Are our residential buildings healthy and safe? A survey in Hong Kong

Structural Survey

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 77-86

  Wong, S K ^a   Cheung, A K C ^a   Yau, Y ^a   Ho, D C W ^a   Chau, K W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Buildings; Health and safety; Hong Kong; Residential property

Indexed keywords

DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTS; HEALTH AND SAFETY; HONG-KONG; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

BUILDINGS;

EID: 33645733224     PISSN: 0263080X     EISSN: 17586844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02630800610654432     Document Type: Article

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