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Title: ENERGY CONSIDERATION IN TRANSPORTATION DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Accession Number: 00396364
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: Committee A2H04 of the Transportation Research Board is involved with energy considerations in the design and construction of transportation facilities. To determine the extent and nature of current programs underway by state transportation agencies, a questionnaire was developed by the committee and circulated by TRB. The questionnaire was suubmitted to all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Thirty-nine responses were received (a 76 percent return). The questionnaire addressed the following major topics: 1. Energy Policy; 2. Value Engineering; 3. Quality Assurance or Performance Specifications; 4. Recycling; 5. Operations for Conserving Energy; and although thirty-one percent of the reporting states have energy policies, sixty-nine do not, which strongly indicates that energy considerations within the transportation community are not currently of major concern, even though energy prices are high and the prospects of an energy shortage in the near future are still very high. On the plus side, 70 percent of the reporting agencies have some form of value engineering and performance specifications in the design and construction of transportation facilities. About one half of these agencies believe that energy is conserved as a direct result of these programs. By far most generally employed "energy conservation" measure is recycling, as 100 percent of the agencies utilize recycling to some extent. Although the energy savings may not be known, they all believe recycling is cost effective. Finally, most agencies employ traditional energy conservation measures in their direct cost operations. These include reduced lighting, and the use of solar heating where practicable, and the like. In closing, the Committee is both enouraged and concerned about the results of this questionnaire. There are several states that have vigorous energy policies. Other agencies are making some attempts at energy management. But the majority of the agencies reporting, plus presumably most of the agencies not reporting have little or no energy management programs in the design and construction of their transportation facilities. (Author)
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Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Pagination: 8 p.
Publication Date: 1985-6
Serial: Media Type: Digital/other
Features: Appendices
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; References
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; Tables
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Subject Areas: Construction; Data and Information Technology; Design; Energy; Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Feb 28 1986 12:00AM
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