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Recent Grants & Contracts
- Life Cycle Analysis of Natural Gas Use in Buildings
Duration: September 2001 - September 2003
- Analysis of natural gas use to provide space heating and cooling,
domestic hot water, and electrical power in buildings. Life cycle analysis
is applied to both centralized and distributed generation.
- Life Cycle Inventory Regional Database for Construction Materials and Processes
Duration: September 2002 - September 2004
- Life cycle analysis of construction materials and practices used in the Pittsburgh region.
- Performance of Alternative Project Delivery Processes
Duration: September 2002 - June 2003
- Analysis of the effects of project delivery process on construction schedule, cost, and litigation.
Performance of Alternative Project Delivery Processes II
Duration: September 2003 - August 2004
- Analysis of multiple prime and other contracting methods using school construction as a case study.
- Assessment and Redesign of Processes for Sustainable Construction
Duration: September 2003 - August 2006
- Development of hybrid LCA models for construction.
- Environmental Life Cycle Assessment under Uncertainty for Green Building Engineering
Duration: September 2004 - August 2005
- Develop a new approach to life cycle impact assessment to support decision making in green building and construction.
- Costs and Benefits of Green Building including Worker Productivity, Health, Maintenance, and Energy
Duration: March 2004 - December 2005
- Develop protocol and case studies of the performance of green construction.
Demonstrating the stormwater management capabilities and thermal performance of vegetated roof areas
Duration: September 2004 - August 2007
- Design, installation, and monitoring of the performance of "green" roofs.
- Comparative Life Cycle Inventory of I and I Water-based Acrylic Floor Finish Maintenance Programs
Duration: December 2004 - November 2006
- Life cycle assessment model of floor maintenance processes.
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