Sustainable construction-The role of environmental assessment tools

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 451-464

  Ding, Grace K C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Building performance; Environmental assessment; Sustainable construction; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; CONSTRUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

BUILDING OPERATIONS; BUILDING PERFORMANCE; CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; GLOBAL RESOURCES; PROJECT APPRAISAL; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT; SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BUILDING; CONSTRUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; POLLUTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 36148986821     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.12.025     Document Type: Article

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