Environmental performance evaluation (EPE) for construction

Building Research and Information

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 349-361

  Tam, C M ^a   Tam, Vivian W Y ^a   Zeng, S X ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Construction; Environmental management systems; Environmental performance evaluation; Hong Kong; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (EPE);

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 0036742290     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613210210150964     Document Type: Article

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