Model for calculating the sustainable building index (SBI) in the kingdom of Bahrain

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2037-2043

  Alnaser, N W ^a   Flanagan, R ^a   Alnaser, W E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

A model; Building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) or Building integrated wind turbines (BIWT); Energy policy makers; Sustainable buildings index

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; HYDRAULIC MOTORS; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; MODEL BUILDINGS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; TURBINES; WIND POWER;

A MODEL; BAHRAIN; BUILDING INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC; BUILDING INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC (BIPV) OR BUILDING INTEGRATED WIND TURBINES (BIWT); CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CONSTRUCTION SECTORS; ENERGY POLICY MAKERS; ENERGY STRATEGIES; ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS; GREEN BUILDINGS; KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN; POLICY MAKERS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY EDUCATION; SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS; SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS INDEX; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY; UNITED NATIONS;

BUILDINGS;

EID: 50349097496     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2008.05.015     Document Type: Article

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