Customising flood damage functions to estimate the carbon footprint of flood‐related home repairs
Abstract Flood damage functions are important tools used to estimate potential damage to the built environment from various types of flood‐related hazard events (e.g., hurricanes, riverine flooding). Oftentimes these damage estimates are used to determine the feasibility of flood protection or mitig...
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| description | Abstract Flood damage functions are important tools used to estimate potential damage to the built environment from various types of flood‐related hazard events (e.g., hurricanes, riverine flooding). Oftentimes these damage estimates are used to determine the feasibility of flood protection or mitigation projects or to plan for future disasters. While existing standardised functions are used to estimate potential economic loss for residential buildings, functions can be customised to assess the environmental impacts of flood damages for specific building designs. This study presents a methodology for customising functions to estimate the carbon footprint of flood‐related building repairs. Unlike regular home repairs, which are based on material life expectancy, flood repairs are dependent on the severity of the flood hazard (i.e., flood depth) and probability of hazard occurrence within the lifespan of a building. To demonstrate the methodology, customised functions are developed for a case study home design in Saint Petersburg, Florida. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0dc4c8201da4497d9c2078a1cfb2d9232022-12-21T19:41:12ZengWileyJournal of Flood Risk Management1753-318X2021-06-01142n/an/a10.1111/jfr3.12708Customising flood damage functions to estimate the carbon footprint of flood‐related home repairsElizabeth Matthews0Carol Friedland1Ahossin Alsadi2Civil Engineering & Construction Engineering Technology Louisiana Tech University Ruston Louisiana USABert S. Turner Department of Construction Management Louisiana State University Baton Rouge Louisiana USATrenchless Technology Center Louisiana Tech University Ruston Louisiana USAAbstract Flood damage functions are important tools used to estimate potential damage to the built environment from various types of flood‐related hazard events (e.g., hurricanes, riverine flooding). Oftentimes these damage estimates are used to determine the feasibility of flood protection or mitigation projects or to plan for future disasters. While existing standardised functions are used to estimate potential economic loss for residential buildings, functions can be customised to assess the environmental impacts of flood damages for specific building designs. This study presents a methodology for customising functions to estimate the carbon footprint of flood‐related building repairs. Unlike regular home repairs, which are based on material life expectancy, flood repairs are dependent on the severity of the flood hazard (i.e., flood depth) and probability of hazard occurrence within the lifespan of a building. To demonstrate the methodology, customised functions are developed for a case study home design in Saint Petersburg, Florida.https://doi.org/10.1111/jfr3.12708benefit‐cost appraisalflood damagessustainability |
| spellingShingle | Elizabeth Matthews Carol Friedland Ahossin Alsadi Customising flood damage functions to estimate the carbon footprint of flood‐related home repairs Journal of Flood Risk Management benefit‐cost appraisal flood damages sustainability |
| title | Customising flood damage functions to estimate the carbon footprint of flood‐related home repairs |
| title_full | Customising flood damage functions to estimate the carbon footprint of flood‐related home repairs |
| title_fullStr | Customising flood damage functions to estimate the carbon footprint of flood‐related home repairs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Customising flood damage functions to estimate the carbon footprint of flood‐related home repairs |
| title_short | Customising flood damage functions to estimate the carbon footprint of flood‐related home repairs |
| title_sort | customising flood damage functions to estimate the carbon footprint of flood related home repairs |
| topic | benefit‐cost appraisal flood damages sustainability |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/jfr3.12708 |
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