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Creators:
El-Rayes, K. ; Liu, L. ; Abdallah, M.
El-Rayes, K. ; Liu, L. ; Abdallah, M. Less -
Corporate Creators:
Illinois Center for Transportation
Subject/TRT Terms:
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Best Practices Decision Making Environmental Impact Analysis Environmental Impacts Express Highways Interstate Highways Roadside Rest Areas
Publication/ Report Number:
FHWA-ICT-11-082
Resource Type:
Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:
Illinois
Corporate Publisher:
Illinois. Department of Transportation
Abstract:
This report presents the findings of a research project to study and develop a list of “green friendly” Best

Management Practices (BMPs) for Illinois interstate rest areas. The objectives of this project are to (1) develop

energy and cost baseline data for the 53 rest area buildings in Illinois by gathering utility use statements and

other pertinent data for a one-year period for each building and utilize the data to compute the carbon footprint

of each building; (2) perform on-site assessment of existing conditions in three selected rest areas; (3) conduct

a comprehensive literature review on green design and sustainable construction, available energy saving

alternatives, LEED certification requirements, and decision-making and optimization techniques that can be

used for optimizing upgrade decision of rest area buildings; (4) investigate potential energy saving alternatives

for the selected rest areas and study their cost savings and environmental impact; (5) conduct Life Cycle Cost

Analysis (LCCA) for the suggested green friendly measures and generate a report detailing their overall costs

and payback periods; (6) investigate the requirements and possibilities for the rest areas to achieve LEED

certification under the LEED rating system for existing buildings; (7) develop a Decision Support Tool (DST) to

identify optimal upgrade decisions for rest area buildings; and (8) develop recommendations for upgrading the

three selected rest areas. To achieve these objectives, the research team carried out six major tasks: (1)

developed energy cost baseline data and carbon footprint for each Illinois rest area; (2) performed onsite

assessment for three selected rest areas; (3) conducted comprehensive literature review; (4) identified potential

green-friendly best management practices; (5) developed a Decision Support Tool (DST) for optimizing LEED

upgrade decisions of rest area buildings; and (6) developed recommendations for upgrading the three selected

rest areas.


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Collection(s):
US Transportation Collection
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21895/dot_21895_DS1.pdf
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