Design strategies to increase building flexibility

Building Research and Information

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 208-217

  Slaughter, E Sarah ^a  

^a One Gateway Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Change; Design strategies; Facility management; Flexibility; Obsolescence; Rehabilitation; Renovation

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; STRATEGIC PLANNING; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

DESIGN STRATEGIES; FLEXIBILITY; RENOVATION;

BUILDINGS;

EID: 0035336641     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613210010027693     Document Type: Article

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