Collaborative Research: Workshop on Construction and the Environment: Research Foci for a Sustainable Future

合作研究：建筑与环境研讨会：可持续未来的研究焦点

• 批准号: 0424658
• 负责人: Liv Haselbach
• 金额: $ 4.06万
• 依托单位: University South Carolina Research Foundation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-09-01 至 2007-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0424658&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Workshop; Construction; Environment

The construction industry is a significant contributor to the economy of the United States. By most estimates it generates about $879 billion dollars in annual revenue (NIST 1998, US Census Bureau 2000) and directly employs approximately 7 million people (US Census Bureau 2002, US Department of Labor 2002). The construction industry creates the physical infrastructure for the nation that forms the foundation of the economic activity and other essential activities in our lives. By some estimates, the structures produced by the construction industry represent over 62% of the nation's wealth (NIST 1999, NIBS 1996). Therefore, continuing improvements in the efficiency and productivity of the United States construction industry can have significant impact on the national economy. However, the deleterious impact construction has on the surrounding environment is well documented (e.g., Tan and Thirumurthi 1978; Shields and Sanders 1986; Barrett, et al. 1995 and Hendrickson and Horvath 2000). Research must be conducted to develop new means to minimize these impacts. This workshop will unite construction and environmental groups in academia and connect them with industrial and regulatory input to develop a 'construction and the environment' research plan for the future. The two-day workshop will allow for the interaction of concerned professionals over the key topics facing the construction industry as it focuses on environmental protection and future sustainability issues. The workshop will produce clear recommendations for future research in the area to include suggested timelines and prioritization of these research efforts. The report generated by this workshop will not only aid the National Science Foundation in its research agenda, it will also serve as a tool for other organizations interested in promoting new research in these areas. INTELLECTUAL MERIT: The workshop lays the foundation for a new research agenda focused on construction and the environment that can be implemented by the National Science Foundation. The shaping of the research priorities for the future is critical to advance the current state of practice in environmentally sensitive construction. The workshop will provide the basis for further research and education into such areas as the study of innovative on-site storm water management and construction utilizing improved eco-materials that are currently unavailable. The workshop committee is composed of a diverse set of academics uniquely qualified for this particular research. All of the committee members have a civil engineering background with extensive experience in either the environmental disciplines or construction related practices. Additionally, workshop participants will encompass a wide range of intellectual expertise including the regulatory and implementation viewpoint of the issue.BROADER IMPACT: In addition to direct benefits to both the environment and the construction industry, the workshop will aid in developing an understanding of barriers to realizing the benefits of such collaborations and the diffusion of the ideas generated into diverse industry sectors. Also valuable insights in balancing research and educational activities will be developed. The workshop will result in providing direct benefits to approximately 20 industry professionals from across the country, graduate and undergraduate students. The research plan produced by this workshop will also have profound effects on the research community for the next decade. One of the thrusts of the worship will be to synthesize the research agenda with an education effort. This will assure the availability of a workforce ready to embrace environmental issues in the construction industry and become "champions" of environmentally sound construction. As the field matures, information disseminated from these research programs will work its way into classrooms and texts, leading to an engineering workforce educated in this field and more sensitive to issues related to construction and the environment.

建筑业是美国经济的重要贡献者。 据大多数人估计，它每年产生约8790亿美元的收入（NIST 1998年，美国人口普查局2000年），直接雇用约700万人（美国人口普查局2002年，美国劳工部2002年）。 建筑业为国家创造了物质基础设施，构成了经济活动和我们生活中其他基本活动的基础。 据估计，建筑业生产的结构占全国财富的62%以上（NIST 1999，NIBS 1996）。因此，美国建筑业的效率和生产力的持续提高可以对国民经济产生重大影响。 然而，施工对周围环境的有害影响是有据可查的（例如，Tan and Thirumurthi 1978; Shields and Sanders 1986; Barrett，et al. 1995 and Hendrickson and Horvath 2000）。 必须进行研究，以开发新的手段，尽量减少这些影响。 该研讨会将联合学术界的建筑和环境团体，并将其与工业和监管投入联系起来，为未来制定“建筑与环境”研究计划。 为期两天的研讨会将允许有关专业人士就建筑业面临的关键主题进行互动，因为它侧重于环境保护和未来的可持续发展问题。讲习班将为该领域今后的研究提出明确的建议，包括建议的时间表和这些研究工作的优先次序。 本次研讨会产生的报告不仅将有助于国家科学基金会的研究议程，它也将作为一个工具，有兴趣在这些领域促进新的研究的其他组织。 知识专长：该研讨会为一个新的研究议程奠定了基础，该议程侧重于建筑和环境，可以由国家科学基金会实施。 未来研究优先事项的形成对于推进环境敏感建筑实践的现状至关重要。 该讲习班将为进一步研究和教育提供基础，例如研究创新的现场雨水管理和利用目前无法获得的改良生态材料进行建筑。研讨会委员会是由一个独特的资格为这个特定的研究学者多元化。 所有委员会成员均具有土木工程背景，在环境学科或建筑相关实践方面拥有丰富经验。 更广泛的影响：除了对环境和建筑行业的直接利益，研讨会将有助于发展对实现这种合作的好处和传播产生的想法到不同的行业部门的障碍的理解。此外，在平衡研究和教育活动的宝贵见解将开发。该研讨会将为来自全国各地的约20名行业专业人士，研究生和本科生提供直接利益。 这次研讨会制定的研究计划也将对未来十年的研究界产生深远的影响。崇拜的主旨之一将是将研究议程与教育工作相结合。这将确保有一批劳动力愿意接受建筑业的环境问题，并成为无害环境建筑的“倡导者”。随着该领域的成熟，从这些研究项目传播的信息将进入课堂和文本，导致工程劳动力在这一领域的教育和更敏感的问题，与建筑和环境。