Maximizing the Sustainability of Integrated Housing Recovery Efforts
Publication: Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 136, Issue 7
Abstract
The large-scale and catastrophic impacts of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 challenged the efficacy of traditional postdisaster temporary housing methods. To address these challenges, the U.S. Congress appropriated $400 million to the Department of Homeland Security to support alternative housing pilot programs, which encourage innovative housing solutions that will facilitate sustainable and permanent affordable housing in addition to serving as temporary housing. Facilitating and maximizing the sustainability of postdisaster alternative housing is an important objective that has significant social, economic, and environmental impacts. This paper presents the development of a novel optimization model that is capable of (1) evaluating the sustainability of integrated housing recovery efforts under the alternative housing pilot program and (2) identifying the housing projects that maximize sustainability. An application example is analyzed to demonstrate the use of the developed model and its unique capabilities in maximizing the sustainability of integrated housing recovery efforts after natural disasters.
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Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 136 • Issue 7 • July 2010
Pages: 794 - 802
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Received: Jul 6, 2009
Accepted: Dec 18, 2009
Published online: Dec 21, 2009
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