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Alex, D P, Al Hussein, M, Bouferguene, A and Fernando, S (2010) Artificial Neural Network Model for Cost Estimation: City of Edmonton’s Water and Sewer Installation Services. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(07), 745–56.
Bashir, H A (2010) Removal of Redundant Relationships in an AON Project Network for Evaluating Schedule Complexity. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(07), 787–93.
Chiang, Y H, Cheng, E W L and Lam, P T I (2010) Employing the Net Present Value-Consistent IRR Methods for PFI Contracts. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(07), 811–4.
El-Anwar, O, El-Rayes, K and Elnashai, A S (2010) Maximizing the Sustainability of Integrated Housing Recovery Efforts. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(07), 794–802.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Optimization; Housing; Hurricanes; Disaster recovery; United States; Optimization; Postdisaster alternative housing; Sustainability; Housing Recovery;
- ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000185
- Abstract:
The large-scale and catastrophic impacts of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 challenged the efficacy of traditional postdisaster temporary housing methods. To address these challenges, the U.S. Congress appropriated $400 million to the Department of Homeland Security to support alternative housing pilot programs, which encourage innovative housing solutions that will facilitate sustainable and permanent affordable housing in addition to serving as temporary housing. Facilitating and maximizing the sustainability of postdisaster alternative housing is an important objective that has significant social, economic, and environmental impacts. This paper presents the development of a novel optimization model that is capable of (1) evaluating the sustainability of integrated housing recovery efforts under the alternative housing pilot program and (2) identifying the housing projects that maximize sustainability. An application example is analyzed to demonstrate the use of the developed model and its unique capabilities in maximizing the sustainability of integrated housing recovery efforts after natural disasters.
El-Gohary, N M and El-Diraby, T E (2010) Domain Ontology for Processes in Infrastructure and Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(07), 730–44.
Gallego, E, Fuentes, J M, Ramírez, A and Ayuga, F (2010) Design of Tall Formworks by a Finite-Element Model. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(07), 803–10.
Hartmann, T and Levitt, R E (2010) Understanding and Managing Three-Dimensional/ Four-Dimensional Model Implementations at the Project Team Level. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(07), 757–67.
Kim, A and Arditi, D (2010) Performance of MBE/DBE/WBE Construction Firms in Transportation Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(07), 768–77.
Oo, B, Drew, D S and Lo, H (2010) Modeling the Heterogeneity in Contractors’ Mark-Up Behavior. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(07), 720–9.
Yang, J, Shen, G Q, Drew, D S and Ho, M (2010) Critical Success Factors for Stakeholder Management: Construction Practitioners’ Perspectives. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(07), 778–86.