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RISFeasibility Assessment of Mass Timber as a Mainstream Building Material in the US Construction Industry: Level of Involvement, Existing Challenges, and Recommendations
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Mass timber is a promising building material that has been used in Europe for a long time. Structural rigidity, renewable characteristics, and low-carbon footprint have made this material a major structural component in ...
Implementing a Choosing-by-Advantages Decision-Making Method to Evaluate the Critical Success Factors of Mass-Timber Building Materials in the US
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Construction projects often involve numerous decision-making activities during the design and operation phases. The decision-making process in the construction industry sometimes does not follow an organized manner, and ...
Approach to Assessing Tradeoffs between Construction Equipment Fleet Emissions and Cost
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Evaluation of On-Site Fuel Use and Emissions over the Duration of a Commercial Building Project
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Commercial construction operations are heavy users of nonroad equipment and diesel engines. These engines are large contributors of carbon dioxide (
Preliminary Engineering Cost Estimation Model for Bridge Projects
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This paper addresses one of the costs of new bridges, i.e., the cost of doing the preliminary engineering (PE). This particular aspect of cost has largely been neglected because of the difficulty in obtaining appropriate ...