Green construction: Contractor experiences, expectations, and perceptions

Journal of Green Building

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 106-122

  Ahn, Yong Han ^a   Pearce, Annie R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 56749144910     PISSN: 15526100     EISSN: 19434618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3992/jgb.2.3.106     Document Type: Article

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