In 2019, we equipped multiple building basements, underground parking garages, tunnels, and subterranean streets across Chicago with sensors.
The goal was to understand how waste heat deforms the ground beneath the city and its foundations.CHICAGO, USA
Temperature sensors
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Environment types
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temperature sensors
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environment types
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data points per day
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Monitoring time
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Sensor locations by type
- Building basements
- Surface streets
- Ground
- Parks
- Underground parking garages
- Subsurface streets
- Underground train station
- Pedestrian tunnel
The results indicate that the infrastructure supporting Chicago—like that of many other cities worldwide—is shifting due to underground climate change.
Temperature:
Warmer 
Cooler
Team Members
Alessandro F. Rotta Loria
Anjali Thota
Zhonghao Chu
Xiaohui Gong
Stephan Harmann
Lisa Cassina
Supporters
The Alumnae of Northwestern University
Murphy Society of Northwestern University
InterPark
Next Parking
METRA
Chicago Department of Transportation
Centrio Energy
City Tech Collaborative
ECS Midwest
Building Owners and Managers Association of Chicago
Hotel Julian, Chicago
The Blackstone Hotel, Chicago
La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham, Chicago
Lake & Wells Apartments, Chicago
Union League Club, Chicago