From green to gold and everything in between: An integrated assessment model of sustainability in corporate facilities

Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE Systems and Information Engineering Design Symposium, SIEDS 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 65-70

  Ayush, Tunga ^a   Brown, Elizabeth ^a   Burnett, Honora ^a   Bushman, Samantha ^a   Perkins, Bill ^a   Place, Andrew ^a   Thomas, Jaylin ^a   Mehalik, Matthew ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL SERVICES; INFORMATION ENGINEERING; THREE PHASES; WASTE STREAMS;

ENERGY CONVERSION; PERSONNEL; STATISTICAL METHODS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VIDEO CONFERENCING; WATER MANAGEMENT;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 51749102893     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SIEDS.2008.4559687     Document Type: Conference Paper

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