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Pierre Glynn, Charles Rhodes, Scott Chiavacci, Jennifer Helgeson, Carl Shapiro, Crista Straub
There is growing interest within and beyond the economics community in assessing the value of information (VOI) used in decision making. VOI assessments often do not consider the complex behavioral and social factors that affect the perception, valuation
Climate change can accelerate infrastructure deterioration in coastal areas because increased temperature and humidity can promote steel corrosion. This study (1) projects corrosion rate changes for reinforced concrete and steel structures in 223 coastal
Benefit-cost analysis for sustainability and resilience planning needs new tools to proactively meet community needs and ensure that projects are successful.
Juan Fung, Dustin Cook, Yating Zhang, Katherine Johnson, Siamak Sattar
Current building design practice targets life safety performance for the design-level earthquake. While some buildings (e.g., schools, hospitals) may be designed for higher performance, the actual performance of most residential and commercial buildings