20% of US energy consumption and the consequential environmental impacts are associated with the building sector. Previous studies showed that approximately 30% of a building's life cycle energy is attributed to its embodied ...

The U.S. government attaches great importance to highway construction every year. Because of the importance of highway construction projects and the tremendous expenditure, the budgeting and cost control is a significant ...

While in the United States, centralized generation and distribution network are the basis of the current electric infrastructure, the recent surge in uptake of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems introduces a new avenue to ...

This thesis presents a research project that developed a machine learning-enabled facility life-cycle cost analysis (LCCA) framework using data provided by Building Information Models (BIM) and the Internet of Things (IoT). ...

Advances in material science, computation, and robotics are empowering the role materials can take in shaping buildings towards novel aesthetics and performative outcomes. Work at Harvard’s MaP+S group is investigating ...

Construction managers lead the complex process of creating elements of the built environment. These skills are qualitative and interpersonal and call on each of us to think creatively about people. Done well, good leadership ...

The implementation of sustainable practices in building construction has a direct impact on the financial, environmental, and social dimensions of sustainable development. Powering and heating buildings consumes enormous ...