An integrated management approach to designing sustainable buildings

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 223-251

  Hassan, Osama A B ^a  

^a NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Environmental management; Intelligent buildings; Life cycle analysis (LCA); Life cycle cost analysis (LCCA); Sustainability; Total quality management (TQM); Value focused thinking (VFT)

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 33745235070     PISSN: 14643332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1464333206002438     Document Type: Article

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