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RISBarriers and Enablers to Circular Building Design in the US: An Empirical Study
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: As discussions around the circular economy (CE) start to move beyond Eurocentric approaches, US stakeholders are left with the mission of carving their way into CE. The US building sector has substantial impacts in resource ...
Project Validation: A Set-Based and Concurrent Design Approach to Inform Owner’s Authorization Decision on Complex Projects
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Strictly speaking, there is no way to have certainty of the outcomes or the value of decisions made early in a project. However, early decisions set the path to cost and schedule performance and influence life cycle costs. ...
Analyzing the Impact of Outside Temperature on Energy Consumption and Production Patterns in High-Performance Research Buildings in Arizona
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The intimate relationship between energy consumption and climate change demands attention. More energy will be needed to run cooling systems if the annual global temperature continues to rise. The urban heat island would ...
Catalysts and Barriers Faced by Native American Engineering Undergraduate Students in Arizona
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Engineering schools have been unable to recruit and retain Native American students at the same rate as other students. Consequently, the Native American representation in engineering has been declining over the years in ...