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Quantifying Sustainability in Mass Timber Buildings Through Third-Party Sustainability Certification

Krsteska, Ivana
http://orcid.org/0009-0004-3111-1624
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1714227493719446

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2024, MS, Kent State University, College of Architecture and Environmental Design.
The increasing adoption of mass timber construction in the United States coincides with heightened environmental concerns in the building sector. Sustainability in construction is commonly assessed through third-party certification rating systems, notably LEED. Extensive analysis of 369 completed commercial mass timber structures in the U.S. shows that 36.1% of these projects have secured certifications from reputable third-party sustainability rating systems, with 63.9% of the certified projects achieving LEED certification. These results highlight a strong connection between mass timber projects and sustainability certification, outperforming conventional construction materials. A logistic regression analysis revealed that the test variables including project location, size, and building type, accurately predicted sustainability certification status for 74.7% of cases in the dataset. Furthermore, it identified mixed-use projects as a statistically significant predictor of sustainability certification.
Anthony Mirando (Advisor)
Reid Coffman (Committee Member)
Lameck Onsarigo (Committee Member)
64 p.
Architectural; Civil Engineering; Sustainability
Mass timber; LEED; sustainability; United States.

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  • Krsteska, I. (2024). Quantifying Sustainability in Mass Timber Buildings Through Third-Party Sustainability Certification [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1714227493719446

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Krsteska, Ivana. Quantifying Sustainability in Mass Timber Buildings Through Third-Party Sustainability Certification. 2024. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1714227493719446.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Krsteska, Ivana. "Quantifying Sustainability in Mass Timber Buildings Through Third-Party Sustainability Certification." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2024. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1714227493719446

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