Resource Consumption of Housing in New Orleans

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Resource Consumption of Housing in New Orleans
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• David Quinn
• Master of Science in Building Technology, MIT
  2008
• (Thesis Supervisor Prof. John E. Fernández)

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Housing Dynamics
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Stock and Flow Model
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The sequence and timing of reconstruction after
Katrina in New Orleans.
(Figure and text from Kates et al. 2006)
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Projected Rate of Construction
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Construction Permits
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Examining the urban metabolism
Adopted from Doughty and Hammond 2004
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Examining the urban metabolism
Adopted from Doughty and Hammond 2004
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Pre-Use
Three Phases of Housing Analyzed
Post-Use
Use
TIME
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Pre-Use
System Dynamics
Use
Post-Use
Outputs
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Resources used over lifetime of house
Lifespan 75 years House size 2000 sq ft
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Resources used over lifetime of house
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Resources used over lifetime of house
9720 GJ
Material recycling
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Resources used over lifetime of house
9720 GJ
Material recycling
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Resources used over lifetime of house
Energy Efficiency
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Scenario 1 Demolition and Construction
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Scenario 1 Demolition and Construction
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Scenario 2 Deconstruction and Construction
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Scenario 2 Deconstruction and Construction
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Scenario 2 Deconstruction and Construction
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Scenario 2 Deconstruction and Construction
7 million tons of CO2
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