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Research Brief: A break-even hazard mitigation metric
(2017-01-12)
CSHub researchers developed the Break Even Mitigation Percent (BEMP) to answer the question: “How much should be invested in mitigation for a particular building?”
The Effects of Inflation and Its Volatility on the Choice of Construction Alternatives
(MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub, 2011-08)
Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) is the standard method for costing long-lived construction projects. The LCCA process determines the full costs of mutually exclusive construction options, finding the project design with ...
Critical Issues When Comparing Whole Building & Building Product Environmental Performance
(2016-10-17)
Guides, standards, product category rules, and environmental product declarations have emerged to evaluate environmental impacts within the buildings sector. These efforts have certainly moved the field forward, but as of ...
Methods, Impacts, and Opportunities in the Concrete Building Life Cycle
(MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub, 2011-08)
Life cycle assessment (LCA) offers a comprehensive approach to evaluating and improving the environmental impacts of buildings. This research explores and advances three key areas relevant to the field of buildings LCA: ...
Methods, Impacts, and Opportunities in the Concrete Pavement Life Cycle
(MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub, 2011-08)
Life cycle assessment (LCA) offers a comprehensive approach to evaluate and improve the environmental impacts of pavements. This research explores and advances three key areas relevant to the pavement LCA field: methodology, ...
Research Brief: Mitigation Solutions for GHG Emissions in New Construction
(2020-09)
By 2050, the United States is projected to add 121 billion ft2 of buildings—equivalent to constructing New York City every year for the next 20 years. However, to meet climate change goals the U.S. building sector must ...