Abstract
Sustainable design and constructability are two keys for efficient design and construction that are often addressed separately from each other in projects. This paper examines the integration of these two initiatives on the Pentagon renovation. The examination exposes a synergistic relationship between sustainable design and constructability. This relationship strives to efficiently utilize resources and reduce waste in the project. The integrated organizational structure and design-build performance based contracting strategies at the Pentagon have assisted in the implementation of sustainable design and constructability. Connections between the two initiatives were found at the conceptual level, system level, materials level and in the design implementation process. Importantly, the analysis of the Pentagon reveals that the potential to improve the sustainability and the constructability of a project is enhanced when the two initiatives are integrated and approached in a combined fashion.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Construction Research Cogress, Winds of Change |
| Subtitle of host publication | Integration and Innovation in Construction, Proceedings of the Congress |
| Editors | K.R. Molenaar, P.S. Chinowsky |
| Pages | 403-410 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| State | Published - Dec 1 2003 |
| Event | Construction Research Congress, Winds of Change: Integration and Innovation in Construction, Proceedings of the Congress - Honolulu, HI., United States Duration: Mar 19 2003 → Mar 21 2003 |
Other
| Other | Construction Research Congress, Winds of Change: Integration and Innovation in Construction, Proceedings of the Congress |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Honolulu, HI. |
| Period | 3/19/03 → 3/21/03 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Building and Construction
- General Engineering