Shoshanna Saxe
Associate Professor
Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering
Email: s.saxe@utoronto.ca
Office: GB429
Sustainable Infrastructure
Background
Potential Students
Each year I admit MASc and PhD students for interdisciplinary research investigating civil infrastructure and sustainability. This research calls on methods from construction engineering, construction governance, structural engineering, geotechnics, transport engineering, industrial ecology, land use planning and data analysis. Interested candidates should email a CV, unofficial transcripts, and a brief research proposal (max 1 page). Candidates are strongly encouraged to research advice for effective proposal drafting. A strong introductory email is a great first step towards graduate school admission.
NOTE: Due to a high volume of emails, I only respond to emails that include the requested attachments.
Selected Publications
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Rankin, K and Saxe, S. (2024). “EmbodiedGHGof missing middle Residential building form and strategies formore efficient housing.” Journal of Industrial Ecology, https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.13461
Arceo, A, Saxe, S and MacLean, H (2023) Embodied greenhouse gas reduction in single-family dwellings: drivers of greenhouse gas emissions and variability between Toronto. Perth and Luzon. Building and Environment, Volume 242, 15 August 2023, 110599, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110599
Rousseau, LSA, Kloostra, B, AzariJafari, H, Saxe, S, Gregory, J, Hertwich EG (2022). “Material stock and embodied greenhouse gas emission of global and urban road pavement”, Evironmental Science and Technology, 56 (24), 18050-18059, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c05255
Gursans Guven, Aldrick Arceo, Allison Bennett, Melanie Tham, Bolaji Olanrewaju, Alexander W. Olson, Shoshanna Saxe (2022). “A Construction Classification System Database for Understanding Resource Use in Building Construction” Scientific Data, 9, 42, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01141-8
Olanrewaju, B., Panesar, D. and Saxe, S. (2021), ‘A Comparison of Concrete Quantities for Highway Bridge Projects: Preconstruction Estimates vs Onsite Records’ Journal Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure, 7 (5), 589-605, https://doi.org/10.1080/23789689.2021.1980299
Arceo A, Tham M, Guven G, MacLean H L, Saxe S (2021) “Capturing variability in material intensity of single-family dwellings: A case study of Toronto”. Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Volume 175, December 2021, 105885, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105885
Zuluaga, S., Karney, B, Saxe, S. (2021) ‘The concept of value in sustainable infrastructure systems: a literature review’ Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability, Vol 1, Iss 2, 022001, https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2634-4505/ac0f32/meta
Lin, B, Chan, T C Y, Saxe, S.(2021). The Impact of COVID-19 Cycling Infrastructure on Low-Stress Cycling Accessibility: A Case Study in the City of Toronto. Findings, February, https://doi.org/10.32866/001c.19069
Saxe, S., Guven, G., Pereira, L., Arrigoni, A., Opher, T., Roy, A., Arceo, A., Sampedro, E.(S)., Duhamel, M., McCabe, B., Panesar, D., MacLean, H., Posen, I.D. (2020). Taxonomy of uncertainty in environmental life cycle assessment of infrastructure projects. Environmental Research Letters, Vol 15, 083003, https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab85f8
Guven G, Arceo A, Bennett A, et al. (2022) A construction classification system database for understanding resource use in building construction. Scientific Data 9(1). Springer US: 42. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-022-01141-8.
Imani AF, Miller EJ and Saxe S (2019) Cycle Accessibility and Level of Traffic Stress: A Case Study of Toronto. Journal of Transport Geography 80(Octover). DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2019.102496.
Saxe S, Miller EJ and Guthrie P (2017) The net greenhouse gas impact of the Sheppard Subway Line. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 51: 261–275. DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2017.01.007.
Saxe S, Guven G, Pereira L, et al. (2020) Taxonomy of uncertainty in environmental life cycle assessment of infrastructure projects. Environmental Research Letters 15(8). DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab85f8.
Zuluaga S, Karney BW and Saxe S (2021) The concept of value in sustainable infrastructure systems: a literature review. Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability 1(2): 022001. DOI: 10.1088/2634-4505/ac0f32.
Nahangi M, Guven G, Olanrewaju B, et al. (2021) Embodied greenhouse gas assessment of a bridge: A comparison of preconstruction Building Information Model and construction records. Journal of Cleaner Production 295. Elsevier Ltd: 126388. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126388.
Saxe S and Kasraian D (2020) Rethinking environmental LCA life stages for transport infrastructure to facilitate holistic assessment. Journal of Industrial Ecology 24(5): 1031–1046. DOI: 10.1111/jiec.13010.
Saxe S and Macaskill K (2019) Toward adaptive infrastructure : the role of existing infrastructure systems Toward adaptive infrastructure : the role of existing infrastructure systems. Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure 00(00). Taylor & Francis: 1–4. DOI: 10.1080/23789689.2019.1681822.
Saxe S, Guven G, Pereira L, et al. (2020) Taxonomy of uncertainty in environmental life cycle assessment of infrastructure projects. Environmental Research Letters 15(8). DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab85f8.
