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Optimal timing of wildfire prevention education

June 23, 2010
Author(s)
David T. Butry, Jeffrey P. Prestemon, Karen L. Abt
Public outreach and wildfire education activities have been shown to limit the number of unintentional human-caused ignitions (i.e., accidental wildfires). Such activities include the airing of public service announcements, visiting with homeowners in at

Wildfire Prevention Efficacy: Marginal and Non-marginal Benefit-Cost Ratios

February 1, 2010
Author(s)
Jeffrey P. Prestemon, David Butry, Karen L. Abt, Rhonda Sutphen
Fire prevention education efforts involve a variety of methods intended to reduce the number of accidentally ignited wildfires, including public service announcements, distributing brochures and making presentations. A Poisson model of Florida fire

Benefits and Costs of Research: A Case Study of Improved Service Life Prediction

October 15, 2009
Author(s)
Robert E. Chapman, David T. Butry, Allison L. Huang, Douglas S. Thomas
This report focuses on a critical analysis of the economic impacts of research conducted by BFRL s Service Life Prediction (SLP) Program for High-Performance Polymeric Construction Materials. The SLP Program is an interdisciplinary research effort within

MULTI-DISCIPLINARY LIFE-CYCLE METRICS AND TOOLS FOR GREEN BUILDINGS* Prepared for the Multi-Discipline Life Cycle Assessment Projects special section in Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

March 29, 2009
Author(s)
Jennifer F. Helgeson, Barbara C. Lippiatt
Building sector stakeholders need compelling metrics, tools, data, and case studies supporting major investments in sustainable technologies. Proponents of green building widely claim that buildings integrating sustainable technologies are cost-effective

NIST BusiBEES METRICS AND TOOLS FOR GREEN BUILDINGS

October 31, 2008
Author(s)
Barbara C. Lippiatt, Jennifer Helgeson
Building stakeholders need compelling metrics, tools, data, and case studies supporting major investments in sustainable building technologies. Proponents of green building widely claim these buildings to be cost-effective, but often these claims are based

Benefit-Cost Analysis of Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems

September 2, 2007
Author(s)
David T. Butry, M H. Brown, S Fuller
This report documents a benefit-cost analysis performed to measure the expected present value of net benefits resulting from the installation of a multipurpose network fire sprinkler system in a newly-constructed, single-family house. The benefits and
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