Balancing User Priorities for Sustainability versus Security
Publication: Journal of Architectural Engineering
Volume 13, Issue 4
Abstract
In these times of global change, many facility emphases are competing for limited resources. Competing factors include, but are not limited to, sustainable design or green buildings; security, hardening or force protection; accessibility; historic preservation; aesthetics; and functionality. Yet, unlimited resources are seldom, if ever, available to fulfill all of these competing requirements in private or public construction. The Georgia Institute of Technology designed a decision matrix to allow owners and planners to balance these competing requirements on a project-by-project basis and to document the rationale.
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Journal of Architectural Engineering
Volume 13 • Issue 4 • December 2007
Pages: 180 - 186
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© 2007 ASCE.
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Received: Jan 24, 2005
Accepted: Dec 28, 2005
Published online: Dec 1, 2007
Published in print: Dec 2007
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