Implementing environmental management systems in construction: Lessons from quality systems

Building and Environment

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1397-1407

  Ofori, George ^a   Gang, Gu ^a   Briffett, Clive ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Benefits and costs; Environmental management systems; Integration; Quality management systems; Reasons

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; PUBLIC POLICY; SURVEYS;

MASONRY CONSTRUCTION;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; STANDARD;

SINGAPORE;

EID: 0036884845     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1323(01)00115-9     Document Type: Article

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