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Telework Adoption and Energy Use in Building and Transport Sectors in the United States and Japan
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Telework (or telecommuting) has been proposed as a way of reducing transportation externalities such as congestion and passenger vehicle energy use. While there is contention among sources about the secondary induced ...
Advancing Sustainable Development of Infrastructure Systems
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Sustainability of Transportation and Other Infrastructure Systems
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Sustainable Development and Green Design—Who Is Leading the Green Initiative?
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Economic Input-output Life-cycle Assessment of U.S. Residential Buildings
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: We estimate the building resource requirements, electricity and energy used, greenhouse gas releases, hazardous waste generated, and toxic air releases for the construction, usage, and demolition of typical U.S. residences ...
External Costs of Air Emissions from Transportation
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The production of equipment and materials used for transportation facilities and services can have significant environmental effects. Considerable effort is expended to reduce such effects as efficiently and effectively ...
Role of Brownfield Developments in Reducing Household Vehicle Travel
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The transportation sector is the second largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United State. Developing underutilized urban industrial sites with certain characteristics (i.e., close proximity to transit, ...
Cost-Effectiveness of Green Roofs
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Life-cycle assessment was used to evaluate the widespread installation of green roofs in a typical urban mixed-use neighborhood. Market prices of materials, construction, energy conservation, storm-water management, and ...
Engineers’ Roles and Responsibilities in Automated Vehicle Ethics: Exploring Engineering Codes of Ethics as a Guide to Addressing Issues in Sociotechnical Systems
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: The ethical implications for the engineering profession of the development and deployment of automated vehicles (AVs) can be explored by analyzing the implications of AVs across three major socio-technical systems—technology, ...
Economic and Environmental Evaluation of Residential Fixed Solar Photovoltaic Systems in the United States
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: While the majority of electricity generated in the United States comes from fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas, a comparatively small amount comes from renewable sources such as solar and hydropower. As global ...