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Search Publications by: David Butry (Fed)

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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

Metrics and Tools for Measuring Construction Productivity: Technical and Empirical Considerations

September 30, 2009

Author(s)

Allison L. Huang, Robert E. Chapman, David T. Butry

Although the construction industry is a major component of the U.S. economy, it has experienced a perceived prolonged period of decline in productivity. Due to the critical lack of measurement methods, however, the magnitude of the productivity problem in

Properly placed shade trees reduce summertime electricity bills in Sacramento, California

June 1, 2009

Author(s)

Geoffrey Donovan, David Butry

The value of shade: Estimating the effect of urban trees on summertime electricity use

June 1, 2009

Author(s)

Geoffrey Donovan, David Butry

We estimated the effect of shade trees on the summertime electricity use of 640 single-family homes in Sacramento, California. Results show that trees on the west and south sides of a house reduce summertime electricity use, whereas trees on the north side

Economic Analysis of Egress and Life Safety Costs

April 27, 2009

Author(s)

Robert E. Chapman, Allison L. Huang, David T. Butry

In 2007, the latest year for which construction data are available, the value of construction put in place was $1.1 trillion. Statistics on the total cost of fire in the U.S. are published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Of particular

Economic Performance of Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems

March 1, 2009

Author(s)

David T. Butry

Market-Based Approaches to Tree Valuation

August 1, 2008

Author(s)

Geoffrey Donovan, David Butry

Protect Thy Neighbor: Investigating the Spatial Externalities of Wildfire Hazard Mitigation

August 1, 2008

Author(s)

David T. Butry, Geoffrey Donovan

Climate change, increased wildland fuels, and residential development patterns in fire-prone areas have combined to make wildfire-risk mitigation an important public policy issue. One approach to wildfire-risk mitigation is to encourage homeowners to use

Measuring and Improving the Productivity of the U.S. Construction Industry: Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities

July 17, 2008

Author(s)

Robert E. Chapman, David T. Butry

Although the construction industry is a major component of the U.S. economy, it has experienced a prolonged period of decline in productivity. Due to the critical lack of measurement methods, however, the magnitude of the productivity problem in the

The Production of Large and Small Wildfires

April 18, 2008

Author(s)

David T. Butry, Marcia Gumpertz, Marc Genton

Wildland Arson Management

April 18, 2008

Author(s)

Jeffrey P. Prestemon, David Butry

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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