarks | ||
| 11:00 am – 11:05 am 
 | Call to Order | Ben Davis Management and Program Analyst &  NIST | 
| 11:05 am – 11:15 am 
 | Welcome | James K. Olthoff NIST Acting Director | 
| 11:15 am - 11:25 am | Meeting Goals Review of Agenda | Reggie DesRoches NCSTAC Chairperson Provost Rice University | 
| Disaster and Failure Studies Program Updates | ||
| 11:25 am – 11:40 am | Tanya Brown-Giammanco Director of Disaster & Failure Studies NIST | |
| 11:40 am – 11:50 am | Committee Discussion of the DFS Updates | Reggie DesRoches | 
| Hurricane Maria NCST Updates | ||
| 11:50 am – 12:10 pm | Hurricane Maria NCST Investigation Update | Joseph Main Team Lead, Hurricane Maria NCST NIST | 
| 12:10 pm - 12:25 pm | Committee Discussion of the Hurricane Maria NCST Investigation Update | Reggie DesRoches | 
| 12:25 pm - 12:55 pm 
 | LUNCH BREAK | Ben Davis | 
| Champlain Towers South NCST Investigation | ||
| 12:55 pm - 1:20 pm 
 | Judith Mitrani-Reiser Team Lead, Champlain Towers South NCST | |
| 1:20 pm - 1:45 pm 
 | Glenn Bell | |
| 1:45 pm - 2:15 pm | Committee Discussion of the Champlain Towers South NCST Investigation | Reggie DesRoches | 
| 2:15 pm - 2:25 pm | Summary Remarks | Joannie Chin Acting Director, Engineering Laboratory NIST | 
| 2:25 pm – 2:55 pm | Public Comment Period | Ben Davis | 
| 2:55 pm – 5:00 pm | NCSTAC Preparation of Annual Report to Congress | Reggie DesRoches | 
| 5:00 pm | ADJOURN | Ben Davis |