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RISReframing Sustainability Rating Systems to Emphasize Interconnected Benefits Increases Sustainable Design Practices among Engineers
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Engineering design and construction teams commonly use decision tools, such as rating systems, to manage the complexity of infrastructure projects. However, these systems often focus predominantly on environmental dimensions, ...
Choice Architecture as a Strategy to Encourage Elegant Infrastructure Outcomes
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Infrastructure that meets users’ needs with less complexity can satisfy growing demand and relieve system pressures. Such outcomes are defined as elegant. Unfortunately, social and cognitive biases can inhibit infrastructure ...
Overcoming Status Quo Bias for Resilient Stormwater Infrastructure: Empirical Evidence in Neurocognition and Decision-Making
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Green infrastructure solutions like bio-retention systems, permeable pavements, and water harvesting programs are cost-effective for stormwater management and more adaptive to a changing climate. However, implementing green ...
Well-Endowed Rating Systems: How Modified Defaults Can Lead to More Sustainable Performance
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Rating systems are often used as design/decision tools to evaluate, grade, and reward infrastructure projects that meet sustainability criteria such as reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, preservation of wildlife ...
Application of Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy to Measure Engineering Decision-Making and Design Cognition: Literature Review and Synthesis of Methods
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: New and disruptive building technologies will require new and disruptive ways of thinking about decision-making and design in engineering. The emergence of a novel neuroimaging technique, called functional near-infrared ...
Comparing Design Thinking Traits between National Samples of Civil Engineering and Architecture Students
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Civil engineers and architects are both trained in design thinking, but they approach the process of design from differing perspectives largely due to the divergence in their educational curriculums. With an interest in ...
Recognizing Differences in Underrepresented Civil Engineering Students’ Career Satisfaction Expectations and College Experiences
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Student career satisfaction expectations and college experiences are an underutilized map toward attracting and sustaining the interest of underrepresented groups (URGs) in the civil engineering and construction industry. ...
Civil Engineering Students’ Beliefs about Global Warming and Misconceptions about Climate Science
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Civil engineers will face increasing challenges in their careers due to climate change. The infrastructure they design and construct will directly contribute to or mitigate it. Action to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions ...
BIM Energy Modeling: Case Study of a Teaching Module for Sustainable Design and Construction Courses
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Energy modeling (EM) facilitates analysis and comparison of energy use across design configurations. EM software can serve as a decision-making tool for professionals throughout various stages of building delivery. This ...
Using Framing Effects to Inform More Sustainable Infrastructure Design Decisions
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Decision aids, ranging from rating systems to design software to regulatory standards, guide the design and evaluation of infrastructure projects. To present the information in these decision aids, there must first be some ...