Sustainable capital projects: Leapfrogging the first cost barrier

Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 291-300

  Pearce, Annie R ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Bilding; Capital; Cost; Green; Project; Sustainable

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BARRIERS; BILDING; CAPITAL; COST; GREEN; PROJECT; SUSTAINABLE;

COSTS;

BUILDING; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; COST; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53549123257     PISSN: 10286608     EISSN: 10290249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10286600802002973     Document Type: Conference Paper

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