TY - GEN
T1 - A conceptual framework for assessing climate-related heat effects on craft time utilization in the construction industry
AU - Gong, Jie
AU - Gordon, Chris
AU - Azambuja, Marcelo
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - The nature of construction jobs often exposes construction workers to hot weather conditions. Incidence of extreme weather events is rising with climate-related changes observed globally and in the United States. Heat illness prevention strategies have unknown impacts on craft time utilization in the construction industry. A new approach, which relies on the integration of worker physiology models, sampling methods, thermal comfort theories, and meteorological knowledge, is employed in this research to develop a framework for assessing climate-related heat effects on craft time utilization. The findings of this research will provide great implications for increasing the productivity and sustainability of U.S. construction workforce.
AB - The nature of construction jobs often exposes construction workers to hot weather conditions. Incidence of extreme weather events is rising with climate-related changes observed globally and in the United States. Heat illness prevention strategies have unknown impacts on craft time utilization in the construction industry. A new approach, which relies on the integration of worker physiology models, sampling methods, thermal comfort theories, and meteorological knowledge, is employed in this research to develop a framework for assessing climate-related heat effects on craft time utilization. The findings of this research will provide great implications for increasing the productivity and sustainability of U.S. construction workforce.
KW - Climate change
KW - Construction industry
KW - Sustainable development
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U2 - 10.1061/41204(426)44
DO - 10.1061/41204(426)44
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84859483459
SN - 9780784412046
T3 - ICSDC 2011: Integrating Sustainability Practices in the Construction Industry - Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Design and Construction 2011
SP - 352
EP - 359
BT - ICSDC 2011
T2 - International Conference on Sustainable Design and Construction 2011: Integrating Sustainability Practices in the Construction Industry, ICSDC 2011
Y2 - 23 March 2011 through 25 March 2011
ER -