Abstract: Residential buildings are one of the major consumers of energy in the United States. The existing housing stock can be targeted for energy-efficient interventions through energy retrofits. Improving the energy performance ...

Abstract: Building energy retrofits aim to reduce the energy consumption of existing facilities. The most significant impact of any energy retrofit project is during the operation phase of a building, when a building’s users are ...

Abstract: Infrastructure projects are developed at the interface of coupled technical and social systems. As a result, there is a symbiotic relationship between the social dynamics and technical characteristics of the projects. For ...

Abstract: Performing highway construction operations during nighttime hours has emerged as a response to traffic congestions caused by daytime lane closures. Work zone conditions at night may be different from those during the day, ...

Abstract: To reduce traffic congestion in the United States, roadway maintenance and construction operations are widely performed during nighttime hours. This makes visibility a critical issue as workers need to be visible to oncoming ...