How do trade media influence green building practice?

Building Research and Information

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 104-117

  Gluch, Pernilla ^a   Stenberg, Ann Charlotte ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

'Green'building; Communication; Diffusion; Environmental behaviour; Knowledge exchange; Professional magazines; Sweden; Trade magazines

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION;

'GREEN'BUILDING; ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOR; KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE; PROFESSIONAL MAGAZINES; SWEDEN; TRADE MAGAZINES;

BUILDINGS;

EID: 33644499526     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613210500491613     Document Type: Article

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