A survey of the health and safety conditions of apartment buildings in Hong Kong

Building and Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 764-775

  Ho, Daniel Chi Wing ^a   Chau, Kwong Wing ^a   King Chung Cheung, Alex ^a   Yau, Yung ^a   Wong, Siu Kei ^a   Leung, Hing Fung ^a   Siu Yu Lau, Stephen ^a   Wong, Wah Sang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Building quality indices; Health; Hong Kong; Performance assessment; Safety

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; HEALTH CARE; SECURITY SYSTEMS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; BUILDING QUALITY INDEX; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS;

APARTMENT HOUSES;

APARTMENT HOUSES; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; HEALTH CARE; SECURITY SYSTEMS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDING; HEALTH AND SAFETY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 37549047665     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2007.01.035     Document Type: Article

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