Reports and Research Briefs: Recent submissions

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    • The decision-making process in the design of residential structures 

      Ghattas, Randa; Gregory, Jeremy; Miller, T. Reed; Kirchain, Randolph (MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub, 2015-03)
      Building codes and standards have been key drivers in shifting industry towards more energy efficiency, but it is important to take a more holistic approach toward GHG mitigation and evaluate the impact of design decisions ...

    • The Effects of Inflation and Its Volatility on the Choice of Construction Alternatives 

      Lindsey, Lawrence; Schmalensee, Richard; Sacher, Andrew (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 ...

    • Supplementary Information for Comparative Pavement Life Cycle Assessment and Life Cycle Cost Analysis 

      Swei, Omar; Xu, Xin; Noshadravan, Arash; Wildnauer, Margaret; Gregory, Jeremy; e.a. (MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub, 2014-07)
      The MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub) is conducting life cycle environmental and cost analyses of pavements under a wide range of contexts. The analyses involve the comparison of new asphalt concrete (AC) and portland ...