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RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT · 2016

method to measure material-use efficiency in construction projects

For researchers, the work provides a documented basis for the next study of sustainability & resilience.

Sustainability & resilienceApplied researchConference paper

The question

This project examines sustainability & resilience and the practical problem identified in the paper’s title. It asks how the issue can be understood or addressed in a way that is useful to construction, infrastructure, or education decision-makers.

What we did

The study investigated sustainability & resilience in the setting described by the publication, bringing together the relevant observations, stakeholder evidence, or project information. The authors analyzed that evidence against the paper’s central question; the full methods and sample details remain available through the linked publication.

What we found

  • The paper documents the relationship or practice problem stated in its title and analyzes it within a defined construction, infrastructure, or educational setting.
  • Its contribution is to make the relevant evidence more visible and usable for the audiences identified in the study.
  • The findings support more deliberate decisions while also marking the boundaries of the study’s setting and evidence.

Why it matters

For researchers, the work provides a documented basis for the next study of sustainability & resilience. For practitioners and educators, it clarifies what should be considered before translating the paper’s contribution into a policy, project process, technology choice, or learning intervention. Read together, the question, method, and findings show how this publication fits within Tafazzoli’s broader program of connecting built-environment evidence with practical decisions. The page intentionally separates documented results from interpretation and directs readers to the complete paper for methodological detail.

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A method to measure material-use efficiency in construction projects

Published · 2016 · Conference paper

Tafazzoli, M. (2016b). A method to measure material-use efficiency in construction projects. In Proceedings of the 52nd Annual International Conference of the Associated Schools of Construction. Associated Schools of Construction. http://ascpro0.ascweb.org/archives/cd/2016/paper/CPGT181002016.pdf

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