Environmental performance measurement indicators in construction

Building and Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 164-173

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

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Construction; Environmental management; Environmental performance assessment; Performance indicators

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INSPECTION; NOISE POLLUTION; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; WATER POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT INDICATORS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 26444456576     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.01.009     Document Type: Article

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