Barcode technology for an incentive reward program to reduce construction wastes

Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 313-324

  Li, Heng ^a   Chen, Zhen ^a   Wong, Conrad T C ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Yau Lee Construction Co Ltd   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; COSTS; WASTES;

CONSTRUCTION WASTES;

BAR CODES;

CONSTRUCTION; TECHNOLOGY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 0038267851     PISSN: 10939687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8667.00320     Document Type: Article

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