WP091: Construction, Coordination, Innovation
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- The goal of our research project is to investigate what drives decision makers to choose sustainable measures for AEC projects. Our research object is three-fold: To understand the process and perception of sustainability in the AEC industry, to investigate the true economic cost and benefits of sustainability, and to assess the decision basis of sustainability: idealism or economics? Our research method includes a survey distributed to industry professionals to analyze their perception of sustainability, and three case studies on existing successful sustainable projects. Both the results of the survey and the case studies indicated that sustainable projects are driven primarily by idealism and not economic profit. However, based on the slight but existing economic benefits, as well as the equity and environmental benefits of sustainability, future owners may want to look into sustainability for more than just idealism.
Description
Type of resource | text |
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Date created | September 2004 |
Creators/Contributors
Author | Castillo, Rachel | |
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Author | Chung, Ngai Chi |
Subjects
Subject | CIFE |
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Subject | Center for Integrated Facility Engineering |
Subject | Stanford University |
Subject | California Academy of Sciences |
Subject | Cost Benefit |
Subject | Cost Estimating |
Subject | Cost Estimation |
Subject | Green |
Subject | Idealism |
Subject | Jasper Ridge |
Subject | Laguna Beach |
Subject | Sustainability |
Subject | Sustainable |
Genre | Technical report |
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- Castillo, Rachel and Chung, Ngai Chi. (2004). WP091: Construction, Coordination, Innovation. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/df113dp8279
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