

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Buffett First Friday Lunch: The Global Urban Underground
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 06 Mar, 2026 at 12:30 pm – Fri, 06 Mar, 2026 at 01:45 pm
- **Event Description**: Alessandro F. Rotta Loria presents "The Global Urban Underground: A Mine of Heat."About this EventThe Global Urban Underground: A Mine of HeatJoin the Roberta Buffett Institute for a faculty research lunchtime talk series on the first Friday of every month. Faculty members give a half-hour talk intended for a broad, multidisciplinary audience of Northwestern students, faculty, and staff, followed by a conversational Q&amp;A. Lunch is provided beginning at 12:15 p.m.March's Buffett First Friday Lunch will feature Alessandro F. Rotta Loria, Director of the Subsurface Opportunities and Innovations Laboratory (SOIL) and Louis Berger Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northwestern University's McCormick School of Engineering.In this talk, Professor Rotta Loria will reveal a stark reality that has unfolded over centuries beneath our cities—temperatures surpassing even the highest ever recorded in Death Valley. He will explore the challenges that these extreme conditions pose to civil infrastructure, public health, and the environment around the world, while also demonstrating how the urban underground represents a vast, untapped source of heat that can be harnessed to power our cities.Please note that 720 University Place is not an ADA-accessible space. Increasing physical access to buildings and facilities is a goal of the University, but not all buildings and venues have been updated.Agenda?: 12:15 PMLunch begins?: 12:30 PMTalk begins
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/evanston/buffett-first-friday-lunch-the-global-urban-underground/100001665385305279
- **Event Categories**: Nonprofit, health-wellness
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Evanston
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 720 University Pl
- **lat**: 42.0510786
- **long**: -87.68072699999999
- **full address**: 720 University Pl, 720 University Place, Evanston, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Buffett First Friday Lunch: The Global Urban Underground being held?
  - **A:** Buffett First Friday Lunch: The Global Urban Underground takes place on Fri, 06 Mar, 2026 at 12:30 pm to Fri, 06 Mar, 2026 at 01:45 pm at 720 University Pl, 720 University Place, Evanston, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Buffett First Friday Lunch: The Global Urban Underground?
  - **A:** Buffett First Friday Lunch: The Global Urban Underground is organized by Northwestern Buffett Institute for Global Affairs.

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