MIT Sloan Faculty - Sarah Slaughter - Research and Publications

Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure and Built Environment

National Research Council (E.S. Slaughter contributor). Sustainable Critical Infrastructure Systems: A Framework for Meeting 21st Century Imperatives. National Academy of Sciences Press, 2009.
E. S. Slaughter, "Water Looms as The Next Oil"
E. S. Slaughter, "Building it Better: Making Our Infrastructure Sustainable and Disaster Resilient"
International Panel of Management Scholars (E. S. Slaughter contributor), "A New Mindset for Corporate Sustainability", White Paper, BT Bigger Thinking, January 2008.

Innovation

E. S. Slaughter and W. Cate, “Critical Actions by Clients for Effective Development and Implementation of Construction Innovations,” in Clients Driving Innovation, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, England, 2008.
E.S. Slaughter and H. Shimizu. “Clusters of Innovations in Recent Long Span and Multi-Segmental Bridges,” Construction Management and Economics, 18 (2000) 269-280.
E.S. Slaughter. “Implementation of Construction Innovations,” Building Research & Information, 28 (1) (2000) 2-17.
E.S. Slaughter. “Models of Construction Innovation,” Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 124 (2) (1998) 226-231.
E.S. Slaughter. “Characteristics of Existing Construction Automation and Robotics Technologies,” Automation in Construction, 6 (1997) 109-120.
E.S. Slaughter. "Innovation and Learning During Implementation: A Comparison of User and Manufacturer Innovations", Research Policy, 22 (1993), pp. 81-95.
E.S. Slaughter. "Builders as Sources of Construction Innovation," Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 119 (3) (September 1993), pp. 532-549.

Simulation Modeling

E. S. Slaughter, “The Link Between Design and Process: Dynamic Process Simulation Models of Construction Activities” in Visualization in Construction (R. Coble, editor), Swets & Zeitlinger Publishers, Netherlands, 2003.
E.S. Slaughter. “Assessment of Construction Processes and Innovations Through Simulation,” Construction Management and Economics, 17 (1999) 341-350.
E.S. Slaughter, M. Eraso. "Simulation of Structural Steel Erection to Assess Innovations," IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 44 (2) (1997) 196-207.
E.S. Slaughter. “The Link Between Design and Process: Simulation Modeling of Construction Activities,” Proceedings of the ASCE Construction Congress VI, Orlando, FL, February 2000, 1051-1057.
E.S. Slaughter and A. Orsoni. “Construction Process Simulation of Multiple Interdependent Processes,” Proceedings of the ASCE Construction Congress VI, Orlando, FL, February 2000, 68-75.
E.S. Slaughter and M. Carr. “Dynamic Process Simulation Model of Cast-in-Place Concrete Process,” Proceedings of the 1999 ASCE Structures Congress, New Orleans, LA, April 1999, 365-368.
E.S. Slaughter. “Phase and Material-Specific Construction Process Simulation Models, “ Proceedings of the ASCE Fifth Congress on Computing in Civil Engineering, Boston, MA, October 1998, 379-382.
E.S. Slaughter. “Computer-Based Process Simulation of Construction Activities,” Proceedings of the ASCE Construction Congress 1997, Minneapolis, MN, October 1997, 454-461.
E.S. Slaughter. “Innovative Designs for Preassembled Structural Systems,” Innovation in Civil and Construction Engineering, Mouchel Centenary Conference on Innovation in Civil and Structural Engineering, Civil-Comp Press, 1997, 45-53.
E.S. Slaughter. “Simulation of Structural Steel Erection.” Tall Building Structures: A World View, Proceedings of the 67th Regional Conference in conjunction with the ASCE Structures Congress XIV, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, Chicago, IL, 1996, 35-44.

Government Policy

Michael Cohn (editor) (E.S. Slaughter contributor). Proceedings of a Workshop to Review the Program for Advanced Technology for Housing (PATH) Strategy, Operating Plan, and Performance Measures. National Academy of Sciences Press, 2006.
Richard Little (editor) (E.S. Slaughter contributor). Implementing Health-Protective Features and Practices in Buildings: Workshop Proceedings -- Federal Facilities Council Technical Report Number 148. National Academy of Sciences Press, 2005.
Richard Little (editor) (E.S. Slaughter contributor). Emerging Information Technologies for Facilities Owners: Research and Practical Applications, Symposium Proceedings, National Academy of Sciences Press, 2001.
H. Michel (chair) (E.S. Slaughter contributor). Outsourcing Management Functions for the Acquisition of Federal Facilities. National Academy of Sciences Press, 2000.
J. Gould, A. Lemer (editors) (E.S. Slaughter contributor). Toward Infrastructure Improvement: An Agenda for Research. National Academy of Sciences Press, 1994.
E.S. Slaughter, J. Utterback. "U.S. Research and Development: An International Comparative Analysis." Business in the Contemporary World, Winter 1990, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 27-35.
E.S. Slaughter. “The Growth and Development of STS Education -- Three Examples.” Science, Technology & Human Values, Spring 1980, No. 31, 31-35.

Design of Built Environment

E. S. Slaughter. “DQI: The Dynamics of Design Values and Assessment,” Building Research & Information, 32 (3) (2004), 245-246.
E.S. Slaughter. “Design Strategies to Increase Building Flexibility,” Building Research & Information, 29 (3) (2001), 208-217.
E.S. Slaughter. “Design Strategies and Innovations to Increase Facility Capacity to Accommodate Change,” Proceedings of the CIB World Congress, Wellington, New Zealand, April 2001.
S. Pessiki, W. van Zyverden, R. Sause, E.S. Slaughter. “Proposed Concepts for Floor Framing Systems for Precast/Prestressed Concrete Office Buildings,” PCI Journal, 42 (5) (1997) 66-76.
E.S. Slaughter, S. Pessiki, R. Sause. "Precast Concrete Floor Framing Systems to Accommodate Nonstructural Requirements," Journal of Architectural Engineering, 3 (3) (1997) 109-117.
S. Pessiki, R. Prior, R. Sause, E.S. Slaughter, W. van Zyverden. "Assessment of Existing Precast Concrete Gravity Load Floor Framing Systems", PCI Journal, Vol. 40, No. 2 (March-April 1995), pp. 52-68.
S. Pessiki, R. Prior, R. Sause, E.S. Slaughter, W. van Zyverden. "Review of Existing Precast Concrete Gravity Load Floor Framing Systems", PCI Journal, Vol. 40, No. 2 (March-April 1995), pp. 52-68.
R. Prior, S. Pessiki, R. Sause, E.S. Slaughter, W. van Zyverden. "Development of New Floor Systems for Precast Concrete Structures," Proceedings, Federation Internationale de la Precontrainte, 1994.