Construction Engineering & Management: The Decarbonization Update is my peer reviewed, open access textbook. It is suitable as a standalone text for many Construction Engineering & Management, Sustainable Construction, & Project Management university courses, or to add decarbonization content to many other courses. This textbook is in use at multiple leading Universities, and can be downloaded below.
Chapter 2 describes a clear, science-based technical pathway to decarbonizing the built environment that can be implemented on all construction projects. Construction practitioners may wish to start reading here.
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The Decarbonization Update
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Chapter 1: Welcome!
Why We Build | The High Climate Cost of Infrastructure | The Global Push Towards Infrastructure Decarbonization | Construction Fundamentals, Which Now Include Decarbonization
Chapter 2: Decarbonizing Construction
A Decarbonization Pathway For Infrastructure | How Much Do We Need To Decarbonize? | Building for Whole Life Cycle Decarbonization | The Carbon Embodied In Construction Materials | Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) | Beyond Net Zero: Climate Positive Construction | State Of The Industry: Corporate Climate Pledges
Chapter 3: Contracts, Pricing, & Project Delivery
How Do You Buy Infrastructure? | Contracts | Contract Award Methods | Project Pricing Methods | Project Delivery Methods | Contracting To Fight Climate Change
Chapter 4: The Project Process
How Infrastructure Construction Projects Take Place | What Is A Project? | Initiating The Project | Changes During The Project | Finishing The Project
Chapter 5: Project Planning
Project Purpose Changes Infrastructure Design & Construction | The Sustainable Development Goals | Logistic Frameworks | Work Breakdown Structures
Chapter 6: Climate Change, Infrastructure, & Construction
How Climate Change Impacts Infrastructure | How Climate Change Impacts Construction
Chapter 7: Scheduling
Schedule Construction | What If Things Don’t Go As Planned? | The Critical Path Method | Schedule Float | Project Constraints Are Embedded in Project Schedules | Project Goals Are Embedded in Project Schedules | Human Values & Project Scheduling | Gantt Charts | Project Scheduling & Infrastructure Decarbonization
Chapter 8: Engineering Economics
What Is Engineering Economics? | Categories of Costs in Engineering Economics | The Time Value of Money & Greenhouse Gases | Present Value | Future Value | Annuities | Arithmetic Gradients | The Magic of Compound Interest | Public Infrastructure & Engineering Economics | Comparing Project Alternatives: Dollars & Cents | Present Value Analysis | Equivalent Annual Cost | Payback Period | Internal Rate of Return | Incremental Benefit-Cost Analysis | Comparing Project Alternatives: Greenhouse Gases
Chapter 9: Cost Estimation & Project Control
Cost Estimation In The Project Lifecycle | Cost Databases & Unit Costs | Comparable Projects | Single Parameter Costs | Assembly Costs | Adjusting Cost Estimates: Timing, Size, Technical Details, Location, & Other Costs | Quantity Take-Off | Accuracy & Uses of Estimates | Cost Contingencies | The Earned Value Method | Estimating Project Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Scope 1, 2, & 3 Emissions | Applying Project Control Methods To Manage Project Greenhouse Gas Estimates
Chapter 10: Earthwork & Productivity
Construction Equipment | Soil Basics | Soil States | Shrink & Swell | Cut & Fill | Mass Balance Diagrams | Construction Work Models | Balancing Equipment Productivity | Truck Productivity | Excavator Productivity | Project Site Conditions Influence Equipment Movement | Grade & Rolling Resistance | Effective Grade | Moving Uphill | Moving Downhill | Travel Times | Required & Available Power | The Electrification of Construction Equipment
Chapter 11: Construction Safety
Employers & Employees Are Both Responsible For Safety | Prevention Through Design | Targeting Serious Injuries & Fatalities | The Hierarchy of Safety Controls | US Construction Accident Statistics | Construction’s Focus Four: Falls, Caught In & Between, Struck By, & Electrocution | Personal Protective Equipment | The Importance Of Safety | Climate Change & Construction Safety | The Occupational Hazards Of Electricity Generation | Prioritizing Safety
Chapter 12: Environmental Regulations, Permits, & Construction
Getting Started | The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) | State & Local Environmental Policy Acts | Stormwater Permits | Section 404 Wetland Permits | Oil Spill Prevention Permits | Hazardous & Non-Hazardous Waste Permits | Superfund Sites | PCB Cleanup | Air Quality | Asbestos | Endangered Species Act | National Historic Presentation Act | National Archeological Resources Protection Act | Native American Graves Protection & Repatriation Act | Case Study: Regulatory & Permitting Tool for US Renewable Energy Projects
Chapter 13: Sustainability Rating Systems
Defining & Measuring Infrastructure Project Sustainability Performance | The Living Building Challenge | Leadership In Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) | Greenroads | Climate & Sustainability Rating Systems
Chapter 14: Risk, Uncertainty, & Complex Decisions
Decisions, Big & Small | Risk & Uncertainty | Climate Risk & Infrastructure Construction | Differing Project Perspectives & Stakeholders | Multiple Objectives: Safety, Cost, Schedule, & Quality | Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis
Chapter 15: Wind & Solar Farms, Vehicle Electrification, Power Plants, The Grid, & Materials
How To Build A Wind Farm | How To Build A Solar Farm | Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure | Introduction To Power Plants | Introduction To The Electrical Grid | Construction Materials: Reducing Carbon & Waste
The Decarbonization Pathway
