Broadening project participation through a modified building sustainability assessment

Building Research and Information

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 441-454

  Kaatz, Ewelina ^a   Root, David ^a   Bowen, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Building assessment; Building performance; Environmental Assessment; Process Protocol; Service delivery; Social equity; Social responsibility; Stakeholder participation; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

BUILDING ASSESSMENT; BUILDING PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; PROCESS PROTOCOL; SERVICE DELIVERY; SOCIAL EQUITY; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 25444468834     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613210500219113     Document Type: Conference Paper

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