The need of sustainable buildings construction in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Building and Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 495-506

  Alnaser, N W ^a   Flanagan, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BUILDING-INTEGRATION PHOTOVOLTAIC (BIPV); BUILDING-INTEGRATION WIND ENERGY (BIWE); SUSTAINABLE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION;

BUILDINGS;

BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ASIA; BAHRAIN; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 33748893030     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.08.032     Document Type: Article

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