2021 (Recently Accepted)
Watson, B.C., Chowdhry, A., Weissburg, M. and Bras, B., “A New Resilience Metric to Compare Systems of Systems Architecture”, IEEE Systems Journal, Accepted for Publication, 10.1109/JSYST.2021.3062444
2020
Watson, B.C., Malone, S. M., Weissburg, M. and Bras, B., “Adding a Detrital Actor to Increase System of System Resilience: A Case Study Test of a Biologically Inspired Design Heuristic to Guide Sociotechnical Network Evolution”, Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 142, Dec. (Oct online), 2020
Morris, Z., Weissburg, M. and Bras, B. “Ecological Network Analysis of Urban-Industrial Ecosystems”, Journal of Industrial Ecology, 1-12, June, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eng.2018.07.007.
2018
Kaili Zhang, Stephen M. Malone, Bert Bras, Marc Weissburg, Yuehong Zhao, Hongbin Cao, Ecologically Inspired Water Network Optimization of Steel Manufacture Using Constructed Wetlands as a Wastewater Treatment Process, Engineering, Volume 4, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 567-573, ISSN 2095-8099, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eng.2018.07.007.
Stephen M. Malone, Marc J. Weissburg, Bert Bras, Industrial Ecosystems and Food Webs: An Ecological-Based Mass Flow Analysis to Model the Progress of Steel Manufacturing in China, Engineering, Volume 4, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 209-217, ISSN 2095-8099, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eng.2018.03.008.
Zackery B. Morris, Stephen M. Malone, Abigail R. Cohen, Marc J. Weissburg, Bert Bras, Impact of Low-Impact Development Technologies from an Ecological Perspective in Different Residential Zones of the City of Atlanta, Georgia, Engineering, Volume 4, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 194-199, ISSN 2095-8099, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eng.2018.03.005.
Stephen M. Malone, Abigail R. Cohen, Bert Bras, Marc Weissburg, The Application of Detrital Actors in Industrial Systems, Procedia CIRP, Volume 69, 2018, Pages 867-871, ISSN 2212-8271, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2017.11.091.
Abigail Cohen, Stephen Malone, Zack Morris, Marc Weissburg, Bert Bras, Combined Fish and Lettuce Cultivation: An Aquaponics Life Cycle Assessment, Procedia CIRP, Volume 69, 2018, Pages 551-556, ISSN 2212-8271, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2017.11.029.
Zackery Morris, Marc Weissburg, Bert Bras, Towards a Biologically-inspired Urban-industrial Ecosystem, Procedia CIRP, Volume 69, 2018, Pages 861-866, ISSN 2212-8271, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2017.11.055.
2017
(2017) An analysis of indirect water withdrawal and consumption due to electricity and workers in automotive manufacturing facilities, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 10:4-5, 241-249, DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2017.1337254
Layton A, Bras B, Weissburg M. Designing Sustainable Manufacturing Networks: The Role of Exclusive Species in Achieving Ecosystem-Type Cycling. ASME. International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Volume 4: 22nd Design for Manufacturing and the Life Cycle Conference; 11th International Conference on Micro- and Nanosystems ():V004T05A044. doi:10.1115/DETC2017-68334
Designing Industrial Networks Using Ecological Food Web Metrics Astrid Layton, Bert Bras, and Marc Weissburg Environmental Science & Technology 2016 50 (20), 11243-11252 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b03066Layton A, Bras B, Weissburg M. Ecological Principles and Metrics for Improving Material Cycling Structures in Manufacturing Networks. ASME. J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. 2016;138(10):101002-101002-12. doi:10.1115/1.4033689
Layton, A. , Bras, B. and Weissburg, M. (2016), Industrial Ecosystems and Food Webs: An Expansion and Update of Existing Data for Eco‐Industrial Parks and Understanding the Ecological Food Webs They Wish to Mimic. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 20: 85-98. doi:10.1111/jiec.12283
2016
Layton, A., Bras, B., Weissburg, M., “Ecological Principles and Metrics for Improving Material Cycling Structures in Manufacturing Networks”, ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science & Engineering, Special Issue on Sustainable Manufacturing, Vol. 138, No. 10, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4033689
Layton, A., Bras, B., Weissburg, M., “Designing Industrial Networks using Ecological Foodweb Metrics”, Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 50, No. 20, pp.11243-11252, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6b03066
Kim, H.C., Wallington, T.J., Mueller, S.A., Bras, B., Tejada, F., Guldberg, T., “Ford Focus and Focus Battery Electric Vehicle Life Cycle Water Use”, Journal of Industrial Ecology, Vol. 20, No. 5, pp. 1122-1133, 2016, DOI: 10.1111/jiec.12329
Layton, A., Reap, J., Bras, B., Weissburg, M., “Industrial Ecosystems and Food Webs: An expansion and update of existing data for eco-industrial parks and understanding the ecological food webs they wish to mimic”, Journal of Industrial Ecology, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 85-98, 2016, doi: 10.1111/jiec.12283.
2015
Mueller, S.A., Carlile, A. Bras, B., Niemann, T., Rokosz, S., McKenzie, H., Kim, H.C., Wallington, T.J. “Requirements for Water Assessment Tools: An Automotive Perspective”, Water Resources and Industry, Vol. 9, pp. 33-44, 2015. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wri.2014.12.001)
2014
Reap, J., and Bras, B., “A Method for Finding Biologically Inspired Guidelines for Environmentally Benign Design and Manufacturing”, ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 136, No. 11, pp.11, 2014.
Past Publications
Semmens, J. and Bras, B. “Vehicle Water Usage and Consumption: A Comparison of Data in Automotive Manufacturers’ Sustainability Reports”, International Journal of Life-Cycle Assessment, 2013, DOI: 10.1007/s11367-013-0612-2.
Layton, A., Reap, J., Bras, B., Weisburg, M., “A Correlation between Thermodynamic Efficiency and Ecological Cyclicity”, PLoS ONE 7(12): e51841. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0051841
Yen, J., Bras, B., Guldberg, T., “A System Model for Assessing Vehicle Use-Phase Water Consumption in Urban Mobility Networks”, Energy Policy, Vol. 51, pp. 474-492, 2012.
Bras, B. and Cobert, A., “Life-Cycle Environmental Impact of Michelin Tweel® Tire for Passenger Vehicle”, SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars – Mechanical Systems, June, Vol. 4, No.1, pp. 32-43, 2011
Intlekofer, K., Bras, B., and Ferguson, M., “Energy Implications of Product Leasing”, Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 44, No. 12, pp. 4409-4415, 2010.
Romaniw, Y., Bras, B., and Guldberg, T., “Sustainable Manufacturing Analysis using an Activity Based Object Oriented Method”, SAE International Journal of Aerospace, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 214-224, 2010.
Bras, B., “Sustainability and Product Life Cycle Management – Issues and Challenges”, International Journal of Product Life-Cycle Management, Vol. 4, No 1-3, pp. 23-48, 2010.
Raibeck, L., Reap, J., and Bras, B., “Investigating Environmental Benefits of Biologically Inspired Self-Cleaning Surfaces”, CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science & Technology, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 230-236, 2009
Muir, M., Bras, B., and Matthewson, J., “Life Cycle Assessment of Film and Digital Imaging Product System Scenarios”, Journal of Sustainable Manufacturing, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 286-301, 2009.
Reap, J., Roman, F. Duncan, S., Bras, B., “A Survey of Unresolved Problems in Life-Cycle Assessment. Part 2: Impact Assessment and Interpretation”, International Journal of Life-Cycle Assessment, Vol. 13, No. 5, pp. 374-388, 2008.
Reap, J., Roman, F. Duncan, S., Bras, B., “A Survey of Unresolved Problems in Life-Cycle Assessment. Part 1: Goal & Scope and Inventory Analysis”, International Journal of Life-Cycle Assessment, Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 290-300, 2008.
Bailey, R., Bras, B., and Allen, J.K., “Measuring Material Cycling in Industrial Systems”, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Volume 52, Issue 4, pp. 643-652, 2008.
Reap, J., Bras, B., “Exploring the Limits to Sustainable Energy Consumption for Organisms and Devices”, Journal of Sustainable Manufacturing, Vol. 1, No. 1-2, pp. 78-99, 2008
Duncan, S., Bras, B., and Paredis, C., “An Approach to Robust Decision Making under Severe Uncertainty in Life-Cycle Design”, Inaugural issue of International Journal of Sustainable Design, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2008.
Green Leigh, N., Realff, M. Ai, N., French, S., Ross, C., and Bras, B., “Modeling Obsolete Computer Stock under Regional Data Constraints An Atlanta Case Study”, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Vol. 51, pp. 847-869, 2007.
Duncan, S., Paredis, C., and Bras, B., “Applying Information Gap Theory to a Design Problem with Severe Uncertainty”, SAE-Paper no. 2006-01-0273, SAE Transactions Journal of Materials & Manufacturing, SAE, March 2007.
Roman, F. and Bras, B. “Environmental Burden Modeling of Industrial Cleaning Processes for Metal Parts”, Transactions of NAMRI/SME, Vol. 34, 2006.
Bras, B., Isaacs, J. and Overcash, M., “Environmentally Benign Manufacturing – A Workshop Report”, Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 14, no. 5, pp. 527-535, 2006.
Sundin, E. and Bras, B., “Making Functional Sales Environmentally and Economically Beneficial through Product Remanufacturing”, Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 13, No. 9, pp. 913-925, July 2005.
Gutowski, T., Murphy, C., Allen, D., Bauer, D., Bras, B., Piwonka, T., Sheng, P., Sutherland, J., Thurston, D., and Wolff, E., “Environmentally Benign Manufacturing: Observations from Japan, Europe and the United States”, Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 1-17, January 2005.
Sutherland, J., Gunther, K., Allen, D., Bauer, D., Bras, B., Gutowski, T., Murphy, C., Piwonka, T., Sheng, P., Thurston, D., Wolff, E., “A Global Perspective on the Environmental Challenges Facing the Automotive Industry: State-of-the-Art and Directions for the Future”, International Journal of Vehicle Design Special Edition – Future Vehicles: Design, Fuels, Manufacture, Vol. 35, No. 1-2, pp. 86-110, 2004.
Bailey, R., Bras, B.A, and Allen, J.K., “Input-Output Modeling of Material Flows in Industrial Systems – Part II: Flow Metrics”, Journal of Industrial Ecology, Vol. 8, No. 1-2, pp. 69-91, 2004.
Bailey, R., Allen, J.K., and Bras, B.A, “Input-Output Modeling of Material Flows in Industrial Systems – Part I: Tracing Flows”, Journal of Industrial Ecology, Vol. 8, No. 1-2, pp. 45-69, 2004.
DeKroon, J.P. and Bras, B., “Practical Considerations and Lessons Learned in Setting Up a Virtual Reality System for Industrial Virtual Prototyping”, ASME Transactions – Journal of Computing & Information Science in Engineering, Vol. 3, No.3, pp. 266-271, September 2003.
Allen, D.T., Bauer, D.J., Bras, B., Gutowski, T.G., Murphy, C.F., Piwonka, T.S., Sheng, P.S., Sutherland, J.W., Thurston, D.L., Wolff, E.E., “Environmentally Benign Manufacturing: Trends in Europe, Japan and the USA”, ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science, Vol. 124, No.4, pp. 908-920, November 2002. (Bras corresponding author).
Bras, B.A., “Material Flow Challenges in Industrial Ecology”, Materials Transactions, Vol. 43, No. 3, 2002.
Coutee, A.S., McDermott, S.D. and Bras, B., “A Haptic Assembly and Disassembly Simulation Environment and Associated Computational Load Optimization Techniques”, ASME Transactions – Journal of Computing & Information Science in Engineering, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 113-122, 2001.
Emblemsvåg, J. and Bras, B.A., “Process Thinking: A New Paradigm for Science and Engineering”, Futures, Vol. 32, No. 7, pp. 635-654, 2000.
Bailey, R. R., Bras, B., and Allen, J.K., “Using Response Surfaces to Improve the Search for Satisfactory Behavior in System Dynamics Models,” Systems Dynamics Review, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 75-90, 2000.
Emblemsvåg, J. and Bras, B.A., “LCA Comparability and the Waste Index”, International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, Vol.4, No. 5, pp. 282-290, 1999.
McIntosh, M. and Bras, B.A., “Product, Process, and Organizational Design for Remanufacture – An Overview of Research,” International Journal of Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing – Special Issue on Remanufacturing: Vol. 15, pp. 167-178, 1999.
Bailey, R. R., Bras, B., Allen, J.K., and Mistree, F., “Using Robust Concept Exploration and Systems Dynamics Models in the Design of Complex Industrial Ecosystems,” Engineering Optimization: Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 32-58, 1999.
Scholand A. J., Bras B., and Fulton R. E., “An Investigation Of PWB Layout By Genetic Algorithms To Maximize Fatigue Life,” ASME Journal of Electronic Packaging, Vol. 121, No. 1, pp. 31-36, 1999.
Coulter, S.L., Bras, B.A., Winslow, G., and Yester, S., “Designing for Material Separation: Lessons from Automotive Recycling”, ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 120, pp. 501-509, 1998.
Newcomb, P.J., Bras, B.A., and Rosen, D.W., “Implications of Modularity on Product Design for the Life-Cycle”, ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 120, pp. 483-490, 1998.
Hammond, R., Amezquita, T., and Bras, B.A., “Issues in the Automotive Parts Remanufacturing Industry: Discussion of Results from Surveys Performed among Remanufacturers”, International Journal of Engineering Design and Automation – Special Issue on Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 27-46, 1998.
Bras, B., “Incorporating Environmental Issues in Product Realization,” Industry and Environment, United Nations UNEP/IE (invited contribution), Vol. 20, No. 1-2 (double issue), pp. 7-13, 1997.
Coulter, S.L., and Bras, B.A., “Reducing Environmental Impact Through Systematic Product Evolution”, International Journal of Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 1-10, 1997.
Coulter, S.L., Bras, B.A., Rosen, D.W., “Formulating and Solving Parametric Design Problems involving Non-Interference Constraints”, Engineering with Computers, Vol. 13, pp. 112-124, 1997.
Emblemsvåg, J. and Bras, B.A., “A Method for Life-Cycle Costing using Activity-Based Costing and Uncertainty”, Engineering Design and Automation, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 339-354, 1997.
Hendrix, J. Massey, K.A., Whitham, E., Russell, M., and Bras, B.A., “Technologies for the Identification, Separation, and Recycling of Automotive Plastics”, International Journal of Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 37-50, 1997.
Rosen, D.W., Bras, B.A., Hassenzahl, S.L., Newcomb, P.J., and Yu, T., “Computer-Aided Design for the Life-Cycle”, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Vol. 7, pp.145-160, 1996
Mistree, F., Bras, B.A., Smith, W.F. and Allen, J.K., “Modeling Design Processes: A Conceptual, Decision-Based Perspective”, in International Journal of Engineering Design and Automation, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 209-221, 1996.
Bras, B.A. and Mistree, F., “A Compromise Decision Support Problem for Robust Design and Axiomatic Design”, ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 117, No. 1, pp. 10-19, 1995.
Erikstad, S.O., Lautenschlager, U., Bras, B.A., Allen, J.K. and Mistree, F., “Integrating Robustness into a Multi Objective Space Vehicle Design Process”, AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 18, No. 5, pp. 1163-1168, 1995.
Bras, B.A. and Mistree, F., “Concurrent Axiomatic and Robust Design using Compromise Decision Support Problems”, Concurrent Engineering: Research and Applications (CERA), No. 8, pp. 17-31, 1994.
Scheuring, J., Bras, B.A. and Lee, K.-M., “Significance of Design for Disassembly on Integrated Disassembly and Assembly Processes”, International Journal of Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 21-33, 1994.
Bras, B.A. and Mistree, F., “Robust Design using Compromise Decision Support Problems”, Engineering Optimization, Vol. 21, pp. 213-239, 1993.
Bras, B.A. and Mistree, F., “Designing Design Processes in Decision-Based Concurrent Engineering”, in SAE Transactions, Journal of Materials & Manufacturing, Vol. 100, pp. 451-458, 1991.
Mistree, F., Smith, W. F., Bras, B.A., Allen, J.K. and Muster, D., “Decision-Based Design: A Contemporary Paradigm for Ship Design”, in Transactions, Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Vol. 98, pp. 565-597, 1990.